Fred Durst

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Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst, on August 20, 1970 - though the fan biography claims it was 1971, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is the lead singer of the nu metal/rapcore band Limp Bizkit.

The son of a policeman, Durst was raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he lived until his teens. After high school, he returned to Jacksonville for brief service in the United States Navy, and later married at age 20. He and his wife had one daughter, Adriana, but the couple was divorced soon after Durst discovered that his wife had a sexual affair during their marriage. He was later incarcerated for a month for assaulting his wife's partner. [1] Durst was involved in controversy upon the death of Australian teenager Jessica Michalik who was crushed to death at the Sydney Big Day Out concert where Limp Bizkit played in 2001.

After jail, Durst spent a short while in North Carolina as a sponsored skateboarder, and later in Jacksonville as a tattoo artist. Together with Sam Rivers, Wes Borland, and John Otto, Durst formed the band Limp Bizkit in 1994. Later on, and to much derision, DJ Lethal of House Of Pain was added to the line up.

With Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst created a number of new hits, including "Faith", "Nookie", "Break Stuff", "Take A Look Around", "Rollin '" and "My Generation". He directed almost all of his band's videos, and the ones for Korn's "Falling Away From Me" and Staind's "It's Been Awhile" and "Just Go".

His favorite bands are Tool, KISS, Wu Tang Clan, Blondie, Smashing Pumpkins and Suicidal Tendencies. [2]. He has cited Maynard James Keenan, Mike Patton, and Ice Cube as main vocal inspirations.

Many original fans as of late have dropped their loyalty to Durst but not always to the rest of his band. Stories of Durst have created a negative connotation and in many cases have developed an "Anti-Fred Durst movement", mostly due to the aforementioned stories and Limp Bizkit's intense popularity, which in turn has also labeled the band, and Durst, as sell-outs. Popular heavy metal website Encyclopaedia Metallum also refers to their banning process as being "Dursted", named after Durst who is considered a stigma upon heavy metal. Various musical artists have also cited their differences with Fred Durst, such as guitarist Zakk Wylde and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor.

Durst is notorious for his love life. He has either dated or reported to have dated various Playboy playmates and celebrity entertainers such as Alyssa Milano, Geri Halliwell, Christina Aguilera, Naomi Campbell, Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Thora Birch.

In February 2005, a three minute composite of video clips of Durst having sex was leaked to the Internet after the video clip was taken from his computer's hard disk [3]. The video also revealed that he had a Prince Albert piercing, although he was not wearing the jewelry.

He also had a minor role in the mini-series Revelations, playing the role of Odgen, and is expected to star as a policeman in the upcoming movie 'Population 436' with Jeremy Sisto.

Durst also chairs his own record label, Flawless Records, a division of Geffen Records. It has signed such bands as Puddle of Mudd, The Revolution Smile, Ringside, Staind and She Wants Revenge.

According to the I hate Fred Durst movement's site, Fred's son, Dallas Durst, was born August 30, 2001.

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Trivia

Fred Durst has appeared in three video games in the form of a secret character. His first appearance was in WWF Smackdown!: Just Bring It for the Playstation 2. He's unlocked by winning the Slobberknocker Mode with the Undertaker by eliminating 20 opponents. His second appearance was WWE RAW for the Xbox. The player must win all of the game's championship belts to play as Fred. His Third appearance is in Fight Club for the Playstation 2 and the Xbox and can unlocked by simply beating the story mode.