Andrew Fried
{{short description|American film director}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
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| name = Andrew Fried
| image = File:Andrew Fried.jpg
| caption = A photo of Andrew Fried
| birth_name = Andrew Fried
| birth_date = February 10, 1976
| birth_place = Long Beach, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|film director}}
| education = Emory University
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Andrew Fried (born February 10, 1976) is an American documentary filmmaker, producer and director, and the president of Boardwalk Pictures. Fried is known for producing documentary films and television series, such as Chef's Table, The Black Godfather, Last Chance U, 7 Days Out, My Love, Men in Kilts, Booktube, Street Food, Cheer, Val and The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow. He directed the 2020 documentary film We Are Freestyle Love Supreme.
Early life
Andrew Fried attended the Long Beach High School in New York.{{Cite web|title=Andrew Fried {{!}} Executive Producer of Netflix's "Chef's Table" & President of Boardwalk Pictures|url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/career-stories/andrew-fried-executive-IgLoSPjYWTk/|access-date=2020-01-17|website=Listen Notes|date=April 12, 2019 |language=en}}
Career
Fried's earliest film work was in 2004, when he was an associate producer on Fade to Black, a documentary about the life and career of American rapper and record producer Jay-Z.{{Cite book|last=McCluskey|first=Audrey Thomas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z5qmplifVDIC&dq=action+andrew+fried&pg=PA250|title=Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004|date=2007|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-34829-6|pages=250|language=en}} Fried continued his career by producing the Sundance Channel series Iconoclasts, the 2006 documentary Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs, about American rapper Sean Combs, and the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record for MTV.
Fried founded Boardwalk Pictures Inc., a Santa Monica-based production company, in 2010. The name of the company came from Fried's experiences growing up in Long Beach, New York. That same year, Fried directed and produced the 2010 documentary The Rocket Project, and produced The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special, directed by Thomas Kail.{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Liz Shannon|date=2019-05-06|title=Thomas Kail's Incredible Journey From Directing Sitcoms to Winning Awards to 'Fosse/Verdon'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/thomas-kail-fosse-verdon-2-broke-girls-hamilton-interview-1202131317/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=IndieWire|language=en}} From 2011 to 2015 Fried was the creative director of the Webby Awards, along with Kail.{{Cite web|title=The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences Announces Thomas Kail, Andrew Fried as Creative Directors of The 2012 Webby Awards -- The Webby Awards|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-releases/the-international-academy-of-digital-arts-and-sciences-announces-thomas-kail-andrew-fried-as-creative-directors-of-the-2012-webby-awards/|access-date=2020-01-09|language=en-US}} He produced the 2012 series The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet.{{Cite web|date=2012-03-21|title='The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet' to Begin on Lifetime on April 26|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/the-conversation-with-amanda-de-cadenet-to-begin-on-lifetime-on-april-26/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429165117/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/the-conversation-with-amanda-de-cadenet-to-begin-on-lifetime-on-april-26/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2023|access-date=2020-01-09|website=TV By The Numbers|language=en}}
= Netflix, Chef's Table: 2015–2017 =
Fried is one of the executive producers and directors of Chef's Table, which premiered in 2015 as Netflix's first original documentary series.{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2014-09-09|title=Netflix Greenlights First Docu-Series, 'Chef's Table,' for 2015|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-greenlights-first-docu-series-chefs-table-for-2015-1201301786/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Variety|language=en}} During the process of filming the series, Fried and the other directors selected acclaimed chefs to be featured in the series.{{Cite web|title=Foodie Files - Cuisine Art|url=https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1804-Fall-2018/Chefs-Table.aspx|access-date=2020-01-09|website=www.dga.org|language=en}} He directed the episodes featuring Niki Nakayama, Dominique Crenn, Nancy Silverton, Adeline Grattard, Christina Tosi and Bo Songvisava. Chef's Table has been nominated for three Emmy Awards.{{Cite web|title=Andrew Fried|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/andrew-fried|access-date=2020-01-08|website=Television Academy|language=en}} Fried also directed the 2016 spin-off Chef's Table: France.{{Cite web|date=2016-07-28|title='Gilmore Girls' revival gets premiere date on Netflix|url=https://tvshowpatrol.com/news/gilmore-girls-nov-25-premiere-netflix/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=TV Show Patrol|language=en-US}}
