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Fab 5 Freddy

Acting Brooklyn, New York, USA ★ 0.5

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

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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Known For

American Gangster
American Gangster Smalls Patron 2007
Wild Style
Wild Style "Phade" 1982
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate Political Pundit 2004
New Jack City
New Jack City Master of Ceremonies 1991
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It Dog 10 1986

Jimmy's Seen (2)

New Jack City
New Jack City Associate Producer 1991
Juice
Juice Self 1992

Filmography

Acting Credits (47)

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports Self 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Self 2023
The Andy Warhol Diaries
The Andy Warhol Diaries Self 2022
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist 2021
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Self 2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Ricky Powell: The Individualist Self 2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet Self 2020
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Self 2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Self 2019
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy Himself - Presenter 2019
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat Self 2018
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Basquiat: Rage to Riches Self 2017
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones Self 2017
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage Fab 5 Freddy 2016
Barry
Barry Rameek 2016
Hustlers Convention
Hustlers Convention Self 2015
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Nas: Time Is Illmatic Self 2014
NB90s
NB90s 2013
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer Self 2013
Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby Self 2013
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Self 2012
NB80s
NB80s Narrator (voice) 2011
Blank City
Blank City Self 2011
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Self 2010
Downtown Calling
Downtown Calling Self 2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Self 2009
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married Rehearsal Dinner Guest 2008
The Universe of Keith Haring
The Universe of Keith Haring Self 2008
American Gangster
American Gangster Smalls Patron 2007
TV Party
TV Party Self 2005
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate Political Pundit 2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop Self 2004
Tupac: Resurrection
Tupac: Resurrection Self (archival) 2003
Blondie Greatest Video Hits
Blondie Greatest Video Hits Self (segment "Rapture") 2002
The Freshest Kids
The Freshest Kids 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith 2001
Downtown '81
Downtown '81 Graffiti Artist 2001
The Hip Hop Years
The Hip Hop Years Self 1999
Who's the Man?
Who's the Man? Fab 5 Freddy 1993
Juice
Juice Self 1992
New Jack City
New Jack City Master of Ceremonies 1991
Yo! MTV Raps
Yo! MTV Raps Self 1988
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It Dog 10 1986
Good to Go
Good to Go Mr. Aint 1986
Wild Style
Wild Style "Phade" 1982
TV Party
TV Party 1978
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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