42 Facts About Fred Durst

Fred Durst is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio albums.

Since 2006, Durst has worked on a number of independent films.

Fred Durst co-starred in Population 436, and made his directorial debut in 2007 with The Education of Charlie Banks.

Shortly after, Fred Durst's parents had another child, his half-brother Cory Fred Durst.

At the age of 12, Fred Durst took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock, and heavy metal.

Fred Durst named the band Limp Bizkit because he wanted a name that would repel listeners.

Later, when Korn performed in town as the opening act for Sick of It All, Fred Durst invited Korn to his house.

On October 23,1997, Fred Durst met the band Staind, but friction quickly emerged between the two over the cover art of Staind's album.

Fred Durst made an appearance on Korn's album Follow the Leader.

Jonathan Davis had intended to write a battle rap with B-Real of Cypress Hill, but the latter's label wouldn't let him do it, and Fred Durst was tapped instead.

Davis and Fred Durst wrote the lyrics for "All in the Family", which featured the two vocalists trading insults.

Fred Durst began to take an interest in filmmaking, directing the music video for Limp Bizkit's single "Faith" in promotion for its appearance in the film Very Bad Things; he was unsatisfied with it and made a second video which paid tribute to tour mates Primus, Deftones and Motley Crue, who appeared in the video.

Fred Durst utilized his connections through the label and scouted numerous bands; landing record deals for Cold, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, and She Wants Revenge.

Fred Durst stated that he was "emotionally scarred" because of the teenager's death.

In 2002, Fred Durst was tapped to write songs for Britney Spears, and later said that he was in a relationship with her.

Fred Durst filed a $70 million lawsuit against ten websites that posted the video.

In May 2003, it was reported that Fred Durst was working on a New Wave side-project alongside Limp Bizkit's Results May Vary album.

Fred Durst was eventually sued for breach of contract by Chicago lawyer Michael Young in a class-action suit.

Fred Durst later announced that despite the album's title, no sequel to The Unquestionable Truth would be produced.

Fred Durst announced that they had begun to record a new album, Gold Cobra.

In February 2012, Lil Wayne announced in a radio interview that Limp Bizkit had signed to his label, Cash Money Records, which Fred Durst confirmed on his Twitter page.

Originally, Fred Durst was to direct and produce the film Pawn Shop Chronicles, starring Paul Walker; but Wayne Kramer was later chosen to direct the film.

In 2014, Fred Durst shot three commercials for the website eHarmony, In February 2018, Fred Durst began filming The Fanatic, starring John Travolta.

Fred Durst was later arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, receiving a fine of $5,000.

Fred Durst has a son named Dallas born August 30,2001, with his ex-girlfriend, actress Jennifer Thayer.

On July 13,1999, Fred Durst was arrested for kicking a stage security guard in the head.

Fred Durst was released on $50,000 bail and was later fined in exchange for reduced charges.

In 2007, Fred Durst pleaded no-contest to seven misdemeanor charges, including battery, assault and reckless driving.

Fred Durst was given a 120-day suspended sentence, 20 hours community service and a $1,500 fine.

In 2009, Fred Durst married Esther Nazarov and split after three months.

Fred Durst married his third wife, make-up artist Kseniya Beryazina, in 2012.

In 2015, Fred Durst stated his interest in obtaining a Russian passport and spending half of the year in Crimea.

On October 8,2015, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Fred Durst responded positively to Sergey Aksyonov's call to settle in Crimea.

Fred Durst is known for regularly wearing a red New York Yankees baseball cap.

However, while Taylor responded with praise for Durst's financial ventures, he attacked Durst's artistic motives and ability, claiming "Fred Durst is a great businessman, but he is not an artist".

Taylor stated in a live interview in 2011 that Fred Durst's children were allegedly fans of Slipknot.

In January 2003, Fred Durst claimed he and Spears were in a relationship stemming from their collaborations on three upcoming tracks for the album.

The song depicts Fred Durst's vulgar recounting of their alleged relationship.

Fred Durst was impressed with the band's material and initially lined up Taproot to land a record contract through Interscope; however, executives from Interscope proved to be difficult to negotiate with as they wanted the rights to the 3 songs recorded by the band through their demo deal.

Fred Durst was enraged to eventually discover Taproot had defected to Atlantic, leading him to leave a threatening message on frontman Stephen Richards' mother's answering machine.

Fred Durst was later alleged to have personally removed System of a Down from the 1999 Family Values Tour as a retaliatory action.

Molko later commented that nobody had told him that Fred Durst would be hosting the show and that Placebo would have to follow opening act Kid Rock.