Fred Schneider

Born: 1951-07-01, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Corporate Animals (2019)
• Desert Blue (1999)
• Godass (2000)
• The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation (2006)
• Each Time I Kill (2007)
• Mermaids on Heroin (1985)
• The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA (2012)
• The B-52's: Party at The Capitol Theatre (1980)