Fab 5 Freddy
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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.
Known for
Credits
American Gangster (2007)
as Smalls Patron
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Political Pundit
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
New Jack City (1991)
as Master of Ceremonies
Juice (1992)
as Self
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
TV Party (2005)
as Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
as Self
Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
as Self (archival)
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Dog 10
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Who's the Man? (1993)
as Fab 5 Freddy
Barry (2016)
as Rameek
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
as Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
as Self
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)
as Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)
as Self
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (2020)
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports (2023)
as Self
Blank City (2011)
as Self
Wild Style (1982)
as "Phade"
The Freshest Kids (2002)
Actor
Downtown '81 (2001)
as Graffiti Artist
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020)
as Self
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster (—)
Actor
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)
as Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
as Self
Blondie Greatest Video Hits (2002)
as Self (segment "Rapture")
NB80s (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
NB90s (2013)
Actor
Good to Go (1986)
as Mr. Aint
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
as Self
Downtown Calling (2009)
as Self
Hustlers Convention (2015)
as Self
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (2019)
as Himself - Presenter