Bono
Irish musician and activist
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| 2025 | Documentary 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' is set to feature Bono himself. |
| January 2025 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, recognizing his pioneering activism against AIDS and poverty. |
| January 4 2025 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States, recognizing his exceptional service and impact. |
| 2024 | Appears in two documentaries: 'Kiss the Future' and 'Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple'. |
| 2024 | Bono is set to appear in the documentary 'Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple' as himself. |
| 2024 | Bono won the Audiobook of the Year honour at the Audie Awards for narrating the audiobook version of his memoir 'Surrender'. |
| 2023 | Bono and the Edge sold the property of the Clarence Hotel. |
| 2023 | Bono announces he will leave the board of directors of the One Campaign at the end of the year. |
| 2023 | Bono featured in the documentary 'Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman'. |
| June 2023 | Bono created a line-drawing sketched portrait of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the colours of the Ukrainian flag for The Atlantic's cover, with U2 selling related merchandise to raise funds for United24 ambulance purchases. |
| April 2023 | Max and Cartoon Network approved a short animated film adaptation of 'Peter & the Wolf' featuring artwork based on Bono's original illustrations from his 2003 book, with Bono providing narration and music. |
| April 2023 | Bono started an 11-show residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, continuing his 'Stories of Surrender' book tour, which ultimately grossed $6.8 million. |
| December 2022 | Bono's drawings of his musical influences were featured in an issue of The Atlantic magazine. |
| November 5 2022 | Bono's memoir debuted at number two on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending on this date. |
| November 1 2022 | Bono released his memoir 'Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story', which was accompanied by a book tour called 'Stories of Surrender'. |
| May 8 2022 | Bono and the Edge perform an acoustic set in a Kyiv metro station bomb shelter as a show of solidarity with Ukraine. |
| April 1 2022 | Received the 2021 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding from the Fulbright Association for activist efforts. |
| March 17 2022 | A poem by Bono about Saint Patrick and the Russian invasion of Ukraine is recited by Nancy Pelosi at a White House event. |
| 2021 | Bono lends his voice to One's animated series Pandemica to raise awareness about COVID-19 vaccine inequalities. |
| 2021 | Bono released the song 'Eden (To Find Love)' on the Citizen Penn project |
| 2021 | Bono voiced the character of Clay Calloway, a lion rock legend, in the animated musical film 'Sing 2'. |
| May 14 2021 | Bono and the Edge were featured on 'We Are the People' by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix, the official song of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. |
| March 24 2020 | Bono released the song '#SING4LIFE' on YouTube, a collaboration with will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, and Yoshiki. |
| March 17 2020 | Bono performed a new song 'Let Your Love Be Known' via livestream during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Bono and the Edge sold the leasehold of the Clarence Hotel. |
| 2019 | Bono and TPG announced the creation of Y Analytics, a company designed to measure social and environmental impacts of investments. |
| 2019 | Bono participated in the documentary 'Pavarotti', expressing his admiration for Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. |
| September 2019 | Joined the board of directors of Zipline. |
| September 2019 | Bono joined the board of directors of Zipline. |
| 2018 | Bono served as an executive producer of the film 'Waiting for the Miracle to Come'. |
| 2018 | First recipient of the George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership, recognizing his humanitarian work against poverty and HIV/AIDS. |
| 2017 | Bono was named in the Paradise Papers as an investor in Nude Estates, which was later investigated for potential tax avoidance. |
| 2017 | Bono made a voice cameo in 'Lost in London'. |
| 2016 | Bono invested in and joined the board of directors of the 'Rise Fund', a $2 billion impact investment fund focusing on social and environmental investments. |
| 2016 | Named 'Man of the Year' by Glamour magazine for establishing the 'Poverty is Sexist' campaign, breaking the magazine's 26-year tradition of only recognizing women. |
| December 2016 | Experienced a near-death event that led to open-heart surgery to address a 'blister' in his aorta, caused by a bicuspid aortic valve. The eight-hour operation was performed by Dr. David H. Adams at Mount Sinai Hospital, after which Bono made a full recovery. |
| 2015 | Bono collaborated with African artists D'banj, Waje, and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde on a women's empowerment song called 'Strong Girl'. |
| 2014 | Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for 'Ordinary Love'. |
| November 16 2014 | Involved in a serious bicycle accident in New York's Central Park, sustaining fractures to the shoulder blade, humerus, orbit, and pinky finger. Underwent a five-hour surgery with 18 screws and 3 metal plates, with uncertainty about future guitar playing. |
| 2013 | Made a Chevalier of the French Order of Arts and Letters. |
| 2013 | Bono appeared in multiple film projects, including a cameo in 'Arcade Fire in Here Comes The Night Time' as Win Butler's impersonator and documentaries 'Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel' and 'Muscle Shoals' as himself. |
| 2013 | Bono reiterated his discussion of faith, repeating the philosophical argument about Christ's identity that he had first used in 2005. |
| July 16 2013 | Appointed Commandeur (Commander) in the Order of Arts and Letters by France, acknowledging his significant contributions to arts and culture. |
| 2012 | Bono featured on K'naan's song 'Bulletproof Pride' from the album Country, God or the Girl |
| 2012 | Bono featured in two documentaries: 'B.B. King – The Life of Riley' and 'The Resurrection of Victor Jara' as himself. |
| 2011 | Bono appeared in two documentaries: 'From the Sky Down' as himself and 'Anton Corbijn Inside Out' as himself. |
| 2011 | Bono and the Edge composed music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and were featured on the soundtrack's single 'Rise Above 1' with Reeve Carney. |
| 2010 | Bono and the Edge collaborated with Jay-Z and Rihanna on the song 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)' to benefit the Hope for Haiti Now relief telethon for the 2010 Haiti earthquake. |
| May 2010 | Suffered a herniated disk and severe sciatic nerve compression while rehearsing for the U2 360° Tour, requiring emergency neurosurgery in Munich and resulting in postponement of the North American tour until 2011. |
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