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Andrew Fried

February 10, 1976
Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Education Emory University
Occupations

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 .

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Early life

Andrew Fried attended the Long Beach High School in New York. [1]

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. [2] 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. [1] That same year, Fried directed and produced the 2010 documentary The Rocket Project, and produced The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special, directed by Thomas Kail. [3] From 2011 to 2015 Fried was the creative director of the Webby Awards, along with Kail. [4] He produced the 2012 series The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet . [5]

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. [6] During the process of filming the series, Fried and the other directors selected acclaimed chefs to be featured in the series. [7] 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. [8] Fried also directed the 2016 spin-off Chef's Table: France. [9]

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. [10] [11]

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 , [12] 7 Days Out , [13] and the 2019 YouTube Original series BookTube . [14]

The first season of 7 Days Out was released on December 21, 2018. [15] The series documents the preparation for major events such as Chanel's Haute Couture Fashion Show and the Kentucky Derby in each episode. [16]

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. [17] Far From Home received the 2019 Venice TV Award in the Sport category. [18]

Fried executive produced Action, a four-part documentary miniseries on the legalization of sports gambling. [19] In May 2019, Chef's Table was renewed for a seventh and eighth season. [20] The show was nominated for its third Emmy for "Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series" in 2019. [21]

Fried executive produced the 2020 Netflix documentary series Cheer , directed by Greg Whiteley. [22] Cheer documented the lives of the Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team, and was praised for its portrayal of cheerleading, [23] and for portraying the daily lives of its cast in a nuanced manner. [24] [25] The series was nominated for five Critics' Choice Real TV Awards and won two. [26]

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. [27] We Are Freestyle Love Supreme was premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, [28] and was released on Hulu on July 17, 2020. [29]

He was executive producer of The Goop Lab , a Netflix series featuring Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop lifestyle company released 2020. [30] On March 4, 2020, it was announced that Fried would executive produce Parenting Without Borders, a docuseries hosted by Jessica Alba. [31] He executive produced the documentary series Home Game released June 26, 2020, and directed the episode "Highland Games". [32]

Fried executive produced Street Food: Latin America which was released July 21, 2020. [33] He also executive produced Last Chance U , which premiered its fifth and final season on July 28, 2020. [34]

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. [35]

Filmography

Films

List of films showing year and credits
YearTitleCredited asNotes
2021The One in NovemberDirector, executive producerDocumentary
2020 We Are Freestyle Love Supreme Director, producerDocumentary
2019Truth Be Told: Rick AnkielExecutive producerDocumentary
The Black Godfather Executive producerDocumentary
2017Piece of WorkProducer, directorDocumentary short
201220 Under 20: Transforming TomorrowProducerDocumentary
2010The Rocket ProjectProducer, directorDocumentary
2008 Britney: For the Record ProducerDocumentary
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Co-producerTV documentary
Two Roads to the Taupo 1000ProducerTV documentary
2006Black and White: A Portrait of Sean CombsProducerDocumentary
2004 Fade to Black Associate producerDocumentary

Television

List of television series showing year and credits
YearTitleCredited asNotes
TBAUntitled Bubba Wallace documentaryExecutive producer
2024 Polo Executive producer
2023EncountersExecutive producer
2022 Welcome to Wrexham Executive producer
2021 Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham Executive producer
2020Street Food: Latin AmericaExecutive producer
Home Game Executive producer, director
You Ain't Got These Executive producer
The Goop Lab Executive producer
Cheer Executive producer
In FashionProducer
2017–2020 Last Chance U Executive producer
2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightExecutive producerTV special
BookTube Executive producer
Street Food Executive producer
LeavenworthExecutive producer
ActionExecutive producer
2015–2019 Chef's Table Executive producer, director
2018 7 Days Out Executive producer, director
Best Shot Executive producer
2017Spooning... With Zac EfronExecutive producer, director
2016FearlessExecutive producer
Chef's Table: France Executive producer. director
2015Road to the ShowExecutive producer
That's Racist with Mike EppsExecutive producer
2014The Big CatchProducerTV special
The Pecos LeagueExecutive producer
Back of the Shop Executive producer, director
Courtney Loves Dallas Executive producer
2013GT Academy USACo-Executive Producer
Being: Mike TysonExecutive producer
2012The ConversationCo-Executive Producer
2011 The Glee Project Co-Executive Producer
2010Summit on the SummitProducer
The Oprah Winfrey Oscar SpecialProducer
2009 Great Performances Producer
StoryMakersProducer
2007 Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race Producer
2005–2012 Iconoclasts 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. [36] Fried also won for the James Beard Media Award for Best Television Program on Location. [37]

List of awards, showing association, year and results
YearWorkAwardAssociationResults
2022 We Need to Talk About Cosby Peabody Award (Documentary) [38] Peabody Award Won
2021 We Are Freestyle Love Supreme Best Music Film [39] Grammy Awards Nominated
2020 Cheer Best Unstructured Series [40] Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Won
Best Limited Documentary SeriesNominated
Best Sports ShowNominated
2019 The Black Godfather Top Five Documentaries National Board of Review Won
Best Documentary AAFCA Won
Far From Home— Venice TV Award Won
Chef's Table Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series Emmy Award Nominated
2018 Last Chance U Best Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary AssociationNominated
Best Shot Best Limited SeriesNominated
Chef's TableBest Television Program, on Location James Beard Media Award Won
2017Chef's TableDocumentary: Series in Film & Video Webby Award Won
Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction SeriesEmmy AwardNominated
2016Chef's TableBest Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary AssociationNominated
Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction SeriesEmmy AwardNominated
2015Chef's TableBest Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary AssociationWon

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