Frederick B. Owens

Frederick B. Owens, also credited as Frederick Owens and Fred Owens, is an actor and singer who appeared in Sesame Street Episode 3688 as the bass singer for the Handford Five, in flashback.

Owens performed on Broadway in the 1995 revue Smokey Joe's Cafe and in revivals of Jesus Christ, Superstar (Caiaphas, also in the 2000 video version) and Man of La Mancha (captain of the Inquisition and understudying the innkeeper). He sang backup on albums by Tony Terry and Gwen Guthrie and in commercials. TV includes episodes of Ed, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Guiding Light, LateLine, and Chappelle's Show. His deep voice has been heard in several series produced by 4Kids (the original US licensee for Pokémon), including One Piece, Funky Cops (dubbed from a French series), and the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as Leatherhead and others). He had film roles in Storytelling (with John Goodman) and Hitch (with Kevin James).