After leaving his band "The Young And The Useless", Adam Horovitz joined Mike D and Adam Yauch in the Beastie Boys, opening for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour.

Adam has also appeared in films such as Lost Angels with Donald Sutherland and Roadside Prophets with John Doe. He is the son of actor/director/producer/writer Israel Horovitz and Doris O'Keefe, an artist/painter. His brother is actor Matthew Horovitz and his sister is film producer Rachael Horovitz.

Adam was involved in releasing experimental music with Amery Smith as a member of the "BS2000" project.


Son of Israel Horovitz The other two Beastie Boys admitted that he was the author of about 80% of the music on the album "Hello Nasty". Is the Beastie Boys' guitarist. Pursued an acting career in the late 1980s and early 1990s, typically getting James Dean-style parts as brooding, troubled young men. He apparently abandoned his acting career in 1994, although he continues to "act" along with his "Beastie Boys" band-mates as the various bizarre characters they play in their videos. Although he plays guitar with the Beastie Boys, Adam is also skilled on the drums, keyboards, and bass. Ex-son-in-law of Donovan and Enid Karl. Best friend is actress Nadia Dajani.