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| image = David T. Friendly at Queen of the South at ATX.jpg |
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| caption = Friendly at the 2016 [[ATX Television Festival]] presentation for ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'' |
| caption = Friendly at the 2016 [[ATX Television Festival]] presentation for ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'' |
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| name = David T. Friendly |
| name = David T. Friendly |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|1}} |
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| birth_place = New York |
| birth_place = [[New York City|New York]], U.S. |
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| years_active = 1987–present |
| years_active = 1987–present |
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| occupation = film producer |
| occupation = film producer |
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| awards = '''[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film]]'''<br>2007 ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' |
| awards = '''[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film]]'''<br>2007 ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' |
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| spouse = [[Priscilla Nedd-Friendly]] |
| spouse = [[Priscilla Nedd-Friendly]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]] ( |
| alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After graduating from [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Medill School of Journalism]] in 1978, Friendly became a journalist, a staff writer at [[newsmagazine]] ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref name=USi>{{cite web| url = http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=536| title = Board of Directors: David Friendly – Advisory Board| accessdate = August 8, 2008| publisher = US-Ireland Alliance| |
After graduating from [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Medill School of Journalism]] in 1978, Friendly became a journalist, a staff writer at [[newsmagazine]] ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref name=USi>{{cite web| url = http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=536| title = Board of Directors: David Friendly – Advisory Board| accessdate = August 8, 2008| publisher = US-Ireland Alliance| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071007074545/http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=536| archivedate = October 7, 2007| df = mdy-all}}</ref> He moved to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 1985 where he wrote about the entertainment industry and had a weekly column exploring the business side of the film industry until 1987,<ref name=NU>{{cite web| url = http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2007/feature/friendly.html |
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| title = The Producer| accessdate = August 8, 2008| date = December 7, 2007| publisher = [[Northwestern University]]| first = Ryan| last = Haggerty}}</ref> when he was approached by [[Imagine Entertainment]] co-founders [[Brian Grazer]] and [[Ron Howard]], and he became Imagine's Vice President of Motion Pictures.<ref name=USi/> With Imagine, he executive produced ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'', ''[[My Girl 2]]'', ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love or Money]]'', ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'', and ''[[The Chamber (1996 film)|The Chamber]]''. In 1994, Friendly joined [[Davis Entertainment]] as President, where he produced ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' and ''[[Digging to China]]'', as well as overseeing the development and production of many other Davis films. With his own independent company, Friendly Productions, he has produced the [[2000 in film|2000 film]] ''[[Here on Earth (film)|Here on Earth]]''.<ref name=USi/> Friendly and producer/financier [[Marc Turtletaub]] founded Deep River Productions in September 2000 and,<ref>{{cite |
| title = The Producer| accessdate = August 8, 2008| date = December 7, 2007| publisher = [[Northwestern University]]| first = Ryan| last = Haggerty}}</ref> when he was approached by [[Imagine Entertainment]] co-founders [[Brian Grazer]] and [[Ron Howard]], and he became Imagine's Vice President of Motion Pictures.<ref name=USi/> With Imagine, he executive produced ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'', ''[[My Girl 2]]'', ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love or Money]]'', ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'', and ''[[The Chamber (1996 film)|The Chamber]]''. In 1994, Friendly joined [[Davis Entertainment]] as President, where he produced ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' and ''[[Digging to China]]'', as well as overseeing the development and production of many other Davis films. With his own independent company, Friendly Productions, he has produced the [[2000 in film|2000 film]] ''[[Here on Earth (film)|Here on Earth]]''.<ref name=USi/> Friendly and producer/financier [[Marc Turtletaub]] founded Deep River Productions in September 2000 and,<ref>{{cite magazine| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5143/is_200409/ai_n18602967| title = Deep River funnels indies to Big Beach| accessdate = August 8, 2008| date = September 2004| magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]| first = Michael| last = Fleming}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> after working at [[20th Century Fox]] for three years where he produced ''[[Big Momma's House]]'', they produced their first feature, ''[[Laws of Attraction]]''.<ref name=USi/> |
