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Fab 5 Freddy

Acting
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Fab 5 Freddy,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Fred Brathwaite
Fred Braithwaite
Fab Five Freddy
Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite

Movies (41)

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

as Self

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.9

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as Self

2023

Hold Your Fire
7.0

Hold Your Fire

Producer (Production)

2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
7.2

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist

2021

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
7.5

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

as Self

2020

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
4.8

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

as Self

2020

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2.0

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

as Self

2020

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.7

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self

2019

A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy

A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy

as Himself - Presenter

2019

Grass Is Greener
6.6

Grass Is Greener

Director (Directing)

2019

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
6.9

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

as Self

2018

Basquiat: Rage to Riches
5.8

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

as Self

2017

Barry
5.7

Barry

as Rameek

2016

Hustlers Convention
5.7

Hustlers Convention

as Self

2015

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
6.9

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

as Self

2014

NB90s

NB90s

2013

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
6.4

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

as Self

2013

Picasso Baby
9.0

Picasso Baby

as Self

2013

Keith Haring: The Message
8.0

Keith Haring: The Message

as Himself

2013

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
5.0

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self

2012

NB80s

NB80s

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Blank City
7.1

Blank City

as Self

2011

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
7.3

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

as Self

2010

Downtown Calling

Downtown Calling

as Self

2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

as Self

2009

Rachel Getting Married
6.3

Rachel Getting Married

as Rehearsal Dinner Guest

2008

The Universe of Keith Haring
6.6

The Universe of Keith Haring

as Self

2008

American Gangster
7.6

American Gangster

as Smalls Patron

2007

TV Party
7.0

TV Party

as Self

2005

The Manchurian Candidate
6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

as Political Pundit

2004

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
4.0

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

as Self

2004

Tupac: Resurrection
7.9

Tupac: Resurrection

as Self (archival)

2003

Blondie Greatest Video Hits
8.0

Blondie Greatest Video Hits

as Self (segment "Rapture")

2002

The Freshest Kids
8.1

The Freshest Kids

2002

Downtown '81
6.7

Downtown '81

as Graffiti Artist

2001

Who's the Man?
5.2

Who's the Man?

as Fab 5 Freddy

1993

Juice
7.2

Juice

as Self

1992

New Jack City
6.6

New Jack City

as Master of Ceremonies

1991

She's Gotta Have It
6.6

She's Gotta Have It

as Dog 10

1986

Wild Style
6.0

Wild Style

as "Phade"

1982

TV Shows (8)