Fred Berry
Fred Berry
Fred Berry Fred Berry (actor).jpg Born Fred Allen Berry March 19, 1951 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Died October 21, 2003 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Stroke, Diabetes, Natural Causes Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, street dancer Spouse(s) Franchesska Berry (1976-1976) Franchesska Berry (1978-1980) Carol Ann Ross (1984-1991) Darlene Bitten (1994-1999) Essie Berry (1999-2003) Children DeShannon Berry[1] Portia Berry-Allen Fred Berry, Jr. From TV's What's Happening!! (1977). Seated, L-R: Fred Berry, Ernest Lee Thomas, and Haywood Nelson (back to camera). Standing: Shirley Hemphill. 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". What's Happening!! aired from 1976 to 1979. He reprised his role as Rerun in the series What's Happening Now!! but he was only on that show for one season. Berry asked for more money than the rest of the cast (believing he was the reason people tuned in).
