Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World - Production & Contact Info

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119 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Bob Geldof Self - The Boomtown Rats Self - The Boomtown Rats See fewer	4	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Bono Self - U2 Self - U2 See fewer	4	Across the Universe (2007)
Woldu Menameno Self - Ethiopian Farmer Self - Ethiopian Farmer See fewer	3	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Sting Self Self See fewer	3	Dune (1984)
Birhan Woldu Self - Ethiopian Famine Survivor Self - Ethiopian Famine Survivor See fewer	3	Give Us the Money (2012)
Dawit Giorgis Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1983 - 1985 / Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1983 - 1985 / Self - Minister for Aid, Ethiopia See fewer	3	The Hunger Business (2000)
Paula Yates Self - Host, The Tube (archive footage) Self - Host, The Tube (archive footage) See fewer	2	Brookside (1982)
Midge Ure Self - Ultravox Self - Ultravox See fewer	2	Sing Street (2016)
John Kennedy Self - Lawyer, Band Aid Trust Self - Lawyer, Band Aid Trust See fewer	2	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Lenny Henry Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	2	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harvey Goldsmith Self - Live Aid Promoter / Self - Live 8 Promoter Self - Live Aid Promoter / Self - Live 8 Promoter See fewer	2	The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert (1987)
Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Bobby (I) (2006)
Phil Collins Self Self See fewer	2	Tarzan (1999)
Madonna Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	A League of Their Own (1992)
Berhane Deressa Self - Deputy Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1984 - 1986 Self - Deputy Minister for Aid, Ethiopia 1984 - 1986 See fewer	2	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Paul McCartney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
George Michael Self - Wham! (archive footage) Self - Wham! (archive footage) See fewer	2	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Lionel Richie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Color Purple (1985)
Penny Jenden Self - Director, Band Aid Trust Self - Director, Band Aid Trust See fewer	2	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Paul Young Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Sixteen Candles (1984)
U2 Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	2	Morning Joe (2007)
The Boomtown Rats Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Jack Nicholson Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage) See fewer	1	Chinatown (1974)
Will Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Bette Midler Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage) See fewer	1	Beaches (1988)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Dreamgirls (2006)
Michael Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Diana Ross Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Wiz (1978)
Jay-Z Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Boy George Self - Culture Club (archive footage) Self - Culture Club (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Crying Game (1992)
King Charles III Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self - Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) See fewer	1	Coronation Street (1960)
Princess Diana Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage) Self - Princess of Wales (archive footage) See fewer	1	The CBS Evening News (1941)
Phyllis George Self - Host, CBS This Morning (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS This Morning (archive footage) See fewer	1	Meet the Parents (2000)
Paul Weller Self - The Style Council (archive footage) Self - The Style Council (archive footage) See fewer	1	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Linkin Park Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Transformers (I) (2007)
Martha Quinn Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) See fewer	1	Motorama (1991)
Tom Brokaw Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)
Dido Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	127 Hours (2010)
Nelson Mandela Self - President of South Africa (archive footage) Self - President of South Africa (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Terry Wogan Self - Host, Wogan (archive footage) Self - Host, Wogan (archive footage) See fewer	1	Screen One (1985)
Destiny's Child Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Charlie's Angels (2000)
Bill Graham Self - Live Aid Promoter (archive footage) Self - Live Aid Promoter (archive footage) See fewer	1	Bugsy (1991)
Mike Smith Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Simon Le Bon Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Saint (1997)
Mark J. Goodman Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) (as Mark Goodman) Self - MTV VJ (archive footage) (as Mark Goodman) See fewer	1	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Roger Grimsby Self - Anchor, WABC-TV Ch. 7 (archive footage) Self - Anchor, WABC-TV Ch. 7 (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ghostbusters (1984)
Jody Watley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mystery Men (1999)
Trevor Horn Self - Record Producer (archive footage) Self - Record Producer (archive footage) See fewer	1	Toys (1992)
Youssou N'Dour Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Amazing Grace (2006)
Janice Long Self - Presenter (archive footage) Self - Presenter (archive footage) See fewer	1	Lift Off (1984)
Robert MacNeil Self - Host, The MacNeil / Self - Lehrer Report (archive footage) Self - Host, The MacNeil / Self - Lehrer Report (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hamlet (2000)
Gerhard Schröder Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	1	Der Torwart
Akala Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Akala - Shakespeare (2007)
Ms. Dynamite Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ali G Indahouse (2002)
David Hepworth Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) See fewer	1	Get Real (1998)
Hilary Benn Self - Secretary of State, Department for International Development (DfID) (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State, Department for International Development (DfID) (archive footage) See fewer	1	BBC News at Six (1984)
Wilson Goode Self - Mayor of Philadelphia (archive footage) Self - Mayor of Philadelphia (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Automat (2021)
Andy Kershaw Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) Self - Host, The Old Grey Whistle Test (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
