Actor
Fab 5 Freddy
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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".
Notable work
7.6American Gangster (2007)
as Smalls Patron
6.9Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
as Fab 5 Freddy
6.5The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Political Pundit
6.3Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
6.7New Jack City (1991)
as Master of Ceremonies
7.6Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
as Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
6.6She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Dog 10
Often works with
Denzel Washington
2 titles together
American Gangster, The Manchurian Candidate
Ted Levine
2 titles together
American Gangster, The Manchurian Candidate
Andre B. Blake
2 titles together
Rachel Getting Married, Who's the Man?
Ice-T
2 titles together
New Jack City, Who's the Man?
Tracy Camilla Johns
2 titles together
New Jack City, She's Gotta Have It
Erik Dellums
2 titles together
She's Gotta Have It, Good to Go
Full filmography · 19
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster
cast
Upcoming
Grass Is Greener
Director
20196.7
Barry
as Rameek
20165.7
NB90s
cast
2013
NB80s
as Narrator (voice)
2011
Rachel Getting Married
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
20086.3
American Gangster
as Smalls Patron
20077.6
The Manchurian Candidate
as Political Pundit
20046.5
The Freshest Kids
cast
2002
Downtown '81
as Graffiti Artist
20016.7
Who's the Man?
as Fab 5 Freddy
19935.4
New Jack City
as Master of Ceremonies
19916.7