Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

  • Birthday: 1951-07-01
  • Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Also know as: Frederick William Schneider III

Biography

Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer and frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang (spoken singing), which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars. He has also released two solo albums.

Filmography

Godass

2000

As Roland

Mermaids on Heroin

1985

As Key Largo

One Trick Pony

1980

As Self

Desert Blue

1999

As KBLU Radio DJ (voice)

Each Time I Kill

2007

As Tom Saunders

A Matter of Degrees

1991

As Moonboy

Jay's Longhorn

2019

As Self

The Executive Empress

2019

As Self (archival footage)

Funny

1988

As Self

The Flintstones

1994

As BC-52's

The Rugrats Movie

1998

As Newborn Baby (singing voice)

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