On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Fried would produce the Starz-original documentary series In Fashion with Boardwalk Pictures, Rogue Atlas Productions and Lionsgate.{{Cite web|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=Starz on Board for Youth Football Docu-Series From LeBron James|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/starz-board-youth-football-docu-series-lebron-james-170037|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=November 10, 2017 |language=en-us}}{{Cite web|date=2017-11-10|title=Starz, home of The Chair, is getting back into reality TV|url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2017/11/starz-docuseries/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=reality blurred|language=en-US}}
= The Goop Lab, Cheer: 2018–present =
In 2018, it was announced that Fried would be one of the executive producers of Lena Waithe's unscripted series You Ain't Got These,{{Cite web|date=October 16, 2018|title=Sneaker Culture Show From Lena Waithe Is Next for Jeffrey Katzenberg's Quibi (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lena-waithe-produce-sneaker-culture-show-you-ain-t-got-1152595|access-date=2020-01-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}} 7 Days Out,{{Cite web|title=Netflix's '7 Days Out' Goes Behind the Scenes at the Westminster Dog Show (VIDEO)|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/740004/netflix-7-days-out-westminster-dog-show/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=TV Insider|date=December 20, 2018 |language=en-US}} and the 2019 YouTube Original series BookTube.{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2018|title=Video: YouTube Debuts Official Trailer and Announces Inaugural Authors for New "BookTube" Learning Series - TheFutonCritic.com|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2019/10/10/video-youtube-debuts-official-trailer-and-announces-inaugural-authors-for-new-booktube-learning-series-235514/20191010youtube01/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}
The first season of 7 Days Out was released on December 21, 2018.{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Robbie|date=2018-12-21|title=Go BTS With Chanel, League of Legends, and NASA in Netflix's '7 Days Out'|url=https://www.shondaland.com/live/a25633825/netflix-series-7-days-out-chanel-league-legends-nasa/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Shondaland|language=en-US}} The series documents the preparation for major events such as Chanel's Haute Couture Fashion Show and the Kentucky Derby in each episode.{{Cite web|title='7 Days Out' Creators Discuss Documenting the High-Stakes Lead-Ups to Major Events|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/7-days-creators-documenting-high-stakes-lead-ups-big-events-1170648|access-date=2020-01-22|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 21, 2018 |language=en}}
Far From Home, a documentary about the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, was executive produced by Fried for Olympic Channel. The series was filmed in 12 countries over a period of eight months, and was released February 5, 2018.{{Cite web|title=Extra: Sat.1 grabs "Year to Remember"; Olympic Channel debuts "Far From Home"|url=https://realscreen.com/2018/02/05/extra-sat-1-grabs-year-to-remember-olympic-channel-debuts-far-from-home/|access-date=2020-01-09}}Far From Home received the 2019 Venice TV Award in the Sport category.{{Cite web|title=Winners 2019|url=https://venicetvaward.com/winners-2019/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Venice TV Award|language=de-DE}}
Fried executive produced Action, a four-part documentary miniseries on the legalization of sports gambling.{{Cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=2019-02-12|title=Showtime Sets 'Action' Docuseries Exploring Legalization Of Sports Gambling|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/showtime-action-docuseries-sports-gambling-luke-korem-1202555333/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Deadline|language=en}} In May 2019, Chef's Table was renewed for a seventh and eighth season.{{Cite web|title=Jon Favreau, Roy Choi team on "The Chef Show" at Netflix|url=https://realscreen.com/2019/05/21/jon-favreau-roy-choi-team-on-the-chef-show-at-netflix/|access-date=2020-01-09}} The show was nominated for its third Emmy for "Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series" in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series - Creative Arts Emmys: Complete Winners List|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/creative-arts-emmys-2019-full-winners-list-updating-live-1236953/item/outstanding-documentary-nonfiction-series-1236965|access-date=2020-01-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 14, 2019 |language=en}}
