Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch · Arts & Literature
Beastie Boys founder (MCA) and prominent Tibetan-freedom activist.
1964, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States — 2012, New York City, New York, United States
United States
Adam Yauch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Beastie Boys founder (MCA) and prominent Tibetan-freedom activist.
Adam Yauch, known as MCA, was an American musician who co-founded the Beastie Boys, one of the most influential hip-hop groups, and was a leading organizer of the Tibetan Freedom Concerts. His father was Jewish and his mother of a Southern Baptist background, giving him documented partial Jewish heritage; Yauch himself became a practicing Buddhist.
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Beastie Boys founder (MCA) and prominent Tibetan-freedom activist.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
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