Doug E. Fresh

Doug E. Fresh

Known for
Acting
Born
September 17, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Bridgetown, Barbados

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Paragraphs I Manifest

Paragraphs I Manifest

Movie · as Self

2026
Return of The Mack poster

Return of The Mack

Movie · as DOOKIE RAIN

2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning poster

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2025
Hip Hop Was Born Here poster

Hip Hop Was Born Here

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
World's Best poster

World's Best

Movie · as Celebrity Judge

2023
All Up in the Biz poster

All Up in the Biz

Movie · as Self

2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop poster

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Movie · as Self

2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
You're Watching Video Music Box poster

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Beat Don't Stop poster

The Beat Don't Stop

Movie · as Self

2019
Grass Is Greener poster

Grass Is Greener

Movie · as Self

2018
Explained poster

Explained

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2017
Girls Trip poster

Girls Trip

Movie · as Doug E. Fresh

2013
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy poster

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

Movie · as Self

2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D poster

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

Movie · as Self

2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap poster

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Movie · as Self

2009
Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded poster

Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded

Movie · as Himself

2006
The Hip Hop Project poster

The Hip Hop Project

Movie · as Self

2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! poster

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

Movie · as Self

2006
I Love Toys

I Love Toys

TV · 5 eps

2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 poster

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2004
I Love the '90s poster

I Love the '90s

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2003
Don of All Dons poster

Don of All Dons

Movie · as Self

2003
I Love the '70s poster

I Love the '70s

TV · 10 eps

2003
I Love the '80s Strikes Back poster

I Love the '80s Strikes Back

TV · 10 eps

2003
The Bachelorette poster

The Bachelorette

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Paid in Full poster

Paid in Full

Movie · as Himself

2002
Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box

Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box

Movie · as Himself

2002
Brown Sugar poster

Brown Sugar

Movie · as Self

2002
Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie poster

Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie

Movie

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
BET Awards poster

BET Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1999
Whiteboyz poster

Whiteboyz

Movie · as Parking Lot Rapper #1

1998
Prince: Beautiful Strange poster

Prince: Beautiful Strange

Movie · as Self

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 1 ep

1993
Let's Get Bizzee poster

Let's Get Bizzee

Movie · as Sam Baker

1992
Solidarity

Solidarity

Movie · as Concert Footage

1988
Tapeheads poster

Tapeheads

Movie · as Record Executive

1986
Big Fun in the Big Town poster

Big Fun in the Big Town

Movie · as Self

1984
Beat Street poster

Beat Street

Movie · as Himself

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
All My Children poster

All My Children

TV · 1 ep