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Adam Yauch
Deceased

How Did Adam Yauch Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 47
Also known asMCA, Nathanial Hornblower, Beastie Boys, Nathan WindGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/08/1964Born inNew York City, New York, USADied04/05/2012 (aged 47)Died inNew York CityCausesalivary gland neoplasmWikidataQ344784 ↗TMDb#115611 ↗

Adam Nathaniel Yauch, also known as MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker, and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He directed many of the band's music videos and did much of their promotional photography, often using the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér.

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Filmography25 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020Beastie Boys StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)56
2019Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'MovieSelf (archive footage)55
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’MovieSelf48
2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedMovieCop 147
2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestMovieSelf47
2010Rappin' With The RicksterMovieSelf46
2009Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009Movie—45
2008Gunnin' for That #1 SpotMovie—44
2006Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!MovieSelf42
2006A Day in the Life of Nathaniel HornblowerMovieSelf42
2005Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to FilmMovieSelf41
2005Beastie Boys Solid Gold HitsMovieSelf41
2000Beastie Boys: Video AnthologyMovieSelf36
1999Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999Movie—35
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovieSelf35
1999Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999MovieSelf35
1994Hi OctaneSeriesSelf30
1994Ciao L.A.MovieNathan Wind30
1994Beastie Boys: SabotageMovieSir Stewart Wallace / Cochese (as Nathan Wind)30
1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Musical Guest29
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Musical Guest29
1992Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$MovieSelf28
1988Yo! MTV RapsSeriesSelf24
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleMovieSelf - as Beastie Boys23
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSeriesSelf20