Person
Billy Idol
Acting · Born 1955-11-30 · Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
William Michael Albert Broad (born November 30, 1955), better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.
Known for
Top of the Pops
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
Markus Lanz
Self
The One Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Leute heute
Self
American Idol
Self - Performer
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Spikey Hair Bot (voice)
American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
Filmography
- 2026I Was a Teenage Sex PistolSelf
- 2026Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget MeSelf
- 2026Billy Idol Should Be DeadSelf
- 2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin MusicSelf - Performer
- 2025Ozzy: No Escape from NowSelf
- 2025Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final BowSelf
- 20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2023Billy Idol: State LineSelf
- 2023Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYCSelf
- 2019I Want My MTVSelf
- 2018Here to be Heard: The Story of The SlitsSelf (archive footage)
- 2018American IdolSelf - Performer
- 2017Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk RockersSelf
- 2017New Wave: Dare to be DifferentSelf - Singer / Songwriter
- 2016SoundbreakingSelf
- 2016Night Flight: Born AgainSelf
- 2015Billy Idol - Live Austin City Limits Music Festival 2015
- 2015Classic QuadropheniaSelf
- 2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaSpikey Hair Bot (voice)
- 2012Punk Britannia
- 2012Evening UrgantSelf
- 2009Billy Idol: In Super Overdrive LiveVocals
- 2009Glenn Martin, DDS
- 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The WhoSelf
- 2008Markus LanzSelf
- 2007Punk's Not DeadSelf
- 2007Countdown - The Wonder Years 2Self (archive footage)
- 2006The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special GuestsBilly Idol
- 2006The One ShowSelf
- 2006The Who: Tommy Live With Special GuestsSelf
- 2005The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia LiveThe Ace Face / Cousin Kevin
- 2005Billy Idol - Live at Rock am Ring 2005Vocals
- 2005VH1 Storytellers
- 2004Rockthology 2Self (archive footage)
- 2004Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8Self
- 2003Punk: The Early YearsSelf
- 2003Viva La Bam
- 2003Soundstage
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest
- 2002Billy Idol: VH1 Storytellers
- 200125 Years of PunkSelf
- 2000Heavy Metal 2000Odin (voice)
- 2000The Filth and the FurySelf (archive footage)
- 1999Where Are They Now?Self
- 1999TV totalSelf
- 1998The Wedding SingerHimself
- 1997Leute heuteSelf
- 1997Degeneration Punk
- 1996Mad Dog TimeLee Turner
- 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1991The DoorsCat
- 1991Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12Self
- 1990Billy Idol: Live in Wembley Arena 1990Vocal, Songwriter
- 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera TommyCousin Kevin
- 1988Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White NightSelf - Audience Member
- 1987Billy Idol - VITAL IDOL
- 1981D.O.A.Self
- 1978The Punk Rock MovieSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
- 1974American Music AwardsSelf - Musical Guest
- 1964Top of the PopsSelf
- —Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse StorySelf
- —Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art PopSelf
- —Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent FeaturetteSelf
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