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Actor (15 credits)

2017 She's Gotta Have It (TV Series)
Baptiste

- #HeGotItAllMixedUp (DYSLEXIA) (2017) ... Baptiste (as Fred Brathwaite AKA Fab 5 Freddy)

2016 Blue Bloods (TV Series)
Atticus

- Mob Rules (2016) ... Atticus

2016 Luke Cage (TV Series)
Fab Five Freddy

- You Know My Steez (2016) ... Fab Five Freddy (as Fab Five Freddy)

2016/II Barry
Rameek

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 H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself (Video short)
Fab 5 Freddy

1991 New Jack City
Master of Ceremonies

1990 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism (Video short)
Fab 5 Freddy (uncredited)

1986 She's Gotta Have It
Dog 10 (as Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite)

1983 Wild Style
'Phade' (as Frederick Braithwaite)

1981 Downtown 81
Graffiti Artist (uncredited)

1981 Blondie: Rapture (Video short)

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Director (8 credits)

2019 Grass is Greener (Documentary)

2004 Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (Video) (video "One Love")

1995 Ini Kamoze: Listen Me Tic (Video short)

1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (Video short) (video "What's My Name?")

1993 Snoop Doggy Dogg: Who Am I? (What's My Name?) (Video short)

1992 Shabba Ranks: Naked and Ready (Video)

1992 Shabba Ranks: Mr. Loverman (Video short)

1991 H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself (Video short) (co-director)

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Producer (8 credits)

2009 6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer)

2008 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer)

2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer)

2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer)

2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (consulting producer)

2004 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (consulting producer)

1991 New Jack City (associate producer)

1983 Wild Style (associate producer - as Fred Braithwaite)

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Soundtrack (2 credits)

2017 Roxanne Roxanne (performer: "Change the Beat") / (writer: "Change the Beat" - as Fred Braithwaite)

1983 Wild Style (performer: "Down By Law") / (writer: "South Bronx Subway Rap", "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", "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")

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Writer (1 credit)

1983 Wild Style (original concept - as Fred Braithwaite)

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Composer (1 credit)

1983 Wild Style

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Music department (1 credit)

1983 Wild Style (musical director - as Fred Braithwaite)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2007 American Gangster (production consultant)

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Thanks (3 credits)

1989 Fight the Power Live (Video) (special thanks - as Fab Five Freddy)

1983 Wild Style (special thanks - as Fab Five Freddy)

1981 Downtown 81 (thanks)

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Self (60 credits)

2019 Eazy E & Venice Locals (A Historic Day in the Brotherhood of Hip Hop and Skateboarding) (Short)
Himself

2019 Biography: I Want My MTV (Documentary)
Interviewee

2019 Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (Short)
Himself

2018 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Lower East Side (2018) ... Himself

2018 Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2017 Icon Award Gala Honoring Queen Latifah (TV Special)
Himself

2017 Basquiat: Rage to Riches (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2017 Who Shot Biggie & Tupac? (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2017 Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Unsung Hollywood (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Ice-T (2017) ... Himself

2016 Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Underground to the Mainstream (2016) ... Himself

- The Foundation (2016) ... Himself

2016 Hip-Hop Evolution (Documentary)
Himself

2015 Hustlers Convention (Documentary)
Himself

2015 Retro 30 (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 12 April 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2014 The Tanning of America (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

2013 NB90's (TV Mini-Series)
Himself - Narrator

- Volume 5 (2013) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 4 (2013) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 3 (2013) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 2 (2013) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 1 (2013) ... Himself - Narrator

2013 Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (Documentary)
Himself (as Fab Five Freddy)

2013 Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (Documentary)
Himself

2013 Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film (TV Short documentary)
Himself - Hip Hop Pioneer (as Fab Five Freddy)

2011-2012 NB80's (TV Mini-Series)
Himself - Narrator

- Volume 5 (2012) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 4 (2012) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 3 (2012) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 2 (2011) ... Himself - Narrator

- Volume 1 (2011) ... Himself - Narrator

2012 40 Greatest Yo! MTV Raps Moments (TV Movie)
Himself - Host

2011 Gray: Live at the New Museum (Documentary)

2011 Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets (Documentary short)
Himself - Artist

2011 Art in the Streets (TV Series documentary)
Himself

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 The Heart of Hip Hop with Fab 5 Freddy (TV Series)
Himself

2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
Himself - Honoree

2006 Ali Rap (TV Movie)
Himself

2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
Himself

2006 VH1 Goes Inside (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Yo! MTV Raps (2006) ... Himself

2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
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 The Manchurian Candidate: Political Pundits (Video short)
Himself

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 VH1 Presents the 80's (TV Mini-Series)
Himself

- Hip Hop/R&B (2001) ... Himself

2001 MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1999 BET's Top 25 Countdown (TV Series)
Himself (2007)

1999 Total Request Live (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 11 March 1999 (1999) ... Himself

1994 1994 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV Movie)
Himself

1993 Who's the Man?
Himself

1992 Juice
Himself (as Fab 5 Freddie)

1991 Human Education Against Lies (Video short)
Himself - Co-Director

1990 Overcoming Self-Destruction (Video)
Himself

1990 1990 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1989 Art/New York (TV Series documentary)
Himself (segment "Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988")

- Programs No. 30 & 30A: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Parts I and II (1989) ... Himself (segment "Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988") (as Freddie Brathwaite)

1989 1989 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1988 Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series)
Host (weekend edition) (1988-1995)

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Archive footage (6 credits)

2018 The '80s Greatest (TV Series documentary)

- The Culture Clash (2018)

2017 The Nineties (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Yo! MTV News

- Isn't It Ironic (2017) ... Himself - Yo! MTV News

2017 Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story (Documentary)
Himself - Interviewer

2014 Nas: Time Is Illmatic (Documentary)
Himself

2004 Class of '80 Debbie Harry (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 Tupac: Resurrection (Documentary)
Himself

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