My Take
Fred Durst is one of those guys you can't really separate from a specific moment in time — the late '90s to early 2000s, when nu-metal was everywhere and Limp Bizkit was somehow both the most hated and most unavoidable band on the planet. I remember that red backwards cap like it was a cultural landmark, and honestly? The combination of hip-hop swagger and distorted guitar crunch that he and the band cooked up on albums like Significant Other hit different when you were young and angry and didn't care about being cool. People love to dunk on him now, and sure, some of the provocateur antics aged poorly, but the guy clearly has energy that doesn't quit — he's a Leo from Jacksonville, Florida, and that combination explains a lot. The fact that he pivoted into film directing on top of everything else shows there's more going on than just the shouting frontman act.
Overview
William Frederick Durst (born Frederick Allen Mayne III; August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker, known as the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio albums.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fred Durst
- Name (Japanese)
- フレッド・ダースト
- Reading
- ふれっど・だーすと
- Born
- August 20, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / songwriter / director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hunter Huss High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.