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Friendly went on to produce ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'', ''[[The Honeymooners (film)|The Honeymooners]]'' and ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'' with Deep River under different labels before producing the [[2006 in film|2006 film]] ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' with Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger and [[Peter Saraf]], for which they were all nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture and a [[BAFTA Award]] for Best Film, as well as winning an [[Independent Spirit Award]] for Best Feature and a [[PGA Award]] for a Theatrical Motion Picture.<ref name=Var>{{cite |
Friendly went on to produce ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'', ''[[The Honeymooners (2005 film)|The Honeymooners]]'' and ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'' with Deep River under different labels before producing the [[2006 in film|2006 film]] ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' with Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger and [[Peter Saraf]], for which they were all nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture and a [[BAFTA Award]] for Best Film, as well as winning an [[Independent Spirit Award]] for Best Feature and a [[PGA Award]] for a Theatrical Motion Picture.<ref name=Var>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972655.html| title = Fox, Friendly ink production pact| accessdate = August 8, 2008| date = September 24, 2004| magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| first = Michael| last = Fleming}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117933299.html| title = Hopper flows to Deep River| accessdate = August 8, 2008| date = November 20, 2005| magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| first = Chris| last = Gardner}}</ref> After the release of ''Little Miss Sunshine'', which had been in production at Deep River Productions for six years,<ref name=NU/> Friendly and Turtletaub split and left the company to work elsewhere and Friendly made a two-year producing deal with [[20th Century Fox]] that landed him producing roles on the [[2008 in film|2008 film]] ''[[Meet Dave]]'' and ''[[Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son]]''.<ref name=Var/> He is also set to produce the upcoming projects ''Office Romance'', ''Q School'', and ''The Warden''.<ref name=Var/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Friendly is the son of [[Fred W. Friendly]], the president of CBS News from 1964 to 1966 |
Friendly is the son of [[Jewish]] American journalist [[Fred W. Friendly]], the president of CBS News from 1964 to 1966 (whom [[George Clooney]] portrayed in the [[2005 in film|2005 film]] ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'').<ref name=NU/> His brother is fellow producer Andy Friendly.<ref name=Var/> He is married to [[film editor]] [[Priscilla Nedd-Friendly]].<ref name=USi/> |
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==Filmography== |
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| ''[[The Chamber (1996 film)|The Chamber]]'' || Executive producer || [[James Foley (director)|James Foley]] || October 11, 1996 || Imagine Entertainment || rowspan="2"|Universal Pictures || |
| ''[[The Chamber (1996 film)|The Chamber]]'' || Executive producer || [[James Foley (director)|James Foley]] || October 11, 1996 || Imagine Entertainment || rowspan="2"|Universal Pictures || |
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| ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' || Producer || [[Rob Cohen]] || December 6, 1996 || rowspan=" |
| ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' || Producer || [[Rob Cohen]] || December 6, 1996 || rowspan="4" |Davis Entertainment || |
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| ''[[Out to Sea]]'' || Producer || [[Martha Coolidge]] || July 2, 1997 | |
| ''[[Out to Sea]]'' || Producer || [[Martha Coolidge]] || July 2, 1997 ||20th Century Fox || |
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| ''[[Digging to China]]''|| Producer || [[Timothy Hutton]]|| July 16, 1997 |
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| ''[[Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)|Dr. Dolittle]]''|| Producer || [[Betty Thomas]]|| June 26, 1998 |
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| ''[[Here on Earth (film)|Here on Earth]]'' || Producer || [[Mark Piznarski]] || March 24, 2000 || |
| ''[[Here on Earth (film)|Here on Earth]]'' || Producer || [[Mark Piznarski]] || March 24, 2000 || || |
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| ''[[Big Momma's House]]'' || Producer || [[Raja Gosnell]] || June 2, 2000 || [[Regency Enterprises]] || |
| ''[[Big Momma's House]]'' || Producer || [[Raja Gosnell]] || June 2, 2000 || [[Regency Enterprises]] || |
