Babatunde Omoroga "Tunde" Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. His last name "Adebimpe" means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.
He starred in a 2001 indie movie, Jump Tomorrow, based on a short college film, Jorge, in which he played the same character.
In 2008 he appeared as the groom in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married alongside Anne Hathaway, who portrayed the bride's wayward sister. In the film, Adebimpe performs an a cappella cover of the Neil Young song "Unknown Legend".
In late 2013, Adebimpe wrapped shooting on Chilean director Sebastian Silva's Nasty Baby, starring opposite Kristen Wiig and director Silva. The film was released in 2015.
Adebimpe made a brief cameo as himself on the IFC program Portlandia in the show's season 4 premiere.
Adebimpe's most recent acting role was in Bob Byington's film 7 Chinese Brothers, which is slated to be released in 2015.
Babatunde Omoroga "Tunde" Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. His last name "Adebimpe" means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.
He starred in a 2001 indie movie, Jump Tomorrow, based on a short college film, Jorge, in which he played the same character.
In 2008 he appeared as the groom in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married alongside Anne Hathaway, who portrayed the bride's wayward sister. In the film, Adebimpe performs an a cappella cover of the Neil Young song "Unknown Legend".
In late 2013, Adebimpe wrapped shooting on Chilean director Sebastian Silva's Nasty Baby, starring opposite Kristen Wiig and director Silva. The film was released in 2015.
Adebimpe made a brief cameo as himself on the IFC program Portlandia in the show's season 4 premiere.
Adebimpe's most recent acting role was in Bob Byington's film 7 Chinese Brothers, which is slated to be released in 2015.