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 ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''My Love'', '' Men in Kilts'', '' Booktube'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' with

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. He directed the 2020 documentary film '' We Are Freestyle Love Supreme''.

Early life

Andrew Fried attended the Long Beach High School in New York.

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

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. 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

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, and the 2008 documentary Britney: For the Record for

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. Fried founded Boardwalk Pictures Inc., a

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-based production company, in 2010. The name of the company came from Fried's experiences growing up in

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. That same year, Fried directed and produced the 2010 documentary ''The Rocket Project,'' and produced ''The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special'', directed by

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. From 2011 to 2015 Fried was the creative director of the

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s, along with Kail. He produced the 2012 series ''The Conversation with

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''.

Netflix, Chef's Table: 2015 - 2017

Fried is one of the executive producers and directors of ''

'', which premiered in 2015 as

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's first original documentary series. During the process of filming the series, Fried and the other directors selected acclaimed chefs to be featured in the series. He directed the episodes featuring

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Nancy Silverton Nancy Silverton (born June 20, 1954) is an American chef, baker, and author. The winner of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef Award in 2014, Silverton is recognized for her role in popularizing sourdough and artisan breads in the Unit ...

Adeline Grattard Adeline Grattard is the head chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant ''Yam'Tcha'' in Paris. Grattard was born on 8 February 1978 in Dijon, France. She was trained at the School of French Cuisine at Ferrandi and worked under Pascal Barbot at '' L ...

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and

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. ''Chef's Table'' has been nominated for three

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s. Fried also directed the 2016 spin-off ''Chef's Table: France''. On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Fried would produce the

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-original documentary series ''In Fashion'' with Boardwalk Pictures, Rogue Atlas Productions and

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The Goop Lab, Cheer: 2018 - present

In 2018, it was announced that Fried would be one of the executive producers of

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's unscripted series '' You Ain't Got These'', ''

'', and the 2019 YouTube Original series '' BookTube''. The first season of ''7 Days Out'' was released on December 21, 2018. The series documents the preparation for major events such as

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's Haute Couture Fashion Show and the

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in each episode. ''Far From Home'', a documentary about the lead up to the

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, was executive produced by Fried for

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. The series was filmed in 12 countries over a period of eight months, and was released February 5, 2018.''Far From Home'' received the 2019 Venice TV Award in the Sport category. Fried executive produced ''Action'', a four-part documentary miniseries on the legalization of sports gambling. In May 2019, ''Chef's Table'' was renewed for a seventh and eighth season. The show was nominated for its third

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for "Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series" in 2019. Fried executive produced the 2020 Netflix documentary series ''

'', directed by

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. ''Cheer'' documented the lives of the

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Bulldogs Cheer Team, and was praised for its portrayal of

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, and for portraying the daily lives of its cast in a nuanced manner. The series was nominated for five

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and won two. Fried directed '' We Are Freestyle Love Supreme'', a documentary about the improv hip hop group

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, which was produced by

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and Thomas Kail. ''We Are Freestyle Love Supreme'' was premiered at the

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, and was released on

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on July 17, 2020. He was executive producer of ''

'', a Netflix series featuring

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lifestyle company released 2020. On March 4, 2020, it was announced that Fried would executive produce ''Parenting Without Borders'', a docuseries hosted by

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. He executive produced the documentary series ''Home Game'' released June 26, 2020, and directed the episode "Highland Games". Fried executive produced ''

: Latin America'' which was released July 21, 2020. He also executive produced ''

'', which premiered its fifth and final season on July 28, 2020. Fried is the director and executive producer of ''The One in November'', a documentary about the

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which aired on

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in 2021. He is also the executive producer of an untitled

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docuseries scheduled for release on Netflix in 2021.

Filmography

Films

Television

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

for "Documentary: Series in Film & Video" for his work on ''Chef's Table''. Fried also won for the James Beard Media Award for Best Television Program on Location.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fried, Andrew 1976 births Living people American documentary film directors Long Beach High School (New York) alumni People from Long Beach, New York Primetime Emmy Award winners American television producers Television producers from New York (state) Film producers from New York (state) Film directors from New York (state)