Fred Schneider
Birthday
1951/07/01 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
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.
Acting
(1980) One Trick Pony
as Self
(1999) Desert Blue
as KBLU Radio DJ (voice)
(1988) Funny
as Self
(2012) The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA
as himself
(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
(1980) The B-52's: Party at The Capitol Theatre
as ---
(2019) Jay's Longhorn
as Self
(1994) The Flintstones
as BC-52's
(1990) Summer of Love
as Self
(2006) The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation
as ---
(2002) The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
(2025) SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
(2024) The B-52's: 1982 US Festival
as Self
(2019) Corporate Animals
as Psychedelic Dream Creature (voice)
(1994) Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as ---
(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Danny Dazzleduff (voice)
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(1998) V.I.P.
as Self
(1989) MTV Rockumentary
as ---