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Fred Rerun Berry (born Fred Allen Berry; March 19, 1951 – October 21, 2003) was an American actor and street dancer.He was best known for his role as Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on the 1970s television show What's Happening!! and its sequel series What's Happening Now!!
Actor Theodore Wilson made three appearances on What's Happening!! as three different characters. Actress Chip Fields appeared on What's Happening!! as two different characters. The dance group the Lockers, of whom Fred Berry was a founding member, appeared in the first season as a group called the Rockets for whom Rerun auditions.
Rerun was a minor character in the strip when he was introduced in 1972, and in the 1980s he mostly appeared in sequences riding on the back of his mother's bicycle. However, in the late 1990s — the final years of the strip — he became a major presence, as Schulz felt that his main cast was "too old" for some of the themes he wanted to explore.
After the first successful season, Fred Berry attempted to negotiate a higher salary than his co-stars based on what he perceived as the popularity of the "Rerun" character. Having caused similar issues during the production of the original series, which led to its cancellation, producers fired Berry from the series. [3]
Roger is in a dilemma when, out of pity, he uses Rerun as the main character in a skit Roger wrote for their theatre arts class when their teacher's friend, a TV producer whom Roger tries to impress with his skit, visits to see the class projects. As expected, with Rerun cast as the main character, the presentation of the skit turns into disaster.
Like many TV actors, especially sitcom actors, Cryer makes a tidy sum from reruns. According to one source , he makes about $6 million per year from rerun royalties alone, although this figure is ...
Rerun, a once-lived villain on the TV series Static Shock; Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs, a character in the American TV series What's Happening!!, portrayed by Fred Berry; Rerun van Pelt, a character in the Peanuts comic strip
Three prime-time holiday specials (Halloween, Christmas, and Easter) featuring the characters were also produced. [10] Like most Saturday morning cartoons of the era, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids contained an adult laugh track, which was eliminated during the final season. The series was rerun on NBC Saturday mornings and on the USA Network in ...