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| ''[[Laws of Attraction]]'' || Producer || [[Peter Howitt]] || April 30, 2004 || Mobius Pictures<br>[[Intermedia (company)|Intermedia]]<br>Deep River Productions<br>[[Pierce Brosnan|Irish Dreamtime]]<br>[[GK Films|Initial Entertainment Group]] || [[New Line Cinema]] || |
| ''[[Laws of Attraction]]'' || Producer || [[Peter Howitt]] || April 30, 2004 || Mobius Pictures<br>[[Intermedia (company)|Intermedia]]<br>Deep River Productions<br>[[Pierce Brosnan|Irish Dreamtime]]<br>[[GK Films|Initial Entertainment Group]] || [[New Line Cinema]] || |
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| ''[[The Honeymooners (film)|The Honeymooners]]'' || Producer || [[John Schultz (director)|John Schultz]] || June 10, 2005 || || [[Paramount Pictures]] || |
| ''[[The Honeymooners (2005 film)|The Honeymooners]]'' || Producer || [[John Schultz (director)|John Schultz]] || June 10, 2005 || || [[Paramount Pictures]] || |
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| ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'' || Producer || [[Matt Mulhern]] || November 11, 2005 || [[Big Beach (company)|Big Beach]] || [[IFC Films]] || |
| ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'' || Producer || [[Matt Mulhern]] || November 11, 2005 || [[Big Beach (company)|Big Beach]] || [[IFC Films]] || |
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| ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'' || Producer || [[John Whitesell]] || January 27, 2006 || Regency Enterprises || 20th Century Fox || |
| ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'' || Producer || [[John Whitesell]] || January 27, 2006 || Regency Enterprises || 20th Century Fox || |
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| ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' || Producer || [[Jonathan Dayton |
| ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' || Producer || [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris|Jonathan Dayton<br>Valerie Faris]] || August 18, 2006 || Big Beach<br>Bona Fide Productions<br>Deep River Productions<br>Third Gear Productions || [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] || |
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| ''[[Meet Dave]]'' || Producer || [[Brian Robbins]] || July 11, 2008 || Regency Enterprises || 20th Century Fox || |
| ''[[Meet Dave]]'' || Producer || [[Brian Robbins]] || July 11, 2008 || Regency Enterprises || 20th Century Fox || |
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| ''[[I.T. (film)|I.T.]]'' || Producer || [[John Moore (director)|John Moore]] || September 23, 2016 || [[Voltage Pictures]]<br>Irish Dreamtime<br>Friendly Films<br>Fastnet Films<br>22h22 || [[RLJ Entertainment]] || |
| ''[[I.T. (film)|I.T.]]'' || Producer || [[John Moore (director)|John Moore]] || September 23, 2016 || [[Voltage Pictures]]<br>Irish Dreamtime<br>Friendly Films<br>Fastnet Films<br>22h22 || [[RLJ Entertainment]] || |
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| ''The First to Do It'' || Executive Producer || Coocie Simmons<br>Chike Ozah || February 2018 || Diario Films || || |
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| ''[[Drunk Parents]]'' || Executive Producer || [[Fred Wolf (writer)|Fred Wolf]] || April 19, 2019 || [[Vertical Entertainment]] || [[DirecTV]] || |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2007/feature/friendly.html Profile of David T. Friendly] by ''Northwestern Magazine'' |
*[http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2007/feature/friendly.html Profile of David T. Friendly] by ''Northwestern Magazine'' |
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 26 August 2024
David T. Friendly | |
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Born | New York, U.S. | May 1, 1956
Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) |
Occupation | film producer |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly |
Awards | Independent Spirit Award for Best Film 2007 Little Miss Sunshine |
David T. Friendly (born May 1, 1956) is an American film producer best known for co-producing the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Career
[edit]After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1978, Friendly became a journalist, a staff writer at newsmagazine Newsweek.[1] He moved to the Los Angeles Times in 1985 where he wrote about the entertainment industry and had a weekly column exploring the business side of the film industry until 1987,[2] when he was approached by Imagine Entertainment co-founders Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and he became Imagine's Vice President of Motion Pictures.[1] With Imagine, he executive produced My Girl, My Girl 2, For Love or Money, Greedy, and The Chamber. In 1994, Friendly joined Davis Entertainment as President, where he produced Daylight and Digging to China, as well as overseeing the development and production of many other Davis films. With his own independent company, Friendly Productions, he has produced the 2000 film Here on Earth.[1] Friendly and producer/financier Marc Turtletaub founded Deep River Productions in September 2000 and,[3] after working at 20th Century Fox for three years where he produced Big Momma's House, they produced their first feature, Laws of Attraction.[1]
