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Biography
Infobox musical artist|image =|image_size = 547 × 600||name =||caption = Fredro Starr's Birthday Party at The Plumm in New York (Dec 31, 2007).|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Fredro Scruggs|birth_date = birth date and age|1970|1|1|alias = Freddy, Firestarr|origin = South Jamaica, Queens , New York , United States|USA |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Rapper and actor |years_active = 1988 – present|associated_acts = Onyx (group)|Onyx , Jam Master Jay , Yung Onyx, Sticky Fingaz , Outlawz , Layzie Bone , Mekhi Phifer , Silverback Guerillaz|website = Fredro Scruggs (born April 18, 1970) better known by his stage name Fredro Starr , is an United States|American rapper and actor from South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica, Queens, New York best known as a member of hardcore hip hop group Onyx (group)|Onyx .
Music career
Dro Starr released six albums with Onyx, and is the cousin of fellow group member Sticky Fingaz . He also contributed to the Sunset Park (soundtrack)|Sunset Park , Light It Up (soundtrack)|Light It Up , and Save the Last Dance (soundtrack)|Save the Last Dance movie soundtracks.
Onyx split with Def Jam Recordings after their 1998 release '' Shut 'Em Down , and temporarily broke up, during which Starr released his first solo album, Firestarr , in 2001. Onyx reunited the next year and released Bacdafucup Part II '', and Starr's next album, '' Don't Get Mad Get Money , arrived in 2003. He formed a new group called Yung Onyx in 2006. As of 2011, he and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are planning to release a joint Extended play|EP entitled FireSquad , which is set to be released late 2011/ early 2012.
Acting career
Starr made his acting debut in Forest Whitaker 's 1993 award-winning HBO drama Strapped , for which he earned a Cable ACE Award|Cable ACE Best Supporting Actor nomination, in addition to several Onyx songs appearing on the soundtrack. Other film credits include Clockers (film)|Clockers , Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park , Ride (film)|Ride , Light It Up (film)|Light It Up , and Save The Last Dance .
On television, Starr had a recurring role on Moesha as the title character's boyfriend and fiancé. He appeared in three episodes of HBO's The Wire (TV series)|The Wire as Barksdale Organization#Bird|Marquis "Bird" Hilton . Starr co-hosted Paramount Domestic Television 's daily half-hour urban dance competition, Dance 360 , with actor Kel Mitchell . The program aired for one season in 2004 before being canceled due to poor ratings.
Starr also filmed guest appearances on NYPD Blue , Law & Order , Blade: The Series (in which Sticky Fingaz starred in the title role), and " Promised Land ." He also played Ricky Gannon on a CSI: Miami episode that aired February 2, 2009.
He also appeared on New York Undercover in the episode entitled "Student Affairs".
As of October 2011, Starr is playing the lead in the independent feature-length film "Diamond Ruff" being shot in and around Hartford, CT.
Personal Life
He was married to former Croats|Croatian supermodel Korina Longin. He is currently divorced from her as of 2011.
Discography
Main|Fredro Starr discography
2001: Firestarr
2003: '' Don't Get Mad Get Money
References
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External links
IMDb name|0823507
MySpace|62301496|Fredro Starr
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p461760|pure_url=yes Fredro Starr at Allmusic.com
http://diamondruffmovie.com/ Diamond Ruff The Movie
Fredro StarrOnyx Persondata | NAME =Starr, Fredro | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 1, 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Queens, New York | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Starr, Fredro Category:African-American actors Category:African American rappers Category:American television actors Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:People from Queens
