Fab 5 Freddy
Actor, Director, Producer
Actor, Director, Producer
- Fab 5 Freddy was born on August 31, 1959 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Frederick Brathwaite. He is an actor and director, known for Wild Style (1982), New Jack City (1991) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
- Birth date
- 1959-08-31
Activities
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | She's Gotta Have It (TV Series) Baptiste - #HeGotItAllMixedUp (DYSLEXIA) (2017) ... Baptiste (as Fred Brathwaite AKA Fab 5 Freddy) | 2017 |
| Actor | Blue Bloods (TV Series) Atticus - Mob Rules (2016) ... Atticus | 2016 |
| Actor | Luke Cage (TV Series) Fab Five Freddy - You Know My Steez (2016) ... Fab Five Freddy (as Fab Five Freddy) | 2016 |
| Actor | Barry Rameek | 2016/II |
| Actor | Rachel Getting Married Rehearsal Dinner Guest (as Fab Five Freddy) | 2008 |
| Actor | American Gangster Smalls Patron | 2007 |
| Actor | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith - Flipped (2007) ... Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith | 2007 |
| Actor | Blondie: Video Hits (Video short) Fab 5 Freddy | 2005 |
| Actor | The Manchurian Candidate Political Pundit | 2004 |
| Actor | Downtown 81 Graffiti Artist (uncredited) | 2000 |
| Actor | H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself (Video short) Fab 5 Freddy | 1991 |
| Actor | New Jack City Master of Ceremonies | 1991 |
| Actor | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism (Video short) Fab 5 Freddy (uncredited) | 1990 |
| Actor | Good to Go Mr. Aint (as Fred Bratharaite) | 1986 |
| Actor | She's Gotta Have It Dog #10 (as Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite) | 1986 |
| Actor | Die Toten Hosen Feat. Fab 5 Freddy: Hip Hop Bommi Bop (Video short) Fab 5 Freddy | 1983 |
| Actor | Wild Style 'Phade' (as Frederick Braithwaite) | 1982 |
| Actor | Blondie: Rapture (Video short) Fab 5 Freddy | 1981 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Gang Starr Feat. J. Cole: Family and Loyalty (Video short) | 2019 |
| Director | Grass is Greener (Documentary) | 2019 |
| Director | Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (Video) (video "One Love") | 2004 |
| Director | Dana Dane: Record Jock (Video short) (directed by) | 1995 |
| Director | Ini Kamoze: Listen Me Tic (Video short) | 1995 |
| Director | Murder Was the Case: The Movie (Video short) (video "What's My Name?") | 1995 |
| Director | Snoop Doggy Dogg: Who Am I? (What's My Name?) (Video short) | 1993 |
| Director | Shabba Ranks: Naked and Ready (Video) | 1992 |
| Director | Shabba Ranks: Mr. Loverman (Video short) | 1992 |
| Director | H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself (Video short) (co-director) | 1991 |
| Director | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism (Video short) | 1990 |
| Director | Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love: Ladies First (Video short) (directed by) | 1989 |
| Director | EPMD: Strictly Business (Video short) (directed by) | 1988 |
| Director | Stetsasonic: Talkin' All That Jazz (Video short) (directed by) | 1988 |
| Director | Boogie Down Productions: My Philosophy (Video short) (directed by) | 1988 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | 6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer) | 2009 |
| Producer | 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer) | 2008 |
| Producer | 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer) | 2007 |
| Producer | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (co-executive producer) | 2006 |
| Producer | 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (consulting producer) | 2005 |
| Producer | Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) (consulting producer) | 2004 |
| Producer | New Jack City (associate producer) | 1991 |
| Producer | Wild Style (associate producer - as Fred Braithwaite) | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack | The Deuce (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - They Can Never Go Home (2019) ... (writer: "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie") | 2019 |
| Soundtrack | iZombie (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Death Moves Pretty Fast (2019) ... (writer: "Double Trouble at the Amphitheater") | 2019 |
| Soundtrack | Roxanne Roxanne (performer: "Change the Beat") / (writer: "Change the Beat" - as Fred Braithwaite) | 2017 |
| Soundtrack | 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", "Fantastic Freaks at the Amphitheatre") | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | Wild Style (original concept - as Fred Braithwaite) | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Wild Style | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Music department | Wild Style (musical director - as Fred Braithwaite) | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Crew | American Gangster (production consultant) | 2007 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thanks | Downtown 81 (thanks) | 2000 |
| Thanks | Fight the Power Live (Video) (special thanks - as Fab Five Freddy) | 1989 |
| Thanks | Wild Style (special thanks - as Fab Five Freddy) | 1982 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Self | Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2020 |
| Self | All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) (Documentary) Self | 2020 |
| Self | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (TV Series documentary) Self - Ladies First: 1989 (2019) ... Self | 2019 |
| Self | Toure Show (TV Series) Self - Guest - Fab 5 Freddy-I Love You Mary Jane (2019) ... Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Self | Eazy E & Venice Locals (A Historic Day in the Brotherhood of Hip Hop and Skateboarding) (Documentary short) Self | 2019 |
| Self | Biography: I Want My MTV (Documentary) Self | 2019 |
| Self | Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (Short) Self | 2019 |
| Self | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series documentary) Self - Lower East Side (2018) ... Self | 2018 |
| Self | Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2018 |
| Self | Icon Award Gala Honoring Queen Latifah (TV Special) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Basquiat: Rage to Riches (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Who Shot Biggie & Tupac? (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (Documentary) Self | 2017 |
