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Fab 5 Freddy

Producer | Actor | Director

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Is mentioned in the 1980 Blondie song "Rapture" and appears in the video of the song, which synthesizes disco with the then-emerging rap music and hip-hop. A pioneer of rap, Fab 5 Freddie met Deborah Harry and other members of Blondie at a club and they became friends. When Freddy suggested that Harry write a song about the rap scene... See more trivia »

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Frederick Brathwaite
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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2009 6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
2008 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie) (consulting producer)
 
2004 Hip-Hop Honors (TV special) (consulting producer)
 
1991 New Jack City (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2008 Rachel Getting Married
Rehearsal Dinner Guest (as Fab Five Freddy)
 
2007 American Gangster
Smalls Patron
 
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
– Flipped (2007) … Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
 
2004 The Manchurian Candidate
Political Pundit
 
1991 New Jack City
Master of Ceremonies
 
1986 She's Gotta Have It
Dog 10 (as Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite)
 
1981 New York Beat Movie
Graffiti Artist
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2004 Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (video) (video "One Love")
 
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (video short) (video "What's My Name?")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2007 American Gangster (production consultant)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1983 Wild Style (documentary) (writer: "Military Cut Scratch Mix", "M.C. Battle", "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie", "Subway Theme", "Cold Crush Bros. At the Dixie", "Cuckoo Clocking", "Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre", "South Bronx Subway Rap", "The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, D.J. A.J. At the Amphitheatre", "Gangbusters Scratch Mix", "Rammellzee and Shock Dell at the Amphitheatre", "Down By Law" / performer: "Down By Law")
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1983 Wild Style (documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1981 New York Beat Movie (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2011 Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets (documentary short)
Himself - Artist
 
2011 Art in the Streets (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Gray: Live at the New Museum (documentary)
 
2010 Blank City (documentary)
 
2010 VH1 Rock Docs (TV series)
Himself
– Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Downtown Calling (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Universe of Keith Haring (documentary)
Himself (as Fred Brathwaite aka Fab 5 Freddy)
 
2008/I Malcolm's Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 BET's Top 25 Countdown (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 Heart of Hip Hop with Fab 5 Freddy, The' (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2006 Ali Rap (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 VH1 Goes Inside (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Yo! MTV Raps (2006) … Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 New Jack City: A Hip Hop Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 TV Party (video documentary)
 
2005 Blondie: Video Hits (video short)
Himself (segment "Rapture")
 
2004 Hip-Hop Honors (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Back in the Day (2004) … Himself
 
2002 The Freshest Kids (video documentary)
 
2002 Blondie: Greatest Video Hits (video)
Himself (segment "Rapture")
 
2002 A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (video)
Himself (segment "Scenario")
 
2001 MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Who's the Man?
Himself
 
1992 Juice
Himself (as Fab 5 Freddie)
 
1988-1995 Yo! MTV Raps (TV series)
Host (weekend edition)
 
1983 Wild Style (documentary)
Fab Five Freddy
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 Class of '80 Debbie Harry (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1992) Boook: "Fresh Fly Flavor: Words and Phrases of the Hip Hop Generation" See more »

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Alternate Names:

Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite | Fab 5 Freddie | Fab Five Freddy | Fred Brathwaite aka Fab 5 Freddy
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Is mentioned in the 1980 Blondie song "Rapture" and appears in the video of the song, which synthesizes disco with the then-emerging rap music and hip-hop. A pioneer of rap, Fab 5 Freddie met Deborah Harry and other members of Blondie at a club and they became friends. When Freddy suggested that Harry write a song about the rap scene... See more »