Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer and frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang (spoken singing), which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars. He has also released two solo albums.

KNOWN FOR

RuPaul's Drag Race
2017
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995
V.I.P.
2000
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1997
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1996
Squidbillies
2016
The Flintstones
1994
The Rugrats Movie
1998
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
MTV Rockumentary
1992
Corporate Animals
2019

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
26
Sound
1
Crew
1
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2024
The B-52's: 1982 US Festival
as Self
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self -Musical Guest
2020
The B-52s Live at US Festival
as Self
2019
Jay's Longhorn
as Self
2019
Corporate Animals
as Psychedelic Dream Creature (voice)
2017
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! - Live in Athens, GA
as himself
2007
Each Time I Kill
as Tom Saunders
2006
The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
2000
Godass
as Roland
2000
V.I.P.
as Self
1999
Desert Blue
as KBLU Radio DJ (voice)
1998
The Rugrats Movie
as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
1997
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1996
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Danny (voice)
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1994
The Flintstones
as BC-52's
1993
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
as Self
1992
MTV Rockumentary
1991
A Matter of Degrees
as Moonboy
1988
Funny
as Self
1985
Mermaids on Heroin
as Key Largo
1980
One Trick Pony
as Self
1980
The B-52's: Party at The Capitol Theatre