Moby
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.
Acting
TV
Twin Peaks
as Musician
1990
TV
30 Rock
as Moby
2006
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Movie
Joe's Apartment
as Club DeeJay
1996
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2009
TV
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Movie
Terms and Conditions May Apply
as Self
2013
TV
The Mindy Project
as DJ
2012
Movie
Suck
as Beef
2009
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
TV
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Movie
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
2021
TV
Animals.
as Self
2016
TV
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Movie
American Hardcore
as Self
2006
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
TV
Blunt Talk
as Moby
2015
Movie
Rammstein in Amerika
as Self
2015
Movie
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web
as Self
2017
Movie
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
2016
Movie
Intruder
as Vincent
2016
Movie
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Crew
Movie
Southland Tales
Original Music Composer
2007
Movie
Earthlings
Music
2005
Movie
Waste Land
Music
2010
Movie
Moby Doc
Writer
2021
Movie
Double Tap
Original Music Composer
1997
Movie
Land of Hope and Glory
Music
2017
Movie
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Music
2011
Movie
Punk Rock Vegan Movie
Director
2023
Movie
Pierre in Peril
Music
2009
Movie
Alien Sex Party
Executive Producer
2003
Movie
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Music
2005
Africa Light / Gray Zone
Additional Music
2010