Overview

• In ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, Idol’s family recounts the discovery of Brant.
• Idol’s daughter Bonnie uncovered Brant’s identity after receiving a 23andMe kit as a Christmas gift, when the test revealed an unexpected sibling match.
• Brant was conceived during Idol’s 1985 Rebel Yell tour and had been raised believing another man was his biological father until DNA results prompted questions.
• After the documentary’s debut, Idol welcomed Brant and his wife into his household and assumed his role as grandfather to four grandchildren.
• The film features never-before-seen archival footage and intimate interviews that explore Idol’s rise to fame and the family’s reunion.