Fred Durst: childhood, early career, popularity

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:47

Fred Durst is an American singer who has come a long way to his glory. He worked hard, wrote lyrics for his songs, he assembled a group himself. He gained his fame not only thanks to his musical data, acting in some films, but also due to frequent scandals. Once he even knocked down two people in his car, because of which he almost ended up in jail, but got off with a probationary period.

Childhood of the singer

Future showbiz star, singer Fred Durst was born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Real name is William Frederick. Today, Fred Durst has Russian citizenship. Fred's mother raised herself, as the father of the family left them immediately after his birth. At that time, the woman was going through a difficult financial situation, there was not enough money even for food, what can we say about a small child who needs many things. One day, the ministers of the church saw a woman begging for alms and took pity on her. They allowed Anita to live in their attic and take the food that the parishioners bring. It was the most difficult period in their lives with their mother, because there is nothing worse than hunger.

At the time when the son was two years old, the mother met a local lawman named Bill and soon married him. Soon their lives improved. Fred loved his stepfather like his own, and he managed to give him care and warmth, replacing his father. From an early age, the boy loved to sing and even sang for his parents, presenting himself on the big stage. Fred has a younger brother. They both loved music and became fans of the rock band Kiss. Childhood was very difficult, but Fred had a good support - his mother, stepfather, who always supported him in difficult times. Some photos of Fred Durst from his childhood remained in the family archive.

School years

Before sending their son to school, the parents decided to move to Gastonia, North Carolina. Fred went to study at Hunter Huss School. There, the guy began to engage in hip-hop and even created his own break dance group, giving it the name "Reckless Team". The parents liked their son's hobby, they supported him in everything and even bought a mixer for him.

Break-dance was not enough for Fred, and he began to write lyrics for songs. Having recitatives, Durst began to perform at various rap competitions. But after some time, the break culture began to decline, and at the same time, his interest in music also faded.

Skateboarding became his new hobby. At that time, his priorities in music began to change, he began to like hard rock. And in his free time, the guy began to write lyrics for songs again.

At seventeenage, the guy received a high school diploma and entered a local college. His part-time job was to perform as a DJ in cafes, restaurants, skateparks. But he did not work anywhere for a long time. He showed the same inconstancy in college, because of which he was soon expelled. So, he had to serve in the Navy. Afterwards, he said he felt like he was in prison.

Upon returning to his native Gastonia, Fred decided to create a rap group. He called his old friend as a DJ, and he himself tried to become a cool rapper. The guys quickly got the right connections in the right places, where they were helped in recording the first promo video. They really hoped to sign a contract with a recording studio, but it did not work out. Finally disappointed, Fred returned to his childhood city of Jacksonville and became a tattoo artist, and it is worth noting that he was good at it.

Music career

The turning point for Fred was the end of 1993. At that time, he met by chance the future bassist of his band Limp Bizkit, Sam Rivers. The guys immediately realized that they have a lot in common, and music for them is everything. Sam suggested that Fred take his younger brother as drummer in the band. After a while, a guitarist named Wes Borland and DJ Lethal joined the band.

The first song that brought the band great success and popularity throughout America was a cover of the George Michael Faith song, recorded in 1998. The song quickly became a major MTV hit. Fred became the director of most of the videos for his group. Heoften personally engaged in stage design for his performances, which greatly surprised everyone. For example, the performance of the guys at a concert in costumes from the film "Apocalypse Now", and at the Family Values Tour in 1999, the musicians appeared on stage in a very unusual way, they came out of an alien ship.

Fred as actor

In 2001, Fred Durst decided to try himself as an actor for the first time. He first starred in the film "Model Male", playing a small role there. Three years later, he starred in several more episodes of House M. D. and in the comedy Be Cool.

Fred's personal life

Fred met his first wife, Rachel Tergesen, when he served in the Navy. Upon returning home, he asked her to marry him. Soon they had a daughter. But their relationship did not last long, Fred found out that his wife was cheating on him.

With the second common-law wife they had a son, but this time the relationship was not long. Once Fred said that he wanted a wife from Russia, as he was a fan of Russian cuisine. Soon Fred Durst and his wife appeared in the light (in 2014). His wife is Ksenia Beryazeva from Russia.