Fab 5 Freddy
Known for Acting · 48 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 (9)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Fab 5 Freddy
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
The Defiant Ones
2017
as Self
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022
as Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
as Self
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
TV Party
1978
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
Movies (39)
American Gangster
2007
as Smalls Patron
New Jack City
1991
as Master of Ceremonies
Rachel Getting Married
2008
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Political Pundit
TV Party
2005
as Self
Juice
1992
as Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self
Wild Style
1982
as "Phade"
Barry
2016
as Rameek
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
as Self (archival)
She's Gotta Have It
1986
as Dog 10
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Blank City
2011
as Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
The Freshest Kids
2002
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014
as Self
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster
Who's the Man?
1993
as Fab 5 Freddy
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
2020
as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010
as Self
Downtown '81
2001
as Graffiti Artist
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
as Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
as Self
Hustlers Convention
2015
as Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
2018
as Self
Good to Go
1986
as Mr. Aint
Downtown Calling
2009
as Self
NB80s
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Blondie Greatest Video Hits
2002
as Self (segment "Rapture")
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020
as Self
NB90s
2013
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
2019
as Himself - Presenter
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023
as Self
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 48 credits spanning from 1978 to 2023, Fab 5 Freddy has appeared in 39 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fab 5 Freddy Movies
- American Gangster (2007) — as Smalls Patron
- New Jack City (1991) — as Master of Ceremonies
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) — as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — as Political Pundit
- TV Party (2005) — as Self
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