Editing Fred Durst (section)

{{Short description|American musician (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Fred Durst
| image             = Fred Durst 2021 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Durst in 2021
| birth_name        = Frederick Allen Mayne III
| alias             = William Frederick Durst
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
| origin            = [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Nu metal]]
* [[rap rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[rap metal]]}}
}}
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist| 
* Musician
* rapper
* singer
* songwriter
* director
* actor
}}
| years_active      = 1990–present
| current_member_of = [[Limp Bizkit]]
| spouse            = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Rachel Tergesen|1990|1993|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Esther Nazarov|2009|2009|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Kseniya Beryazina|2012|2019|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Arles Durst<br>|2022}}
}}
| website           = {{URL|freddurst.com}}
}}
'''William Frederick Durst''' (born '''Frederick Allen Mayne III'''; August 20, 1970)<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/limp-bizkit-how-significant-other-saw-the-nu-metal-anti-heroes-take-over-the-world/|title=Limp Bizkit: How Significant Other Saw The Nu-Metal Anti-Heroes Take Over The World|author=Sam Law|work=Kerrang|date=June 22, 2020|accessdate=March 16, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625210111/https://www.kerrang.com/features/limp-bizkit-how-significant-other-saw-the-nu-metal-anti-heroes-take-over-the-world/|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He 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]]. He co-starred in ''[[Population 436]]'', and made his directorial debut in 2007 with ''[[The Education of Charlie Banks]]''. He followed with ''[[The Longshots]]'' in 2008. His latest film, ''[[The Fanatic (film)|The Fanatic]]'', came out in 2019.