Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-08-05

Deathday

2012-05-04 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

MCA
Nathanial Hornblower
Beastie Boys

Adam Yauch

Biography

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), was a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He was frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér.

Description above from the Wikipedia article MCA (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

7.5%

Beastie Boys Story

Apr 24, 2020

6.6%

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Apr 22, 2011

7.1%

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Jul 8, 2011

6.3%

Krush Groove

Oct 25, 1985

7.7%

Beastie Boys: Sabotage

Dec 10, 1994

8.0%

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

Oct 20, 2003

7.0%

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

Nov 21, 2000

7.2%

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

Mar 31, 2006

7.5%

MTV Video Music Awards

Sep 14, 1984

6.2%

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot

Apr 18, 2008

5.3%

Tougher Than Leather

Sep 26, 1988

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Acting

2020

Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)

2019

Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication' as Self (archive footage)

2018

Adam & Me as Himself (archival footage)

2012		Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
2012		Bad Brains: A Band in DC as Self

2011		Beastie Boys: Move on Up as Self
2011		Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
2011		Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cop 1

2010

Rappin' With The Rickster as Self

2008

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot

2007

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome as Self

2006		A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower as Self
2006		Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Self

2005		Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits as Self
2005		Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film as Self

2004		Beastie Boys 'Horseplay' as Self
2004		Beastie Boys $2 Bill as Self (as MCA)
2004		Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam as Self

2003

The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self

2000

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology as Self

1999

Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999 as Self

1998		Free Tibet as MCA - Beastie Boys
1998		Beastie\|ography as Self
1998		Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga

1994		Beastie Boys: Sabotage as Sir Stewart Wallace / Cochese (as Nathan Wind)
1994		Hi Octane as Self
1994		Ciao L.A. as Nathan Wind

1992		Beastie Boys - Live in Japan as Self
1992		Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$ as Self

1988		Tougher Than Leather as Himself
1988		Yo! MTV Raps as Self

1987

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Self - as Beastie Boys

1985

Krush Groove as Self (Beastie Boys)

1984

MTV Video Music Awards as Self

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

Directing

2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited as Director

2008

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot as Director

2006		A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower as Director
2006		Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Director

2005

Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits as Director

2000

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology as Director

1998

Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga as Director

1992

Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$ as Director

Production

2011		Fight for Your Right Revisited as Producer
2011		LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye as Executive Producer

2006

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Producer

Sound

2025

I Hate Immigrants: A Film About The New Right as Music

2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Songs

2005

Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits as Music

2000

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology as Music

Writing

2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited as Writer

1994

Beastie Boys: Sabotage as Writer