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Fab 5 Freddy

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Fab 5 Freddy
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Fab 5 Freddy was born on 31 August 1959 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Wild Style (1982), New Jack City (1991) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
BornAugust 31, 1959
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Fab 5 Freddy in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
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Fab 5 Freddy and Michael Kenneth Williams
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Known for

Patti Astor, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Andrew Witten, and Busy Bee in Wild Style (1982)
Wild Style
7.1
  • 'Phade'(as Frederick Braithwaite)
  • 1982
Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City
6.6
  • Master of Ceremonies
  • 1991
Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate
6.6
  • Political Pundit
  • 2004
Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation
7.7
  • Soundtrack(as Fred Braithwaite, "Subway Theme")
  • 2015

Credits

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Director

  • Gang Starr Feat. J. Cole: Family and Loyalty
  • Grass is Greener (2019)
    Grass is Greener
  • Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (2004)
    Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1
    • (video One Love)
  • Dana Dane in Dana Dane: Record Jock (1995)
    Dana Dane: Record Jock
    • (directed by)
  • Ini Kamoze: Listen Me Tic
  • Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1995)
    Murder Was the Case: The Movie
    • (video What's My Name?)
  • Nas: One Love
  • Snoop Dogg in Snoop Doggy Dogg: Who Am I? (What's My Name?) (1993)
    Snoop Doggy Dogg: Who Am I? (What's My Name?)
  • Guru feat. MC Solaar: Le Bien, Le Mal
  • Shabba Ranks: Naked and Ready
  • Shabba Ranks: Mr. Loverman
  • H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself (1991)
    H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself
  • Gang Starr: Just to Get a Rep
  • Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism (1990)
    Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism
  • Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love: Ladies First (1989)
    Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love: Ladies First
    • (directed by)

Actor

  • She's Gotta Have It (2017)
    She's Gotta Have It
    • (as Fred Brathwaite AKA Fab 5 Freddy)
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
  • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    Luke Cage
    • (as Fab Five Freddy)
  • Devon Terrell in Barry (2016)
    Barry
  • Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (2008)
    Rachel Getting Married
    • (as Fab Five Freddy)
  • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
    American Gangster
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Blondie: Video Hits (2005)
    Blondie: Video Hits
  • Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
    The Manchurian Candidate
  • Downtown 81 (2000)
    Downtown 81
    • (uncredited)
  • Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    New Jack City
  • Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism (1990)
    Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism
    • (uncredited)
  • Eric B. & Rakim: Move the Crowd
  • Good to Go (1986)
    Good to Go
    • (as Fred Bratharaite)
  • Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    She's Gotta Have It
    • (as Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite)

Producer

  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
  • Hold Your Fire (2021)
    Hold Your Fire
  • 6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (2009)
    6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors
  • 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (2008)
    5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors
  • 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007)
    4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
  • 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006)
    3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
  • 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005)
    2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
  • Hip-Hop Honors (2004)
    Hip-Hop Honors
  • Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    New Jack City
  • Patti Astor, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Andrew Witten, and Busy Bee in Wild Style (1982)
    Wild Style
    • (as Fred Braithwaite)
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos9

Trailer
Trailer 1:34
Trailer
Trailer - Grass Is Greener
Trailer 1:51
Trailer - Grass Is Greener
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:41
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 6:27
Theatrical Trailer
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Trailer 1:47
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Time Is Illmatic
Trailer 2:23
Time Is Illmatic
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC - Official Trailer
Trailer 1:41
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC - Official Trailer
Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed
Featurette 3:54
Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed

Personal details

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    • August 31, 1959
    • Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed Petey Pablo's music video "Blow Your Whistle" from his new and second album. It was shot in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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    • 1 Interview

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    Was the first choice for the character of Russel Walker in Krush Groove (1985) .

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