Doug E. Fresh
Acting • Born 1966-09-17
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.
Filmography
43 credits
Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded
Movie • 2009
Himself
Tapeheads
Movie • 1988
Record Executive
World's Best
Movie • 2023
Celebrity Judge
All Up in the Biz
Movie • 2023
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Paid in Full
Movie • 2002
Himself
Big Fun in the Big Town
Movie • 1986
Self
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
Movie • 2013
Self
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
Movie • 2012
Self
Whiteboyz
Movie • 1999
Parking Lot Rapper #1
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie • 2023
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Movie • 2012
Self
Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box
Movie • 2002
Himself
Let's Get Bizzee
Movie • 1993
Sam Baker
The Hip Hop Project
Movie • 2006
Self
Beat Street
Movie • 1984
Himself
Solidarity
Movie • 1992
Concert Footage
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Movie • 1998
Self
Brown Sugar
Movie • 2002
Self
Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie
Movie • 2002
Grass Is Greener
Movie • 2019
Self
Don of All Dons
Movie • 2003
Self
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Movie • 2006
Self
The Beat Don't Stop
Movie • 2020
Self
Paragraphs I Manifest
Movie
Self
Return of The Mack
Movie
DOOKIE RAIN
Girls Trip
Movie • 2017
Doug E. Fresh
I Love the '90s
TV • 2004
Self
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
I Love the '70s
TV • 2003
I Love Toys
TV • 2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
TV • 2006
Self
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
TV • 2003
All My Children
TV • 1970
Explained
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
BET Awards
TV • 2001
Self - Performer
The Bachelorette
TV • 2003
Self
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Hip Hop Was Born Here
TV • 2025
Self