Robert N. Fried
{{short description|American filmmaker and media entrepreneur}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Nathan Fried
| image =
| caption =
| other_names = Rob Fried
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|1|16}}
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| alma_mater = Cornell University
Columbia University Graduate School of Business
| occupation = Film producer, screenwriter, studio executive, media entrepreneur
| title = CEO of Niagen Bioscience
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Nancy Travis|1994}}
| children = 2
}}
Robert Nathan Fried (born January 16, 1963){{cite web |last1=Karimi |first1=Cindy |date=September 15, 2021|title=Robert N. Fried: age, children, spouse, movies ... |url=https://briefly.co.za/108861-robert-n-fried-age-children-spouse-movies-house-profiles-net-worth.html |website=Briefly News |access-date=2 April 2025}} is the CEO of Niagen Bioscience. He is also an American film producer and media, technology, and healthcare entrepreneur.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-fried/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831180857/https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-fried/ |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |title=Robert Fried |work=Forbes |access-date=February 13, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/film/news/savoy-fried-venture-grows-120305/|title=Savoy, Fried venture grows|date=April 19, 1994|author=Jay Green|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} He is the founder of Fried Films and Spiritclips, LLC, a division of Hallmark Cards which includes Hallmark eCards and Feeln. He previously was president and CEO of Savoy Pictures. He became the CEO of Niagen Bioscience in 2018.{{cite news |date=April 23, 2018 |title=BRIEF-Chromadex Corp Appoints Rob Fried as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-chromadex-corp-appoints-rob-fried/brief-chromadex-corp-appoints-rob-fried-as-chief-executive-officer-idUSASC09WVM |access-date=February 10, 2021 |work=Reuters}}
Career
= Entertainment =
From 1983 to 1990, Fried held various executive positions in the entertainment industry.{{cite web|url=http://people.equilar.com/bio/robert-fried-spirit-emx/salary/470212|title=Robert N.Fried|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} He was executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures when Dawn Steel was president of Columbia Pictures in 1987, director of film finance and special projects for Columbia Pictures, and director of business development at 20th Century Fox.{{cite web|url=http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/21/217512/AGM/Tiger%20Media%20Holdings%20Limited%20Proxy%20Statement%202013%20(FINAL%20With%20Proxy%20Card).pdf|title=2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/13/movies/aspiring-moguls-take-mba-s-to-hollywood.html|title=ASPIRING MOGULS TAKE M.B.A.'S TO HOLLYWOOD|date=May 13, 1986|author=Aljean Harmetz|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}{{Cite news |date=1987-12-09 |title=Steel Appoints Fried Col Exec Prod V.P. |pages=5, 87 |work=Variety}} Orion Pictures hired Fried as vice president of production in 1986. He founded Fried Films, a production company, in 1990 and was founding CEO.{{cite web|url=http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/IDI--Robert_Fried|title=Independent Chairman of the Board of Micheal Hersey|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} As a film producer, Fried won an Academy Award in 1992 for his short film, Session Man.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/148910/Session-Man/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216044447/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/148910/Session-Man/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2010 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |date=2010 |title=New York Times: Session Man |accessdate=October 13, 2011}} His film Rudy won the Christopher Award that year.{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10545160&ticker=IDI&previousCapId=33405327&previousTitle=OPKO%20HEALTH%20INC|title=Tiger Media Inc|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
He was president and CEO of Savoy Pictures from December 1994 to June 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-02-fi-61245-story.html|title=Company Town : Sokol Is Named Senior VP at Savoy Pictures|date=May 2, 1995|access-date=October 19, 2014}} In 1996, Fried founded WhatsHotNow, an e-commerce company that sells entertainment memorabilia.{{cite web|url=http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=24814241# |title=President and CEO: Robert N. Fried |publisher=InvestorsShub |accessdate=October 13, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2012/04/02/hallmark-acquires-online-subscription-network-spiritclips|title=Hallmark acquires online subscription network SpiritClips|date=April 2, 2012|author=Chris Marlowe|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} He was chairman and CEO of the company until June 2001.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/digital/news/h-w-d-investors-backing-biz-memorabilia-company-1117780190/|title=H'w'd investors backing biz memorabilia company|date=April 4, 2000|author=Ann Donahue|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} In 2005, Collateral, a movie Fried produced, won an ASCAP award.{{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/ascap-film-and-television-music-awards/2005/|title=2005 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} Fried launched Spirit EMX, an internet video content company, in 2007. Hallmark Cards acquired Spirit EMX and rebranded it as SpiritClips, LLC.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/09/06/cutting-cord-feeln-streaming-service/15133339/|title=Cutting the Cord: Movies with Feeln|date=September 6, 2014|author=Mike Snider|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} Fried was co-chairman of Tiger Media from October 2009 to August 2011.
= Niagen Bioscience (formerly ChromaDex) =
In 2015, Fried joined ChromaDex Corporation, now Niagen Bioscience (NASDAQ: NAGE), a science-based integrated reference standards and nutraceutical company, as a member of its Board of Directors.{{cite web |title=Executive Profile - ChromaDex Corp. |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CDXC/company-people/executive-profile/13236206 |access-date=25 March 2025}} He became interested in the longevity field previously, investing in longevity biotech companies. In early 2016, Fried co-founded HealthSpan Research LLC with biochemist Dr. Charles Brenner.{{Cite web |title=cdxc8k_june242016.htm |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386570/000141588916006330/cdxc8k_june242016.htm |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.sec.gov}} Through its subsidiary ProHealthSpan, the company introduced Tru Niagen, a consumer supplement featuring ChromaDex's patented ingredient Niagen (nicotinamide riboside (NR) chloride), an NAD+ precursor researched for its potential benefits in cellular health and age-related decline.{{cite web |title=ChromaDex Corp. |url=https://nutrition.org/business-directory/chromadex-corp/ |access-date=25 March 2025}} In March 2017, ChromaDex acquired Healthspan Research.{{cite web |title=ChromaDex Corp. 2017 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/c/NASDAQ_CDXC_2017.pdf |access-date=25 March 2025}}
Following the acquisition, Fried became President and Chief Operating Officer of ChromaDex in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Blueprint |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386570/000165495417011823/cdxc8k_dec152017.htm |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.sec.gov}} In April 2018, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ChromaDex. Under his leadership, ChromaDex expanded its research and development of nicotinamide riboside and other NAD+ precursors for cellular health and longevity applications.{{Cite news |title=ChromaDex Corp - American Society for Nutrition |url=https://nutrition.org/business-directory/chromadex-corp/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240812174512/https://nutrition.org/business-directory/chromadex-corp/ |archive-date=2024-08-12 |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en-US}}
In March 2025, ChromaDex changed its corporate name to Niagen Bioscience.
Personal life
Fried holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.{{cite web|url=http://videoeta.com/person/3005 |title=Nancy Travis |publisher=Videoeta.com |accessdate=October 13, 2011}}
In 1994, he married actress Nancy Travis, who appeared in Fried's So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993). They have two sons.
Filmography
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0294975}}
- [http://www.SpiritClips.com Spiritclips.com]
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Category:American film production company founders
Category:American film studio executives
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Columbia Business School alumni
Category:Cornell University alumni
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Category:Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
Category:Producers who won the Live Action Short Film Academy Award