
Fab 5 Freddy
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Fred Brathwaite · Fred Braithwaite · Fab Five Freddy · Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Fred Brathwaite (born 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist. He was active in New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s, and later hosted the first hip-hop music video show on TV, "Yo! MTV Raps".
Description above from the Wikipedia article Fab 5 Freddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (39)

American Gangster
2007
as Smalls Patron

Rachel Getting Married
2008
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest

The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Political Pundit

Juice
1992
as Self

New Jack City
1991
as Master of Ceremonies

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self

Wild Style
1982
as "Phade"

Tupac: Resurrection
2003
as Self (archival)

She's Gotta Have It
1986
as Dog 10

TV Party
2005
as Self

Barry
2016
as Rameek

Downtown '81
2001
as Graffiti Artist

Blank City
2011
as Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self

Who's the Man?
1993
as Fab 5 Freddy
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self

NB90s
2013

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023
as Self

NB80s
2011
as Narrator (voice)

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
2018
as Self

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014
as Self

Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
as Self

Good to Go
1986
as Mr. Aint

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
as Self

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020
as Self

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010
as Self

Hustlers Convention
2015
as Self

The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
as Self

Downtown Calling
2009
as Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013
as Self

The Freshest Kids
2002

Blondie Greatest Video Hits
2002
as Self (segment "Rapture")

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
2020
as Self
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
2019
as Himself - Presenter

Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster
About Fab 5 Freddy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fred Brathwaite (born 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist. He was active in New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s, and later hosted the first hip-hop music video show on TV, "Yo! MTV Raps". Description above from the Wikipedia article Fab 5 Freddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 47 credits spanning from 1978 to 2023, Fab 5 Freddy has appeared in 39 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fab 5 Freddy Movies
- American Gangster (2007) — as Smalls Patron
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) — as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — as Political Pundit
- Juice (1992) — as Self
- New Jack City (1991) — as Master of Ceremonies
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