Acting

Fab 5 Freddy

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits: 51 titles

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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Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

American Gangster

2007

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

Rachel Getting Married

2008

New Jack City

1991

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

She's Gotta Have It

1986

Barry

2016

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

Wild Style

1982

Grass Is Greener

2019

Who's the Man?

1993

Downtown '81

2001

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

The Freshest Kids

2002

Hold Your Fire

2021

Blondie Greatest Video Hits

2002

Good to Go

1986

Acting credits 48

Year	Title	Role
TBA	Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster Film
2023	The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports Film	Self
2023	Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Film	Self
2022	The Andy Warhol Diaries TV	Self (6 ep)
2021	Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Film	Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
2020	Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Film	Self
2020	Ricky Powell: The Individualist Film	Self
2020	It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet Film	Self
2019	Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America TV	Self (6 ep)
2019	Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Film	Self
2019	A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy Film	Himself - Presenter
2018	Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat Film	Self
2017	Basquiat: Rage to Riches Film	Self
2017	The Defiant Ones TV	Self (2 ep)
2016	Marvel's Luke Cage TV	Fab 5 Freddy (1 ep)
2016	Barry Film	Rameek
2015	Hustlers Convention Film	Self
2014	Nas: Time Is Illmatic Film	Self
2013	NB90s Film
2013	Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer Film	Self
2013	Picasso Baby Film	Self
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Film	Self
2011	NB80s Film	Narrator (voice)
2011	Blank City Film	Self
2010	Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Film	Self
2009	Downtown Calling Film	Self
2009	Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Film	Self
2008	Rachel Getting Married Film	Rehearsal Dinner Guest
2008	The Universe of Keith Haring Film	Self
2007	American Gangster Film	Smalls Patron
2005	TV Party Film	Self
2004	And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop TV	Self (5 ep)
2004	The Manchurian Candidate Film	Political Pundit
2003	Tupac: Resurrection Film	Self (archival)
2002	Blondie Greatest Video Hits Film	Self (segment "Rapture")
2002	The Freshest Kids Film
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV	Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith (1 ep)
2001	Downtown '81 Film	Graffiti Artist
1999	The Hip Hop Years TV	Self (2 ep)
1993	Who's the Man? Film	Fab 5 Freddy
1992	Juice Film	Self
1991	New Jack City Film	Master of Ceremonies
1988	Yo! MTV Raps TV	Self (50 ep)
1986	She's Gotta Have It Film	Dog 10
1986	Good to Go Film	Mr. Aint
1983	Loose Talk TV	(1 ep)
1982	Wild Style Film	"Phade"
1978	TV Party TV	(7 ep)

Crew credits 6

Year	Title	Job
2023	Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Film	Executive Producer
2021	Hold Your Fire Film	Producer
2019	Grass Is Greener Film	Director
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Film	Consulting Producer
1991	New Jack City Film	Associate Producer
1982	Wild Style Film	Original Concept, Associate Producer, Original Music Composer