Fried executive produced the 2020 Netflix documentary series Cheer, directed by Greg Whiteley.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-06|title=Netflix Releases Trailer for 'Cheer' Docuseries (Video)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cheer-docuseries-trailer-these-are-some-hardcore-cheerleaders-video/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}} Cheer documented the lives of the Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team, and was praised for its portrayal of cheerleading,{{Cite web|title='Cheer' Is An Incisive Look At Injury, Coaching And Competition|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/794245816/cheer-is-an-incisive-look-at-injury-coaching-and-competition|access-date=2020-01-22|website=NPR|language=en}} and for portraying the daily lives of its cast in a nuanced manner.{{Cite news|last=Mangan|first=Lucy|date=2020-01-09|title=Cheer review – absolute proof that cheerleaders are gravity-defying gods|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/09/cheer-review-absolute-proof-that-cheerleaders-are-gravity-defying-gods|access-date=2020-01-22|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Abby|title=If You're Not Watching 'Cheer' on Netflix, What Are You Even Doing?|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/cheer-netflix-review|access-date=2020-01-22|website=Glamour|date=January 15, 2020 |language=en}} The series was nominated for five Critics' Choice Real TV Awards and won two.{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=2020-06-29|title=Netflix's 'Queer Eye,' 'Cheer' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards 2020 Winners List|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/netflix-queer-eye-cheer-critics-choice-real-tv-awards-2020-winners-1234692841/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=Variety|language=en}}
Fried directed We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, a documentary about the improv hip hop group Freestyle Love Supreme, which was produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail.{{Cite web|title=Freestyle Love Supreme Documentary to Debut at Sundance|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/197857/freestyle-love-supreme-documentary-to-debut-at-sundance/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=Broadway.com|language=en}} We Are Freestyle Love Supreme was premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival,{{Cite web|last=Travers|first=Ben|date=2019-12-10|title=Sundance 2020 Sets TV and Shorts Lineups with Sarah Polley, Steve James, and Lin-Manuel Miranda|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/sundance-2020-tv-lineup-shorts-lineup-indie-episodic-1202195807/|access-date=2020-01-09|website=IndieWire|language=en}} and was released on Hulu on July 17, 2020.{{Cite web|title='We Are Freestyle Love Supreme' Is An Accidental 'Hamilton' Cast Origin Story|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/18/892548627/we-are-freestyle-love-supreme-is-an-accidental-hamilton-cast-origin-story|access-date=2020-07-22|website=NPR|language=en}}
He was executive producer of The Goop Lab, a Netflix series featuring Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop lifestyle company released 2020.{{Cite web|title=Gwyneth Paltrow-Hosted 'The Goop Lab' Reveals First Trailer|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gwyneth-paltrow-hosted-goop-lab-reveals-first-trailer-1266382|access-date=2020-01-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 6, 2020 |language=en}} On March 4, 2020, it was announced that Fried would executive produce Parenting Without Borders, a docuseries hosted by Jessica Alba.{{Cite web|title=Jessica Alba to Lead Disney+ Docuseries 'Parenting Without Borders'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jessica-alba-lead-disney-docuseries-parenting-borders-1282498|access-date=2020-07-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 4, 2020 |language=en}} He executive produced the documentary series Home Game released June 26, 2020, and directed the episode "Highland Games".{{Citation|title=Home Game (TV series) (2020)|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film238632.html|language=en|access-date=2020-07-21}}
Fried executive produced Street Food: Latin America which was released July 21, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Saxena|first=Jaya|date=2020-07-23|title='Street Food: Latin America' Explores the Lives of Vendor All-Stars When Travel Is Impossible|url=https://www.eater.com/2020/7/23/21336280/street-food-latin-america-netflix-review|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Eater|language=en}} He also executive produced Last Chance U, which premiered its fifth and final season on July 28, 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-21|title=Last Chance U review: A shift to California creates a raw and intense fifth season|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/07/last-chance-u-laney-season-5-review-john-beam-greg-whiteley|access-date=2020-07-25|website=For The Win|language=en}}
Fried is the director and executive producer of The One in November, a documentary about the 2020 Masters Tournament which aired on ESPN in 2021. He is also the executive producer of an untitled Bubba Wallace docuseries scheduled for release on Netflix in 2021.{{Cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=2021-04-22|title=Bubba Wallace Docuseries From 300 Studios, Boardwalk Pictures In The Works At Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/bubba-wallace-docuseries-netflix-300-studios-boardwalk-pictures-1234741714/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
Filmography
= Films =
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of films showing year and credits !Year !Title !Credited as !Notes |
| 2021
|The One in November |Director, executive producer |Documentary |
| 2020
|We Are Freestyle Love Supreme |Director, producer |Documentary |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Truth Be Told: Rick Ankiel |Executive producer |Documentary |
| The Black Godfather
|Executive producer |Documentary |
| 2017
|Piece of Work |Producer, director |Documentary short |
