How Old Is Fab 5 Freddy? Fab 5 Freddy Birthday
Fab 5 Freddy was born on August 31, 1959 and is 64 years old now.
Birthday: August 31, 1959
How Old - Age: 64
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Fab 5 Freddy - Biography
Fred Brathwaite (born August 31, 1959) more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American hip hop pioneer, visual artist and filmmaker. He emerged in New York's downtown underground creative scene in the late 1970s as a camera operator and a regular guest on Glenn O'Brien's public access cable show, TV Party. There he met Chris Stein and Debbie Harry. He was immortalized in 1981 when Harry rapped on the Blondie song "Rapture", "Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody's fly." In the late 1980s, Fab 5 Freddy became the first host of the groundbreaking and first internationally telecast hip-hop music video show, Yo! MTV Raps.
