Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

​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.

  • Title: Fab 5 Freddy
  • Popularity: 2.749
  • Known For: Acting
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  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Fred Brathwaite, Fred Braithwaite, Fab Five Freddy, Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite
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Fab 5 Freddy Movies

  • 2008
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    The Universe of Keith Haring
    The Universe of Keith Haring

    6.4 2008 HD

    A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also for...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Keith Haring

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  • 2014
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    Nas: Time Is Illmatic
    Nas: Time Is Illmatic

    7 2014 HD

    Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nas

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  • 2010
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    Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
    Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

    7.271 2010 HD

    A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  • 1993
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    Who's the Man?
    Who's the Man?

    5.1 1993 HD

    Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ed Lover

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  • 1982
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    Wild Style
    Wild Style

    6.1 1982 HD

    Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Quiñones

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  • 2007
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    American Gangster
    American Gangster

    7.587 2007 HD

    Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Russell Crowe

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  • 2015
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    Hustlers Convention
    Hustlers Convention

    5.7 2015 HD

    The story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Chuck D

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  • 2001
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    Downtown '81
    Downtown '81

    6.9 2001 HD

    The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  • 2011
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    Blank City
    Blank City

    6.9 2011 HD

    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Amos Poe

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  • 2016
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    Barry
    Barry

    5.7 2016 HD

    A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Devon Terrell

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  • 1991
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    New Jack City
    New Jack City

    6.591 1991 HD

    A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Wesley Snipes

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  • 2017
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    Basquiat: Rage to Riches
    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    6 2017 HD

    This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  • 2002
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    Blondie Greatest Video Hits
    Blondie Greatest Video Hits

    8 2002 HD

    1)In The Flesh 2)X Offender 3)Denis 4)Detroit 442 5)(I'm Always Touched By Your)Presence,Dear 6)Picture This 7)Hanging On The Telephone 8)Heart Of...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Debbie Harry

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  • 2009
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    Downtown Calling
    Downtown Calling

    1 2009 HD

    In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charlie Ahearn

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  • 2004
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    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    4.7 2004 HD

    The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nas

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  • 2009
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    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    8 2009 HD

    An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Dicky Barrett

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  • 2005
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    TV Party
    TV Party

    7 2005 HD

    From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  • 2019
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    A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
    A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy

    1 2019 HD

    In this revelatory documentary, hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite) saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2019
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    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    6.739 2019 HD

    The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alan Hofmanis

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  • 1986
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    She's Gotta Have It
    She's Gotta Have It

    6.607 1986 HD

    The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tracy Camilla Johns

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  • 2011
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    NB80s
    NB80s

    1 2011 HD

    A look at the NBA and its players during the 1980s, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, the transformation of the Los Angeles Lakers into...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2020
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    Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
    Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

    7.5 2020 HD

    In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York's art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Keith Haring

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  • 2013
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    Picasso Baby
    Picasso Baby

    9 2013 HD

    Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

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    Cast: Marina Abramović

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  • 2013
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    NB90s
    NB90s

    1 2013 HD

    A look at the NBA and its players during the 1990s, including Michael Jordan's all-conquering Chicago Bulls, possibly the greatest draft class ever,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2018
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    Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

    7.1 2018 HD

    Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Michel Basquiat

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  • 2020
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    It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
    It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

    2 2020 HD

    By the dawn of the 21st century, hip-hop sales had reached an all-time high, but one thing has remained the same. The doors were still locked, and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wiz Khalifa

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  • 2021
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    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    7.198 2021 HD

    Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: The Notorious B.I.G.

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  • 2008
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    Rachel Getting Married
    Rachel Getting Married

    6.28 2008 HD

    A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Anne Hathaway

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  • 2004
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    The Manchurian Candidate
    The Manchurian Candidate

    6.5 2004 HD

    Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Denzel Washington

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  • 2013
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    Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
    Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

    6.4 2013 HD

    Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jamel Shabazz

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  • 2023
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    The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
    The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

    1 2023 HD

    Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Busta Rhymes

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  • 2023
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    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    1 2023 HD

    The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Max Roach

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  • 2012
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    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    2 2012 HD

    A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2013
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    Keith Haring: The Message
    Keith Haring: The Message

    8 2013 HD

    Keith Haring: The Message was released in conjunction with the Keith Haring retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Directed by famed...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Keith Haring

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  • 1992
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    Juice
    Juice

    7.21 1992 HD

    Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Omar Epps

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  • 1982
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    Wild Style
    Wild Style

    6.1 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Quiñones

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  • 2019
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    Grass Is Greener
    Grass Is Greener

    6.7 2019 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Snoop Dogg

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  • 1982
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    Wild Style
    Wild Style

    6.1 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Quiñones

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  • 1982
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    Wild Style
    Wild Style

    6.1 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Quiñones

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  • 1991
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    New Jack City
    New Jack City

    6.591 1991 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Wesley Snipes

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  • 2021
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    Hold Your Fire
    Hold Your Fire

    7 2021 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2023
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    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    6.8 2023 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nam June Paik

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  • 2012
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    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    2 2012 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2011
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.558 2011 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio

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  • 2017
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    The Defiant Ones
    The Defiant Ones

    7.733 2017 HD

    A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Dr. Dre

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  • 2018
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    Marvel's Luke Cage
    Marvel's Luke Cage

    6.935 2018 HD

    Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mike Colter

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  • 1999
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    The Hip Hop Years
    The Hip Hop Years

    7 1999 HD

    The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1997
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    Yo! MTV Raps
    Yo! MTV Raps

    7.5 1997 HD

    Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2022
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    The Andy Warhol Diaries
    The Andy Warhol Diaries

    7 2022 HD

    After he's shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries, and this series, reveal the secrets behind his persona.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Andy Warhol

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