| 2012
|20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow |Producer |Documentary |
| 2010
|The Rocket Project |Producer, director |Documentary |
| rowspan="3" |2008
|Producer |Documentary |
| Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
|Co-producer |TV documentary |
| Two Roads to the Taupo 1000
|Producer |TV documentary |
| 2006
|Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs |Producer |Documentary |
| 2004
|Associate producer |Documentary |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of television series showing year and credits !Year !Title !Credited as !Notes |
| align="center" | TBA
|Untitled Bubba Wallace documentary |Executive producer | |
| align="center" | 2024
| Polo | Executive producer | |
| align="center" | 2023
| Encounters | Executive producer | |
| align="center" | 2022
| Executive producer | |
| align="center" | 2021
| Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham | Executive producer | |
| rowspan="6" align="center" |2020
|Street Food: Latin America |Executive producer | |
| Home Game
|Executive producer, director | |
| You Ain't Got These
|Executive producer | |
| The Goop Lab
|Executive producer | |
| Cheer
|Executive producer | |
| In Fashion
|Producer | |
| align="center" | 2017–2020
|Executive producer | |
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2019
|Jenny Slate: Stage Fright |Executive producer |TV special |
| BookTube
|Executive producer | |
| Street Food
|Executive producer | |
| Leavenworth
|Executive producer | |
| Action
|Executive producer | |
| align="center" | 2015–2019
|Executive producer, director | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2018
|Executive producer, director | |
| Best Shot
|Executive producer | |
| align="center" |2017
|Spooning... With Zac Efron |Executive producer, director | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2016
|Fearless |Executive producer | |
| Chef's Table: France
|Executive producer. director | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2015
|Road to the Show |Executive producer | |
| That's Racist with Mike Epps
|Executive producer | |
| rowspan="4" align="center" |2014
|The Big Catch |Producer |TV special |
| The Pecos League
|Executive producer | |
| Back of the Shop
|Executive producer, director | |
| Courtney Loves Dallas
|Executive producer | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2013
|GT Academy USA |Co-Executive Producer | |
| Being: Mike Tyson
|Executive producer | |
| align="center" |2012
|The Conversation |Co-Executive Producer | |
| align="center" |2011
|Co-Executive Producer | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2010
|Summit on the Summit |Producer | |
| The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special
|Producer | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2009
|Producer | |
| StoryMakers
|Producer | |
| align="center" |2007
|Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race |Producer | |
| align="center" | 2005–2012
|Producer | |
Awards and nominations
Fried has received three Emmy nominations for the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table. On May 16, 2017, American chef Ivan Orkin presented Fried with the 21st Annual Webby Award for "Documentary: Series in Film & Video" for his work on Chef's Table.{{Citation|title=Ivan Orkin presents to Andrew Fried at the 21st Annual Webby Awards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQaA1pBZVUE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/zQaA1pBZVUE |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}{{cbignore}} Fried also won for the James Beard Media Award for Best Television Program on Location.{{Cite web|title=The 2018 James Beard Media Award Winners - James Beard Foundation|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2018-james-beard-media-award-winners|access-date=2020-01-09|website=www.jamesbeard.org|language=en}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of awards, showing association, year and results !Year !Work !Award !Association !Results |
| 2022
|Peabody Award (Documentary){{Cite web|title=Andrew Fried|url=https://peabodyawards.com/awards/winners/}} |{{won}} |
| 2021
|We Are Freestyle Love Supreme |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" |2020
| rowspan="3" |Cheer |rowspan="3" |Critics' Choice Real TV Awards |{{won}} |
| Best Limited Documentary Series
|{{nom}} |
| Best Sports Show
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="4" |2019
| rowspan="2" |The Black Godfather |Top Five Documentaries |{{won}} |
| Best Documentary
|{{won}} |
| Far From Home
|{{n/a}} |{{won}} |
| Chef's Table
|Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|Best Episodic Series | rowspan="2" |Independent Documentary Association |{{nom}} |
| Best Shot
|Best Limited Series |{{nom}} |
| Chef's Table
|Best Television Program, on Location |{{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |2017
| rowspan="2" |Chef's Table |Documentary: Series in Film & Video |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series
|Emmy Award |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" |Chef's Table |Best Episodic Series |Independent Documentary Association |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series
|Emmy Award |{{nom}} |
| 2015
|Chef's Table |Best Episodic Series |Independent Documentary Association |{{won}} |
References
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External links
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