He was part of a big rap rock group in the 2000s and released a particularly famous song that topped the charts for two weeks.
But this music star, 53, looks unrecognizable 23 years after reaching number one with a thick silver beard and a slightly more mature face.
When the hit song hit number one in 2001, the frontman’s distinctive goatee and backwards cap were almost as famous as the band’s very rude songs.
Other top 10 hits included My Way and Nookie, while their number one album, which sold over a million copies, was titled Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog.
The band was founded in Florida in 1995 and features bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland and DJ Lethal, but can you guess who’s in the photo?
A huge ’90s rock group seems unrecognizable 23 years after their huge number one hit, but can you guess who it is?
The music star looks unrecognizable 23 years after reaching number one with a thick silver beard and a slightly more mature face.
It’s Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, whose voice was behind all those songs, including the smash hit Rollin’.
The American rapper and singer seemed a far cry from when he first found fame when he performed at the Download Festival.
He thrilled fans when he took the stage and sang some of the group’s biggest hits, still wearing his trademark hat.
This time, there was no backwards baseball cap and instead the rapper opted for a pale blue bucket hat, which he paired with a striped baseball shirt and white pants.
Limp Bizkit attempted a comeback when they released The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) in 2005, but failed to rekindle their previous level of success, causing the band to go on hiatus.
Since then, Limp Bizkit has continued to tour intermittently and perform at festivals.
They have hinted at new music several times and in 2021 released an album titled Still Sucks.
In 2022, Fred secretly married for the fourth time to a much younger woman named Arles in Los Angeles.
It’s Fred Durst, the Limp Bizkit frontman who sported a distinctive goatee and backwards cap when he first found fame (pictured here in 2000).
Limp Bizkit, founded in Florida in 1995, also features bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland and DJ Lethal. Everything in the photo
In 2022, Fred secretly married for the fourth time and the blushing bride flaunted her diamond ring in her Instagram profile photo and changed her bio to Mrs. D, also known as Arles Durst.
The brunette beauty is stepmother to Fred’s daughter Adriana (left, pictured in 2005), 32, from his three-year marriage to his first wife, Rachel Tergesen, which ended in 1993.
She is also stepmother to the musician’s son, Dallas (L, pictured in 2019), from his two-month affair with Jennifer Thayer in 2000.
The blushing bride flaunted her diamond wedding ring in her Instagram profile photo and changed her bio to Mrs. D, aka Arles Durst.
The rapper was first photographed with Arles in May of that same year when he took her on stage during a concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Pennsylvania.
Arles wore an orange hoodie and blue jeans as she slow danced with Fred to George Michael’s 1984 hit Careless Whisper before the band performed their 1999 hit Nookie.
The brunette beauty is now stepmother to Fred’s daughter Adriana, 34, from his three-year marriage to first wife Rachel Tergesen, which ended in 1993, and son Dallas, 23, from their affair two months with Jennifer Thayer in 2000.
Fred’s third marriage to Crimean makeup artist Kseniya Beryazina ended in 2019 after six years and a scandal, which led to him being banned from visiting Ukraine for five years.
In 2015, Durst (born Frederick Mayne III) wrote a letter asking administrators for a Russian passport in which he reportedly called President Vladimir Putin “a great guy with clear moral principles and a good person.”
In addition to touring and performing with the band, Fred has directed several films, including The Education of Charlie Banks and The Longshots.
Five years ago he directed the film The Fanatic, starring John Travolta.
