Biography
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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".
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Filmography
all 51
Movies 44
self 37
TV Shows 7
Producer 3
Director 2
Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
Movie
Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
Movie
Self
The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022)
TV
Producer
Hold Your Fire (2021)
Movie
Self - Artist / Filmmaker / Original Host, Yo! MTV Raps
All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) (2021)
Movie
Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
Movie
Self
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (2020)
Movie
himself
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020)
Movie
Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (2019)
Movie
Director
Grass Is Greener (2019)
Movie
Self
Yo! MTV Raps (2019)
TV
Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)
Movie
Self
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie (2018)
Movie
Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
Movie
Self
The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV
6
Fab 5 Freddy
Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
TV
6.75
Rameek
Barry (2016)
Movie
Himself
Hustlers Convention (2015)
Movie
Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
Movie
Self - Narrator
NB90s (2013)
Movie
Self
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)
Movie
Himself
Picasso Baby (2013)
Movie
Himself
Keith Haring: The Message (2013)
Movie
Self / Consulting Producer
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
Movie
Self - Narrator
NB80s (2011)
Movie
Self
Blank City (2011)
Movie
Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Movie
Self
Downtown Calling (2009)
Movie
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
Movie
Rehearsal Dinner Guest
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Movie
4.63
Self
The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)
Movie
Smalls Patron
American Gangster (2007)
Movie
6.65
Self
TV Party (2005)
Movie
Political Pundit
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Movie
6
Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
Movie
Self (segment 'Rapture')
Blondie Greatest Video Hits (2002)
Movie
Actor
The Freshest Kids (2002)
Movie
Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Graffiti Artist
Downtown '81 (2001)
Movie
Self - Co-Host
Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (1999)
Movie
Self - Ex-Host Yo MTV Raps
Beastie|ography (1998)
Movie
Director
Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1995)
Movie
Himself
Who's the Man? (1993)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies / Associate Producer
New Jack City (1991)
Movie
7
Self
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja (1989)
Movie
Self
Yo! MTV Raps (1988)
TV
Dog 10
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
Movie
'Phade'
Wild Style (1982)
Movie
Self
MTV Rockumentary
TV
Ratings
Average 6.28
Based on 909 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1982
2004
2013
2009
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-08-31 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFred Brathwaite, Fred Braithwaite, Fab Five Freddy, Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
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