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Fred Berry
Actor
Born March 19, 1951Died October 21, 2003 (52 years)
Fred Allen Berry (March 19, 1951 – October 21, 2003) was an American actor and street dancer. He was best known for the role of Fred "Rerun" Stubbs on the 1970s television show What's Happening!!
Before starring on What's Happening!! he was a member of the Los Angeles-based dance troupe The Lockers, with whom he appeared on the third episode of Saturday Night Live. He also appeared on the dance music show Soul Train, and was featured in the program's signature line dance segment doing the memorable early 1970s dance step "the slo-mo".
He reprised his role as Rerun in the series What's Happening Now!! but was only on the show for one season. Berry asked for more money than the rest of the cast (believing he was the reason people tuned in). Berry's widow, Essie Berry, told Urbanite magazine at Georgia State University that their unwillingness to pay Fred Berry his due in both shows led to their early cancellations. During the 1990s, Berry became a Baptist minister and lost 100 lbs after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Berry was married five times to four different women, the first of whom he married twice. On October 21, 2003, Berry died at his Los Angeles home, where he was recovering from a stroke. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.
Before starring on What's Happening!! he was a member of the Los Angeles-based dance troupe The Lockers, with whom he appeared on the third episode of Saturday Night Live. He also appeared on the dance music show Soul Train, and was featured in the program's signature line dance segment doing the memorable early 1970s dance step "the slo-mo".
He reprised his role as Rerun in the series What's Happening Now!! but was only on the show for one season. Berry asked for more money than the rest of the cast (believing he was the reason people tuned in). Berry's widow, Essie Berry, told Urbanite magazine at Georgia State University that their unwillingness to pay Fred Berry his due in both shows led to their early cancellations. During the 1990s, Berry became a Baptist minister and lost 100 lbs after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Berry was married five times to four different women, the first of whom he married twice. On October 21, 2003, Berry died at his Los Angeles home, where he was recovering from a stroke. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.
Fred Berry Filmography
| 2007 | In the Land of Merry Misfits · as Self |
| 2004 | 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star · as Self |
| 2003 | I Love the 70s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Doggy Fizzle Televizzle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Fred Berry |
| 2001 | Weakest Link (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Linc's (TV Series) · as Fred Berry |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Fred Berry |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Kids Are People Too! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Battle of the Network Stars III · as Self - Abc Team |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Donny & Marie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2012 | Oddity Archive (TV Series) · as Fred "rerun" Stubbs (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Bum Runner · as Can Man |
| 2002 | The Rerun Show (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 2000 | Big Money Hustlas · as Bootleg Greg |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | In the Hood · as Uncle Paul |
| 1995 | Murder Was the Case: The Movie · as Re-Run (segment: Doggy Dogg World) |
| 1990 | In Living Color (TV Series) |
| 1985 | What's Happening Now! (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Vice Squad · as Sugar Pimp |
| 1976 | The Brady Bunch Hour (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! (TV Series) · as Frederick (freddy) "rerun" Stubbs |
| 1973 | Wattstax · as Dancing Guy |
| 1972 | Hammer · as Club Dancer (uncredited) |