Doug E. Fresh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 September 1966 · Bridgetown, Barbados
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.
Known for
Acting 30
- 2026Paragraphs I Manifest as Self
- 2026Return of The Mack as DOOKIE RAIN
- 2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2023World's Best as Celebrity Judge
- 2023All Up in the Biz as Self
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 2021You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2020The Beat Don't Stop as Self
- 2019Grass Is Greener as Self
- 2017Girls Trip as Doug E. Fresh
- 2013Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy as Self
- 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
- 2012Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D as Self
- 2009Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded as Himself
- 2006The Hip Hop Project as Self
- 2006Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Self
- 2003Don of All Dons as Self
- 2002Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie
- 2002Paid in Full as Himself
- 2002Brown Sugar as Self
- 2002Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box as Himself
- 1999Whiteboyz as Parking Lot Rapper #1
- 1998Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
- 1994New York Undercover · 1 episode
- 1993Let's Get Bizzee as Sam Baker
- 1992Solidarity as Concert Footage
- 1988Tapeheads as Record Executive
- 1986Big Fun in the Big Town as Self
- 1984Beat Street as Himself
- 1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self · 1 episode