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Doug E. Fresh

New York-raised Doug E. Fresh, born Douglas Davis, got his initial notoriety for being the original human beat-box, inventing a method to imitate a drum machine using breath control through the teeth, lips, and gums. He had a string of hit singles with his then-partner Slick Rick in the early and mid-1980s, most notably on "The Show" and "...


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Born:
Sep 17, 1966 In St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Movie/TV Credits:
113
First Appeared:
In the movie Beatbox, Boombap autour du monde
Latest Project:
Movie Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown 2016-03-05
Known For
Poster of Ghostbusters II
Poster of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Poster of Brown Sugar
Poster of Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Filmography
Series So You Think You Can Dance Unknown 2017
Movie Beatbox, Boombap autour du monde Unknown 2016
Movie Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement Himself 2016-03-05
Movie Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown Himself 2016-03-05
Series Ice & Coco Unknown 2015
Movie BET Awards 2015 Unknown 2015-06-28
Movie BET Awards 2014: Genius Talks Himself 2014-06-29
Movie 2014 Soul Train Awards Unknown 2014-11-30
Series Guapas Unknown 2014
Movie BET Awards 2014 Unknown 2014-06-29
Series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Unknown 2014-02-17
Movie Behind the Scenes Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace Unknown 2013
Movie Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace Unknown 2013
Series Trail of Lies Unknown 2013
Movie Eminem: Rap God Unknown 2013
Movie A Message of Peace: Making of the U. N. Day Concert 2012 Unknown 2013
Series GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network Unknown 2013
Movie 2013 Soul Train Awards Unknown 2013-11-08
Series The Arsenio Hall Show Unknown 2013-09-09
Movie Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy Unknown 2013
Movie 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Unknown 2013
Movie SXSW Flashback 2013 Himself 2013-05-23
Series Dishing TEA with Big Meach Unknown 2012
Series Apollo Live Unknown 2012
Movie Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D Himself 2012-02-26
Movie You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Unknown 2012
Movie Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon Unknown 2012-06-23
Movie Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Unknown 2012-07-20
Movie Destination Fame Unknown 2012
Movie Hip Hop Cultural Odyssey: Know Your History Unknown 2012
Movie 2012 Soul Train Awards Unknown 2012-11-25
Series Tu cara me suena Unknown 2011-09-28
Movie 2011 Soul Train Awards Unknown 2011
Movie BET Awards 2011 Unknown 2011-06-26
Series Way Black When: Primetime Unknown 2011
Series Hot 50 of 2010 Countdown Unknown 2010
Movie 2010 Soul Train Awards Unknown 2010
Movie The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Unknown 2010-01-31
Series The Electric Company Unknown 2009
Movie Mike Epps: Under Rated... Never Faded & X-Rated Unknown 2009
Series Check It Out! Video Unknown 2009
Movie Dance Flick Unknown 2009
Series The Brian McKnight Show Unknown 2009
Series The Mo'Nique Show Unknown 2009-10-05
Series Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Unknown 2009-03-02
Series The Wendy Williams Show Unknown 2008-05-14
Series Unsung Unknown 2008-11-27
Movie Nothing Like the Holidays Unknown 2008
Movie James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message Unknown 2008
Movie 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Unknown 2007
Series Chelsea Lately Unknown 2007-07-01
Series 106 & Park Top 10 Live Unknown 2007
Movie Diplomats & Friends: The Book of Hip-Hop Unknown 2006
Series I Love Toys Unknown 2006
Movie Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops Unknown 2006
Series I Love the '70s: Volume 2 Unknown 2006
Movie 2006 Trumpet Awards Himself 2006-03-12
Movie Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Unknown 2006
Movie Ali Rap Himself 2006-12-09
Movie CityCollege9.com: 9 Dead, One Story Unknown 2006
Movie The Hip Hop Project Unknown 2006
Movie An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder Unknown 2006
Series I Love the '90s: Part Deux Unknown 2005
Series I Love the 80's 3-D Unknown 2005
Movie Letter to the President Unknown 2005-03-29
Movie Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History Himself 2005-10-24
Series Sharp Talk Unknown 2005
Series P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy Unknown 2005
Movie Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem Himself 2004-06-19
Movie 4th Annual BET Awards Unknown 2004-06-29
Movie Hip-Hop Honors Himself 2004-10-12
Movie War on Wax: Rivalries in Hip-Hop Himself 2004-02-17
Series I Love the '90s Unknown 2004-07-12
Movie Chris Rock: Never Scared Unknown 2004
Series The Bachelorette Unknown 2003-01-08
Series I Love the '70s Unknown 2003-08-18
Series I Love the '80s Strikes Back Himself 2003-10-20
Movie Holes Unknown 2003
Movie Underground Poets Railroad None 2003
Movie Essence Awards Unknown 2003
Series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Unknown 2002-06-01
Series American Idol Unknown 2002-06-11
Movie Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box Unknown 2002
Movie Brown Sugar Unknown 2002
Movie Ultimate X: The Movie Unknown 2002
Series I Love the '80s Unknown 2002
Movie The Last Poets Unknown 2002
Movie Biggie and Tupac Unknown 2002-05-24
Movie Paid in Full Unknown 2002
Movie Scratch Unknown 2001-11-07
Movie Blaze Battle: The Face-Off 2000 World Championship Unknown 2000
Movie Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1 Unknown 2000
Movie Whiteboyz Unknown 1999-10-08
Movie Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker Unknown 1999
Movie Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes Unknown 1998-08-18
Movie The Sixth Man Unknown 1997
Movie Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Unknown 1996
Movie Rap Sheet's Free Expression in the '90s Unknown 1995
Series New York Undercover Unknown 1994-09-08
Series In the Mix Unknown 1994
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Series Beavis and Butt-Head Unknown 1993-03-08
Movie Who's the Man? Unknown 1993-04-23
Movie CB4 Unknown 1993
Movie Let's Get Bizzee Unknown 1993
Movie New Jack City Unknown 1991
Movie Paris Is Burning Unknown 1990
Movie Ghostbusters II Unknown 1989-06-16
Movie Tapeheads Unknown 1988
Movie Big Fun in the Big Town Unknown 1986
Movie Beat Street Unknown 1984
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Series Soul Train Unknown 1971-10-02