Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-07-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self

2024

The B-52's: 1982 US Festival as Self

2019

Jay's Longhorn as Self

Corporate Animals as Psychedelic Dream Creature (voice)

2012

The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA as himself

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

2007

Each Time I Kill as Tom Saunders

2006

The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation

2002

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self

2000

Godass as Roland

1999

Desert Blue as KBLU Radio DJ (voice)

1998

The Rugrats Movie as Newborn Baby (singing voice)

V.I.P. as Self

1994

The Flintstones as BC-52's

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1993

RuPaul's Christmas Ball as Self

1991

A Matter of Degrees as Moonboy

1990

Summer of Love as Self

Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Danny Dazzleduff (voice)

1989

MTV Rockumentary

1988

Funny as Self

1985

Mermaids on Heroin as Key Largo

1980

One Trick Pony as Self

The B-52's: Party at The Capitol Theatre

Crew

1998

V.I.P. as Thanks

Sound

2005

Squidbillies as Theme Song Performance