
Doug E. Fresh
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.
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Acting History
2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning as Self (archive footage)
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)
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2021You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
2020The Beat Don't Stop as Self
2019Grass Is Greener as Self
2018Explained as Self (archive footage)
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
2006I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
2006The Hip Hop Project as Self
2006Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! as Self
2006I Love Toys
2004I Love the '90s as Self
2003I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003I Love the '70s
2003The Bachelorette as Self
2003Don of All Dons as Self
2002Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie
2002Paid in Full as Himself
2002Brown Sugar as Self
2002American Idol as Self
2002Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box as Himself
2001BET Awards as Self - Performer
1999Whiteboyz as Parking Lot Rapper #1
1998Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
1994New York Undercover
1993Let's Get Bizzee as Sam Baker
1992Solidarity as Concert Footage
1988Tapeheads as Record Executive
1986Big Fun in the Big Town as Self
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1984Beat Street as Himself
1970All My Children
—Paragraphs I Manifest as Self
—Return of The Mack as DOOKIE RAIN









