Fred Schneider
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-07-01 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known As
Frederick William Schneider III
Fred Schneider
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.
Acting
1980
One Trick Pony
as Self
1999
Desert Blue
as KBLU Radio DJ (voice)
1988
Funny
as Self
2012
1991
A Matter of Degrees
as Moonboy
2007
Each Time I Kill
as Tom Saunders
1998
The Rugrats Movie
as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
2000
Godass
as Roland
1985
Mermaids on Heroin
as Key Largo
1993
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
as Self
2019
Jay's Longhorn
as Self
1994
The Flintstones
as BC-52's
1990
Summer of Love
as Self
2002
2025
2024
The B-52's: 1982 US Festival
as Self
2019
Corporate Animals
as Psychedelic Dream Creature (voice)
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