William Frederick Durst was born Jacksonville, Florida, but exactly when is under question. Some sources give the date as 1970, others as 1971. He grew up in Jacksonville and after graduating from high school joined the Navy, a decision he has said was the biggest mistake of his life.

When he was twenty, Durst married Rachel Tergersen and the two had a daughter, Adrianna. The couple was divorced after Fred Durst discovered his wife cheating on him and he spent a month in jail after physically assaulting his wife’s lover. When he was released from prison, Durst spent some time as a professional skateboarder and later as a tattoo artist. Eventually, he formed the band Limp Bizkit and in 1998 with the release of their first album Three Dollar Bill Y’all, Fred Durst was on his way to becoming a celebrity.

Fred Durst’s celebrity has brought him a lot of fans, especially female fans. Known for being popular with the ladies, in recent years he has been linked to some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Allysa Milano reportedly dumped a post-Brittany Spears, pre-Cameron Diaz Justin Timberlake for Fred Durst. He’s also been linked to a slew of singers including Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears. Various Playboy Playmates, the super model Naomi Campbell and actresses Carmen Electra, Halle Berry, and Thora Birch have also all been said to have been seen on the arm of Fred Durst.

In between making music and dating half of Hollywood, Fred Durst has also successfully tried his hand at directing music videos. He has directed many of Limp Bizkit’s videos and well as videos for Korn and Staind.

There is one video that Fred Durst has made that he is not pleased to have shown, however. In March of 2005, he filed a lawsuit against web sites that were circulating footage and photo stills from a video he made of himself and a girlfriend having sex. His computer had been hacked and the footage was stolen.

Fred Durst continues to sing as front man for Limp Bizkit, but it looks as if his dating days are numbered. In January of 2006 he asked girlfriend Leyla Bearman to marry him, although the two have yet to tie the knot.

YUDDY