
Fred Berry
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.
7
Films
11
TV Shows
Known For
18 Credits
Scrubs
as Fred Berry
2001

Alice
1976

Martin
as Fred Berry
1992

Oddity Archive
as Fred "Rerun" Stubbs (archive footage)
2012

In Living Color
1990

Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999

Donny & Marie
as Self
1976

What's Happening!!
as Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs
1976

What's Happening Now!!
1985

The Captain and Tennille
as Self - Guest
1976

The Brady Bunch Hour
1977

Bum Runner
as Can Man
2002