Freak (disambiguation)
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A freak
is a person with something extraordinary about their appearance or behaviour.
Freak or freaks may also refer to:
Freak
In current usage, the word "freak" is commonly used to refer to a person with something unusual about their appearance or behaviour. This usage dates from the so-called freak scene of the 1960s and 1970s. "Freak" in this sense may be used either as a pejorative, a term of admiration, or a...
is a person with something extraordinary about their appearance or behaviour.
Freak or freaks may also refer to:
Books and comics
- Freaks (manga)Freaks (manga), also known as Category Freaks, is a manga series created by Ashika Sakura and published in Comic Birz since 2002.The manga is published in the United States by DrMaster since the company took over most of ComicsOne's manga and manhua titles...
, a Japanese manga series - Freak, a nickname for a character in the 1991 young adult novel Freak the MightyFreak the MightyFreak the Mighty is a young adult novel by Rodman Philbrick. Published in 1995, it was l Max the Mighty in 1998. The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, very slow, but kind-hearted boy, and Kevin Avery, nicknamed “Freak,” who is physically crippled but very intelligent...
by Rodman Philbrick - Freak (Image Comics)Freak (Image Comics)The Freak is a fictional character featured in the Spawn comic book series. Also known as Mr. Kulbiczi, he is a psychopath whose mental illness and delirium was the result of his ex-wife telling him she didn't want children...
, a character featured in the Spawn comic book series - Freak (Marvel Comics)Freak (Marvel Comics)Freak is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Most villains known as Freak are associated with Iron Man, while the most recent version appears in The Amazing Spider-Man.-Happy Hogan:...
, several comic book characters from the Marvel universe
Film and television
- The FreakThe FreakThe Freak was an unfinished dramatic comedy from Charles Chaplin. The story revolved around a young South American girl who unexpectedly sprouts a pair of wings. She is kidnapped and taken to London, where her captors cash in by passing her off as an angel. Later she escapes, only to be arrested...
, an unproduced motion picture written by Charlie Chaplin in the early 1970s - "Freak", an episode of the television series FreakyFreaky (TV series)Freaky is a New Zealand children's program that began in 2003, and made by Avalon Productions. It features short episodes about odd phenomena and eerie situations facing children. Usually the protagonist is a boy or girl who starts by trying to do something normal and ordinary, ending up facing an...
- FreaksFreaksFreaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code horror film about sideshow performers, directed and produced by Tod Browning and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a cast mostly composed of actual carnival performers. The film was based on Tod Robbins' 1923 short story "Spurs"...
, a 1932 horror film - Freak (film)Freak (film)Freak is a 1998 film directed by Spike Lee. The film is a live performance of John Leguizamo's one man show on Broadway of the same name. Leguizamo's show was semi-autobiographical as he would talk about many aspects of his life. In the routine, he also talks about family members such as his...
, a film based on John Leguizamo play of the same name
Music
- Freaks (band)Freaks (band)Freaks, earlier known as Robotic Movement, Future Movement and the Unknown are an electronic band from London, England. The band members are Justin Harris and Luke Solomon...
, an English electronic band - Freaks (Pulp album)Freaks (Pulp album)Freaks is the second album by British pop band Pulp. It was released in 1987 to little commercial success. It has a much darker sound than its predecessor, It. Russell Senior sings lead vocals on "Fairground" and "Anorexic Beauty"...
, an album by British pop band Pulp - Freaks (X Marks the Pedwalk album)Freaks (X Marks the Pedwalk album)Freaks is the debut full-length release by German industrial music band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was originally released by Zoth Ommog in Europe as both an LP and CD, and was later released by Metropolis Records in North America with slightly different artwork and tracklist.-Summary:Freaks, which...
- "Freak" (Silverchair song), a song by Silverchair from the album Freak Show
- "Freaks" (Live song)Freaks (Live song)"Freaks" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the second single from their 1997 album, Secret Samadhi.The song was not released as a single in the US, but still reached #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #13 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
, a song by Live from the album Secret Samadhi - "Freak" (Estelle song)Freak (Estelle song)"Freak" is the first single from English musician Estelle's third studio album All of Me. The song, which features Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, was produced by French DJ David Guetta. It contains an interpolation of "Back to Life" by music group Soul II Soul in the chorus...
, a 2010 song by Estelle from the album All of Me - "Freak", a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the 2010 album Teargarden by KaleidyscopeTeargarden by KaleidyscopeTeargarden by Kaleidyscope is the eighth album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. A series of 44 individual songs, it is being released one track at a time through free MP3 downloads over the course of several years...
- "Freak", a song by Days of the New from Days of the NewDays of the New (album)Days of the New is the debut album of world music/post-grunge band Days of the New, and the first of their three self-titled albums. The album was released in 1997 through Outpost....
- "Freak", a song by Belle & Sebastian from Storytelling
- "Freak", a single by Bruce FoxtonBruce FoxtonBruce Foxton is an English rock and roll musician who is best known as the bass player in punk rock bands The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers.-Biography:...