Friendly went on to produce Duane Hopwood, The Honeymooners and Big Momma's House 2 with Deep River under different labels before producing the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine with Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger and Peter Saraf, for which they were all nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and a BAFTA Award for Best Film, as well as winning an Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and a PGA Award for a Theatrical Motion Picture.[4][5] After the release of Little Miss Sunshine, which had been in production at Deep River Productions for six years,[2] Friendly and Turtletaub split and left the company to work elsewhere and Friendly made a two-year producing deal with 20th Century Fox that landed him producing roles on the 2008 film Meet Dave and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.[4] He is also set to produce the upcoming projects Office Romance, Q School, and The Warden.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Friendly is the son of Jewish American journalist Fred W. Friendly, the president of CBS News from 1964 to 1966 (whom George Clooney portrayed in the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck).[2] His brother is fellow producer Andy Friendly.[4] He is married to film editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly.[1]
Filmography
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[edit]Title | Role | Director | Release date | Co-production | Production company | Notes |
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My Girl | Executive producer | Howard Zieff | November 27, 1991 | Imagine Entertainment | Columbia Pictures | |
For Love or Money | Executive producer | Barry Sonnenfeld | October 1, 1993 | Universal Pictures | ||
My Girl 2 | Executive producer | Howard Zieff | February 11, 1994 | Columbia Pictures | ||
Greedy | Executive producer | Jonathan Lynn | March 1, 1994 | Universal Pictures | ||
Courage Under Fire | Producer | Edward Zwick | July 12, 1996 | Davis Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | |
The Chamber | Executive producer | James Foley | October 11, 1996 | Imagine Entertainment | Universal Pictures | |
Daylight | Producer | Rob Cohen | December 6, 1996 | Davis Entertainment | ||
Out to Sea | Producer | Martha Coolidge | July 2, 1997 | 20th Century Fox | ||
Digging to China | Producer | Timothy Hutton | July 16, 1997 | Moonstone Entertainment | ||
Dr. Dolittle | Producer | Betty Thomas | June 26, 1998 | 20th Century Fox | ||
Here on Earth | Producer | Mark Piznarski | March 24, 2000 | |||
Big Momma's House | Producer | Raja Gosnell | June 2, 2000 | Regency Enterprises | ||
Laws of Attraction | Producer | Peter Howitt | April 30, 2004 | Mobius Pictures Intermedia Deep River Productions Irish Dreamtime Initial Entertainment Group |
New Line Cinema | |
The Honeymooners | Producer | John Schultz | June 10, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | ||
Duane Hopwood | Producer | Matt Mulhern | November 11, 2005 | Big Beach | IFC Films | |
Big Momma's House 2 | Producer | John Whitesell | January 27, 2006 | Regency Enterprises | 20th Century Fox | |
Little Miss Sunshine | Producer | Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris |
August 18, 2006 | Big Beach Bona Fide Productions Deep River Productions Third Gear Productions |
Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
Meet Dave | Producer | Brian Robbins | July 11, 2008 | Regency Enterprises | 20th Century Fox | |
Soul Men | Producer | Malcolm D. Lee | November 7, 2008 | Dimension Films | MGM | |
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Producer | John Whitesell | February 18, 2011 | Regency Enterprises | 20th Century Fox | |
Sneakerheadz | Producer | David T. Friendly Mick Patridge |
August 7, 2015 | AT&T Originals | ||
I.T. | Producer | John Moore | September 23, 2016 | Voltage Pictures Irish Dreamtime Friendly Films Fastnet Films 22h22 |
RLJ Entertainment | |
The First to Do It | Executive Producer | Coocie Simmons Chike Ozah |
February 2018 | Diario Films | ||
Drunk Parents | Executive Producer | Fred Wolf | April 19, 2019 | Vertical Entertainment | DirecTV |
Television
[edit]Title | Creator | Role | Start date | Last date | Season | Episode(s) | Production company | Network | Notes |
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Queen of the South | M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller |
Executive producer | June 23, 2016 | June 9, 2021 | 5 | 63 | Frequency Films Friendly Films Fox 21 Television Studios Universal Content Productions |
USA Network |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Board of Directors: David Friendly – Advisory Board". US-Ireland Alliance. Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ a b c Haggerty, Ryan (December 7, 2007). "The Producer". Northwestern University. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (September 2004). "Deep River funnels indies to Big Beach". Daily Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2008. [dead link ]
- ^ a b c d Fleming, Michael (September 24, 2004). "Fox, Friendly ink production pact". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ Gardner, Chris (November 20, 2005). "Hopper flows to Deep River". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
External links
[edit]- David T. Friendly at IMDb
- Profile of David T. Friendly by Northwestern Magazine