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Fred Schneider (born Fred Schneider III on July 1, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey) is best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member.

Schneider is well-known for his quirky sprechgesang, to which he adds a distinctive swish.

Contents 1 Solo career 2 Collaborations 3 Filmography 4 Radio host 5 Bibliography

Fred Schneider released two solo music albums, but neither of these albums were as successful as any of the albums created by The B-52's:

• Fred Schneider & the Shake Society (1984 and 1991)
• Just Fred (1996), which was produced by Steve Albini.

• He sang with Sleater-Kinney in a Hedwig and the Angry Inch tribute cover of "Angry Inch."
• He sang with Richard Barone on Barone's 1990 album, Primal Dream (MCA). Richard also co-wrote two songs and arranged on Just Fred.
• He was a guest vocalist on the song National Anthem Of Love, on Joe McIntyre's album Meet Joe Mac.
• He worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on some songs for her album Trip the Light Fantastic.

Films in which Fred Schneider has appeared include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Trekkies 2 (2004)
• Each Time I Kill (2002)
• Godass (2000)
• Desert Blue (1998, voice only)
• The Rugrats Movie (1998, voice only)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• Hangfire (1991)
• A Matter of Degrees (1990)
• Funny (1989)
• Athens, GA.: Inside/Out (1987)
• One Trick Pony (1980)
• He is credited in the Nickelodeon cartoon Rocko's Modern Life for the theme song vocals.
• He was a guest on an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

• In September 2004 it was announced that he will host a show called Party Out of Bounds on Sirius Satellite Radio in the US.

• In 1975/1976, Fred Schneider personally hand-wrote approximately 100 copies of a short book of his poems entitled Bleb. (Cover art picture is available here.)
• In 1987, Fred Schneider wrote a paperback book of mostly poetry entitled Fred Schneider and Other Unrelated Works, which was published by Arbor House, New York. The book is approximately 96 pages and out of print. It was illustrated by Kenny Scharf, who also did the cover art for The B-52's 1986 album Bouncing Off the Satellites. Approximately 6000 copies were printed. (Cover art picture is available here.)

The B-52's
Fred Schneider | Kate Pierson | Cindy Wilson | Keith Strickland | Ricky Wilson
Discography
Studio albums: The B-52's | Wild Planet | Party Mix! | Mesopotamia | Whammy! | Bouncing off the Satellites | Cosmic Thing | Good Stuff | Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation | Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
DVDs: The B-52's 1979-1989 | The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979-1998