Moby
Known For
Acting
Born
1965-09-11 in New York, New York, U.S.A.
Biography
Known by his stage name Moby, Richard Melville Hall, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music and animal rights activism. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and is considered one of the most important contributor to dance music in the early 1990s. His electronic dance music work, which experimented with techno, house, breakbeat, downtempo electronica,, and spoke-word layering helped introduce and popularize dance music in both the UK and America with his fifth studio album, Play. Originally released in mid-1999, the album sold 6,000 copies in its first week, and it re-entered the charts in early 2000 and became an unexpected hit, producing eight singles and selling over 10 million copies worldwide. Moby followed the album with 18 in 2002, to much success, selling over 5 million copies worldwide. His work spans eleven complete albums, while editing, producing, performing and remixing music for acts such as Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Britney Spears, New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Soundgarden, and others. Moby is considered by some to be a renaissance man, creating or supporting restaurants, artist collectives, animal activism groups, while writing and photographing for articles and books throughout his career. He is an advocate for network neutrality, along with other political causes such as art education and anti-violence campaigns.
Most Known For
The Daily Show
as Self
Twin Peaks
as Musician
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
30 Rock
as Moby
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
The Mindy Project
as DJ
Abendschau
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
Aeschbacher
as Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Rove
as Self
Star Academy
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
Animals.
as Self
Suck
as Beef
PressPausePlay
as Self