Fred Schneider

Acting

Fred Schneider

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

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 credits

The Flintstones poster
5.4

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

The Flintstones

1994

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster
6.8

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

The Rugrats Movie poster
6.3

The Pickles family welcome a new arrival, Dil, whose constant crying and need for attention quickly exhaust the other toddlers. Seeking to return the "broken" baby to the hospital, the gang embarks on a journey in a Reptar Wagon that inadvertently veers off course, leaving them stranded in a vast, dangerous forest. While facing off against escaped circus monkeys and a predatory wolf, Tommy must overcome his own resentment to protect his brother and make it back home.

The Rugrats Movie

1998

Desert Blue poster
5.7

An academic obsessed with roadside attractions and his tv-star daughter stop at a small desert town to see the world's largest ice cream cone, where, because of an accident that spilled an unknown substance all over the highway, they are forced to spend a few days with the towns eccentric residents.

Desert Blue

1999

Godass poster
3.3

An off-beat comedy about how having a gay father can be the least of a punk girl's problems.

Godass

2000

Corporate Animals poster
4.8

Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.

Corporate Animals

2019

One Trick Pony poster
5.5

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.

One Trick Pony

1980

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

Taken in one concentrated best-of dose, it becomes evident what a coup The B-52's pulled off when they turned their own concentrated craziness into genuine hits. This is some of the weirdest stuff ever to make the charts, much less beloved by the masses. It's all here through the mad surf guitar of Ricky Wilson (and later Keith Strickland), the banshee wails of Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, and, of course, the, um, well, let's say vocalizing of freaky Fred Schneider. "Party out of Bounds" with a "Rock Lobster" on "Planet Claire," or "Roam" over to the "Love Shack" in "Private Idaho." Whatever you do in The B-52's universe will at least be good, clean, perverse fun

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

2006

Jay's Longhorn poster
NR

Jay’s Longhorn was the epicenter of the Minneapolis punk rock and indie rock scene in the late 1970s and sparked the explosion of alternative rock music that followed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jay's Longhorn

2019

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' poster
9.0

Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, Joel Gray, Kc & the Sunshine Band, Eartha Kitt, Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah and more?

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

2002

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4.4

Max can't face his yuppie future. Graduation's only weeks away and he's having second thoughts. Inspired by the campus radio station, he decides to get a little crazy.

A Matter of Degrees

1991

RuPaul's Christmas Ball poster
10.0

Variety special featuring guests from the downtown New York club scene to stellar artists including Nirvana and Elton John.

RuPaul's Christmas Ball

1993

Funny poster
8.0

People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.

Funny

1988

Mermaids on Heroin poster
NR

"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.

Mermaids on Heroin

1985

Each Time I Kill poster
6.0

A shy high school senior (Paralta) finds a magic locket that will allow her to trade one physical feature with anyone she murders.

Each Time I Kill

2007

The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA poster
7.4

The B-52s were celebrating the 34th anniversary of their first-ever live show on Valentine’s Day in 1977 in the same town. This disc is also the first B52s concert now officially released on DVD. Not surprisingly, as the group had no new material to promote, it’s a retrospective of their work from 1979 to their last new studio album, 2008’s Funplex.

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

2012

The B-52's: 1982 US Festival poster
8.0

The B-52's recorded live at the 1982 US Festival.

The B-52's: 1982 US Festival

2024

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

By November of 1980, the B-52’s had two albums under their belt and were two months away from their debut Saturday Night Live performance. The New Wave band were quickly rising to national fame, and they were still touring with the original lineup which consisted of frontman Fred Schneider (who in this set’s liner notes is credited as playing both the glockenspiel and “various toys”), Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland.

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

1980

The B-52s Live at US Festival poster
NR

The B-52s live concert performance at the US Festival in 1982.

The B-52s Live at US Festival

2020