Doug E. Fresh
Acting Born Sep 17, 1966 Bridgetown, Barbados 24 credits
Biography
Douglas Davis (born September 17, 1966) known professionally as Doug E. Fresh, is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". The pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects using only his mouth, lips, gums, throat, tongue and a microphone. In the early 1980s, he formed the Get Fresh Crew with DJs Chill Will and Barry B and later added rapper Slick Rick. Two of their songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. "La Di Da Di", in particular, is one of the most sampled songs in music history.
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Full filmography
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- All My Children (1970)
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- New York Undercover (1994)
- The Bachelorette (2003) as Self
- Explained (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Girls Trip (2017) as Doug E. Fresh
- BET Awards (2001) as Self - Performer
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006) as Self
- Paid in Full (2002) as Himself
- I Love the '80s Strikes Back (2003)
- Beat Street (1984) as Himself
- Brown Sugar (2002) as Self
- I Love the '90s (2004) as Self
- I Love the '70s (2003)
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- World's Best (2023) as Celebrity Judge
- Tapeheads (1988) as Record Executive
- I Love Toys (2006)
- You're Watching Video Music Box (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self
- Hip Hop Was Born Here (2025) as Self