- "Freak", a 2010 song by KlaasKlaas (DJ)Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
and Bodybangers. - "Freaks", a song by Soul Asylum from the While You Were OutWhile You Were Out (album)While You Were Out is Soul Asylum's third studio album. It was released on November 21, 1986 . It is the follow-up to the 1986 studio release Made To Be Broken....
- "Le FreakLe Freak"Le Freak" is a successful 1978 disco song by the disco band Chic. It was the band's third single album and first Billboard Hot 100 and soul music number-one song. Along with the tracks, "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks...
", a song by Chic from C'est Chic - Freak folkFreak folkFreak folk is a genre of folk music associated with contemporary artists such as Faun Fables, Animal Collective, Davenport, Devendra Banhart,CocoRosie, Panda Bear, Kelli Ali, Joanna Newsom, Bowerbirds, Woods, Greg Weeks, Hecuba, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Birdengine, Sufjan Stevens, Sean Hayes,...
, a genre of folk music - Freak RecordingsFreak RecordingsFreak Recordings is a UK-based drum n bass record label, owned and run by Dylan Hisley, which deals predominantly in heavier subgenres of drum and bass. It is affiliated with labels Obscene Recordings and Tech Itch Recordings, with the latter of whom it has formed a sub-label, Tech Freak...
, a record label
People
- Freak NastyFreak NastyEric Timmons, better known by his stage name Freak Nasty is a hip-hop music recording artist....
, American hip hop musician - Freek de JongeFreek de JongeFrederik "Freek" Jan Georg de Jonge is a Dutch cabaret performer, singer, comedian and blogger.-Early life and career:...
, Dutch cabaret performer - Freak (Wally Kozielski)Freak (Wally Kozielski)"Freak" , is a radio personality in Chicago, Illinois. Kozielski was a cohort of the Chicago-based, nationally syndicated morning radio talk show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse, hosted by Erich "Mancow" Muller for 9 years....
, rock and roll radio jock in Chicago's "southland" - Jevon KearseJevon KearseJevon Kearse , nicknamed "The Freak," is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League for eleven seasons during the late 1990s and 2000s...
(born 1976) nicknamed "The Freak", professional American football player
Other uses
- Calinaga buddhaCalinaga buddhaThe Freak is a species of butterfly in the Calinaginae sub-family that is found in parts of Southeast Asia and in India.-Race brahma:The upperside ground colour is fuliginous black with the veins prominently black...
, a brush-footed butterfly commonly known as the Freak - Freak Dance, or freaking, a type of close partner dance also known as grinding
- Freak (play)Freak (play)Freak was a one-man show, written and performed by actor/comedian John Leguizamo. The play debuted at Cort Theater on Broadway in 1998 and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show....
, a solo show by John Leguizamo - Freak (online drama)Freak (online drama)Freak is an online teen drama format created and produced for MySpace UK by production company FMX . The series, which was described as an "edgy, teenage coming-of-age story", featured a cast of fresh, young actors and invited the audience to be part of the creative process by choosing the music,...
, an online teen drama for MySpace by FremantleMedia - Freak, a supporting character in Capcom's Saturday Night Slam MastersSaturday Night Slam MastersSaturday Night Slam Masters, known in Japan as , is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The game features character designs by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, famous for Fist of the North Star....
video game series
See also
- Freaky (disambiguation)
- Freak showFreak showA freak show is an exhibition of biological rarities, referred to as "freaks of nature". Typical features would be physically unusual humans, such as those uncommonly large or small, those with both male and female secondary sexual characteristics, people with other extraordinary diseases and...
- Freak out (disambiguation)
- "Freeek!Freeek!"Freeek!" is a single written and performed by English pop singer George Michael, and a remastered version called "Freeek! '04" was later featured on his album, Patience....
", a song by George Michael from the album Patience - FreekFreekFreek is the debut album by Keller Williams, released in 1994. It contains mostly solo arrangements of his early tracks.-Track listing:# Get on Up/Sanford and Son 6:36# The Juggler 3:11# Turn in Difference 3:22# Friendly Pyramid 4:13...
, the 1994 debut album by Keller Williams - PhreakingPhreakingPhreaking is a slang term coined to describe the activity of a culture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telecommunication systems, such as equipment and systems connected to public telephone networks. As telephone networks have become computerized, phreaking has become closely...
, a subculture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telecommunication systems - Freakin and other variants, a type of minced oath or pseudo-profanity substituted for "fuck"
- "Super FreakSuper Freak"Super Freak" is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' album Street Songs and became one of James' signature songs. It features background vocals from Motown labelmates The Temptations, in which the bass...
", a 1981 hit single by Rick James - Freakazoid!Freakazoid!Freakazoid! is an American animated television series created by Steven Spielberg, Bruce Timm, and Paul Dini for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title character, Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super villains....
, an American animated series - Control freakControl freakIn psychology-related slang, control freak is a derogatory term for a person who attempts to dictate how everything around them is done — "a control freak. Scared to let us have differences"...
, a derogatory term for a person who attempts to dictate how everything around them is done