Tessa Jowell Self - UK Culture Secretary (archive footage) Self - UK Culture Secretary (archive footage) See fewer	1	In the Know (2004)
Michael Buerk Self - BBC Africa Correspondent 1983 - 1987 Self - BBC Africa Correspondent 1983 - 1987 See fewer	1	Nine O'Clock News (1970)
Kate Garvey Self - Aide to Tony Blair Self - Aide to Tony Blair See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Tony Blair Self - UK Prime Minister Self - UK Prime Minister See fewer	1	The Force of Nature (2022)
Gary Kemp Self - Spandau Ballet Self - Spandau Ballet See fewer	1	The Bodyguard (1992)
Pete Townshend Self - The Who Self - The Who See fewer	1	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Olusegun Obasanjo Self - President of Nigeria Self - President of Nigeria See fewer	1	The Vicente Fox Presidential Web Series (2011)
Michael Mitchell Self - US Executive Producer, Live Aid Self - US Executive Producer, Live Aid See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Kumi Naidoo Self - Gobal Call to Action Against Poverty Self - Gobal Call to Action Against Poverty See fewer	1	Black Ice (2014)
Kolton Lee Self - Editor, The Voice Self - Editor, The Voice See fewer	1	Cherps (2005)
Peter McPherson Self - Head of USAID 1981 - 1987 Self - Head of USAID 1981 - 1987 See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Andrew Zweck Self - Production Manager, Live Aid Self - Production Manager, Live Aid See fewer	1	Roger Waters: The Wall (2014)
Justin Forsyth Self - Advisor to Tony Blair Self - Advisor to Tony Blair See fewer	1	Give Us the Money (2012)
Gayle Smith Self - Freelance Journalist, BBC & Financial Times 1978 - 1990 Self - Freelance Journalist, BBC & Financial Times 1978 - 1990 See fewer	1	PBS News Hour (1975)
Jamie Drummond Self - Co-Founder of DATA (Debt. AIDS, Trade, Africa) Self - Co-Founder of DATA (Debt. AIDS, Trade, Africa) See fewer	1	Give Us the Money (2012)
Roger Taylor Self - Queen Self - Queen See fewer	1	Flash Gordon (1980)
Joshua Bolten Self - White House Deputy Chief of Staff Self - White House Deputy Chief of Staff See fewer	1	Give Us the Money (2012)
Brian May Self - Queen Self - Queen See fewer	1	Flash Gordon (1980)
Robert Shriver Self - Co-Founder of DATA (Debt. AIDS, Trade, Africa) (as Bobby Shriver) Self - Co-Founder of DATA (Debt. AIDS, Trade, Africa) (as Bobby Shriver) See fewer	1	True Lies (1994)
Jendayi Frazer Self - US National Security Council Self - US National Security Council See fewer	1	Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun (1999)
Nile Rodgers Self Self See fewer	1	Coming to America (1988)
Condoleezza Rice Self - US National Security Advisor Self - US National Security Advisor See fewer	1	30 Rock (2006)
George W. Bush Self - President of the United States Self - President of the United States See fewer	1	Journeys with George (2002)
Ken Lennox Self - Daily Star Photographer 1980 - 1988 Self - Daily Star Photographer 1980 - 1988 See fewer	1	Royals and Reptiles (1997)
Richard Curtis Self - Film Director Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Love Actually (2003)
Patti LaBelle Self Self See fewer	1	Miami Vice (2006)
Dame Claire Bertschinger Self - Red Cross Nurse (archive footage) Self - Red Cross Nurse (archive footage) See fewer	1	Stand Together As One (2025)
Mother Teresa Self - Catholic Saint (archive footage) Self - Catholic Saint (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mother Teresa (1986)
Michael Jay Self - G8 Negotiator, UK Self - G8 Negotiator, UK See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Haile Mariam Mengistu Self - Leader of Ethiopia (archive footage) Self - Leader of Ethiopia (archive footage) See fewer	1
Hugh Goyder Self - Oxfam Field Director, Ethiopia Self - Oxfam Field Director, Ethiopia See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Faryar Shirzad Self - G8 Negotiator, US Self - G8 Negotiator, US See fewer	1	Live Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World (2025)
Margaret Thatcher Self - Prime Minister of the UK (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the UK (archive footage) See fewer	1	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Rony Brauman Self - President, Medecins Sans Frontieres Self - President, Medecins Sans Frontieres See fewer	1	The Specialist (1999)
Ronald Reagan Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	1	Kings Row (1942)
Bryan Adams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Bananarama Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Sara Dallin Self - Bananarama (archive footage) Self - Bananarama (archive footage) See fewer	1	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
David Bowie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Labyrinth (1986)
Siobhan Fahey Self - Bananarama (archive footage) Self - Bananarama (archive footage) See fewer	1	Strange Days (1995)
Bob Dylan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Keren Woodward Self - Bananarama (archive footage) Self - Bananarama (archive footage) See fewer	1	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Bryan Ferry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Mick Jagger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Alfie (2004)
Duran Duran Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) Self - Duran Duran (archive footage) See fewer	1	A View to a Kill (1985)
Elton John Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kool & The Gang Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Nice Guys (2016)
Spandau Ballet Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Harry Brown (2009)
Ultravox Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Freddie Mercury Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Flash Gordon (1980)
Alison Moyet Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Francis Rossi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Men in Black³ (2012)
Sade Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Tina Turner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
USA for Africa Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	USA for Africa: We Are the World (1985)
Hall & Oates Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pixels (2015)
The Pretenders Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	In Bruges (2008)
Queen Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Flash Gordon (1980)
Run-D.M.C. Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage) Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage) See fewer	1	Die Hard (1988)
Status Quo Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	Men in Black³ (2012)
The Who Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Kids Are Alright (1979)