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
The Flintstones
(1994)
BC-52's
The Rugrats Movie
(1998)
Newborn Baby (singing voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The B-52's: Party at The Capitol Theatre
(1980)
One Trick Pony
(1980)
Self
Mermaids on Heroin
(1985)
Key Largo
Funny
(1988)
Self
Summer of Love
(1990)
A Matter of Degrees
(1991)
Moonboy
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
(1993)
Self
The Flintstones
(1994)
BC-52's
The Rugrats Movie
(1998)
Newborn Baby (singing voice)
Desert Blue
(1999)
KBLU Radio DJ (voice)
Godass
(2000)
Roland
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
(2002)
Self
The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation
(2006)
Each Time I Kill
(2007)
Tom Saunders
The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA
(2012)
himself
Jay's Longhorn
(2019)
Self
The Executive Empress
(2019)
Self (archival footage)