Fred Berry

TV Actor

Fred Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States on March 19th, 1951 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 52, Fred Berry biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Fred "Rerun" Berry, Rerun, Penguin
Date of Birth
March 19, 1951
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death Date
Oct 21, 2003 (age 52)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Profession
Actor, Television Actor
Fred Berry Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 52 years old, Fred Berry has this physical status:

Height
165cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Large
Measurements
Not Available
Fred Berry Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Baptist
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Fred Berry Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Franchesska Berry (1976), (1978–1980), Carol Ann Ross (1984–1991), Darlene Bitten (1994–1999), Essie Berry (1999–2003)
Children
3
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Fred Berry Life

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!!

Personal life and death

Berry was married six times to four different women, the first two of whom he married twice each. He has three children: DeShannon, Portia and Freddy, who works as Fred Berry Jr.

On October 21, 2003, Berry was found dead at his Los Angeles home, where he was recovering from a stroke. The cause of death was listed as natural causes. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.

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Fred Berry Career

Career

Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 19, 1951, and grew up in an inner-city housing estate. As a youth, he had aspirations to be a popular dancer and actor. Berry appeared on the third episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975, early in his career. He appeared on Soul Train again, was also featured in the program's signature line dance segment performing the famous early 1970s dance step "the slo-mo."

On ABC's "What's Happening," Berry's character Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs gained more fame. This program aired from 1976 to 1979 when he was in his mid-20s. The role was originally supposed to be performed by a small and white actor. Because the individual had to repeat all of his classes during summer school, he was chosen for Rerun sobriquet. With a signature red beret, suspenders, and dance moves he used during his time with The Lockers, he became one of the show's best characters. Berry returned to reprise his role in the series What's Happening Now! in 1985, he appeared as Rerun. He was shot before the first season due to a salary dispute, but he requested that he get more money than the majority of the cast.

Berry suffered with heroin and alcohol abuse throughout his career and life. “I was a millionaire by the time I was 29 years old,” he told People magazine in 1996, but then the pressures of success brought him to me. The fat jokes got to me. In a 1996 interview, he said he had been playing heroin and alcohol since he was a boy, but as he became more popular, he could afford more medications. Berry had attempted suicide three times before but then recovered and spent his time visiting numerous cathedrals.

Berry became a motivational speaker and Baptist minister in the 1990s and shed 100 pounds after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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