| Self | Unsung Hollywood (TV Series documentary) Self - Ice-T (2017) ... Self | 2017 |
| Self | The Defiant Ones (TV Mini-Series documentary) Self - Part 3 (2017) ... Self - Part 2 (2017) ... Self | 2017 |
| Self | Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Series documentary) Self - The Underground to the Mainstream (2016) ... Self - The Foundation (2016) ... Self | 2016 |
| Self | Generation X (TV Mini-Series documentary) Self - Hip-Hop Pioneer & Visual Artist - The Power of Disruption (2016) ... Self - Hip-Hop Pioneer & Visual Artist | 2016 |
| Self | Hustlers Convention (Documentary) Self | 2015 |
| Self | Retro 30 (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 12 April 2015 (2015) ... Self | 2015 |
| Self | The Tanning of America (TV Mini-Series documentary) Self - Host, Yo! MTV Raps - Fight the Power (2014) ... Self - Host, Yo! MTV Raps - Word Is Born (2014) ... Self - Host, Yo! MTV Raps | 2014 |
| Self | NB90's (TV Mini-Series) Self - Narrator - Volume 5 (2013) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 4 (2013) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 3 (2013) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 2 (2013) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 1 (2013) ... Self - Narrator | 2013 |
| Self | Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (Documentary) Self (as Fab Five Freddy) | 2013 |
| Self | Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (Documentary) Self | 2013 |
| Self | Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film (TV Short documentary) Self - Hip Hop Pioneer (as Fab Five Freddy) | 2013 |
| Self | NB80's (TV Mini-Series) Self - Narrator - Volume 5 (2012) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 4 (2012) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 3 (2012) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 2 (2011) ... Self - Narrator - Volume 1 (2011) ... Self - Narrator | 2011-2012 |
| Self | 40 Greatest Yo! MTV Raps Moments (TV Movie) Self - Host | 2012 |
| Self | Gray: Live at the New Museum (Documentary) | 2011 |
| Self | Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets (Documentary short) Self - Artist | 2011 |
| Self | Art in the Streets (TV Series documentary) Self | 2011 |
| Self | Blank City (Documentary) | 2010 |
| Self | VH1 Rock Docs (TV Series) Self - Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America (2010) ... Self | 2010 |
| Self | Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Documentary) Self | 2010 |
| Self | Downtown Calling (Documentary) Self | 2009 |
| Self | Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (Documentary) Self | 2009 |
| Self | The Universe of Keith Haring (Documentary) Self (as Fred Brathwaite aka Fab 5 Freddy) | 2008 |
| Self | Malcolm's Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X (Documentary) Self | 2008/I |
| Self | The Heart of Hip Hop with Fab 5 Freddy (TV Series) Self | 2007 |
| Self | 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) Self - Honoree | 2007 |
| Self | Ali Rap (TV Movie) Self | 2006 |
| Self | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) Self | 2006 |
| Self | BET's Top 25 Countdown (TV Series) Self - Filmmaker - Moments in Black History (2006) ... Self - Filmmaker | 2006 |
| Self | VH1 Goes Inside (TV Series documentary) Self - Yo! MTV Raps (2006) ... Self | 2006 |
| Self | 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) Self | 2005 |
| Self | New Jack City: A Hip Hop Classic (Video documentary short) Self | 2005 |
| Self | TV Party (Video documentary) | 2005 |
| Self | The Manchurian Candidate: Political Pundits (Video short) Self | 2004 |
| Self | Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special) Self | 2004 |
| Self | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV Mini-Series documentary) Self - Back in the Day (2004) ... Self | 2004 |
| Self | The Freshest Kids (Video documentary) | 2002 |
| Self | Blondie: Greatest Video Hits (Video) Self (segment "Rapture") | 2002 |
| Self | A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (Video) Self (segment "Scenario") | 2002 |
| Self | VH1 Presents the 80's (TV Mini-Series) Self - Hip Hop/R&B (2001) ... Self | 2001 |
| Self | MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal (TV Special documentary) Self | 2001 |
| Self | Total Request Live (TV Series) Self - Episode dated 11 March 1999 (1999) ... Self | 1999 |
| Self | The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (TV Special) Self | 1995 |
| Self | 1994 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) Self | 1994 |
| Self | Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV Movie documentary) Self | 1994 |
| Self | Who's the Man? Self | 1993 |
| Self | Juice Self (as Fab 5 Freddie) | 1992 |
| Self | Human Education Against Lies (Video short) Self - Co-Director | 1991 |
| Self | Overcoming Self-Destruction (Video) Self | 1990 |
| Self | Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (TV Movie documentary) Self - Co-Host | 1990 |
| Self | 1990 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) Self | 1990 |
| Self | Art/New York (TV Series documentary) Self (segment "Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988") - Programs No. 30 & 30A: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Parts I and II (1989) ... Self (segment "Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988") (as Freddie Brathwaite) | 1989 |
| Self | 1989 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) Self | 1989 |
| Self | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) Host (weekend edition) (1988-1995) | 1988 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archive footage | The '80s Greatest (TV Series documentary) - The Culture Clash (2018) | 2018 |
| Archive footage | The Nineties (TV Series documentary) Self - Yo! MTV News - Isn't It Ironic (2017) ... Self - Yo! MTV News | 2017 |
| Archive footage | Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story (Documentary) Self - Interviewer | 2017 |
| Archive footage | Nas: Time Is Illmatic (Documentary) Self | 2014 |
| Archive footage | Class of '80 Debbie Harry (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2004 |
| Archive footage | Tupac: Resurrection (Documentary) Self | 2003 |