Fred Fuchs

Frederic S. Fuchs /fjuːks/ is a television and film producer active in the United States and Canada, where he holds dual citizenship.^[1] He became an executive in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on April 3, 2006.^[2]

Frederic S. Fuchs
Nationality	Canadian and American
Other names	Frederic Fuchs, Fred S. Fuchs
Occupation(s)	Film and television producer
Known for	Bram Stoker's Dracula The Godfather Part III

Career

Fuchs became known for the television series Faerie Tale Theatre. He afterwards became president of American Zoetrope, and thus had a hand in producing films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), The Rainmaker (1997) and The Virgin Suicides (1999). With CBC, his work included the television series What It's Like Being Alone (2006). Later, he was an executive producer of the Starz and GK-TV series Camelot. Most recently, Fuchs has been the executive producer of the films Monkey Beach (2020) and The Virtuoso (2021). He also has founded a charitable organization that owns and operates an independent cinema, the Westdale Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario.

Fuchs gained further attention when he was the subject of a joke in the cult series Angry Video Game Nerd, originating in an episode where James Rolfe's character "The Nerd" sees Fuchs' name in the credits of Bram Stoker's Dracula and jokingly pronounces it "Fred Fucks". This later became a recurring joke throughout the series, with Gilbert Gottfried portraying a fictionalized version of him, as a deranged programmer who developed the PlayStation 4 game Life of Black Tiger (actually from Korean developer 1Games).^[3] A separate fictionalization of Fuchs additionally appears as the final boss in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and its enhanced port Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe; in the latter he was given a new design in Gottfried's likeness and new dialogue matching the personality of Gottfried's portrayal of the character.^[4]

Honours

Fuchs was nominated for Emmy Awards in 1988, 1997 and 1998, for producing the TV series Tall Tales and Legends, the TV miniseries The Odyssey and the TV miniseries Moby Dick.^[5]

Filmography

He was a producer for all films listed below unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1989	New York Stories
	Vietnam War Story: The Last Days	Executive producer
1990	The Spirit of '76	Executive producer
	The Godfather Part III	Executive producer
1992	Wind	Executive producer
	Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993	The Secret Garden
1994	Don Juan DeMarco
	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	Executive producer
1995	Haunted
1996	Jack
1997	Buddy
	The Rainmaker
1998	Lani Loa – The Passage	Executive producer
1999	The Florentine	Executive producer
	The Virgin Suicides	Executive producer
	The Third Miracle
2000	Beautiful Joe
2006	The End of Silence	Executive producer
2007	Graduation	Executive producer
2016	Population Zero	Executive producer
	Total Frat Movie	Executive producer
	Milton's Secret
2018	Love Jacked	Executive producer
	Little Italy	Executive producer
2020	Monkey Beach	Executive producer
2021	The Virtuoso	Executive producer

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Role
1978	Jennifer	Production assistant

As an actor

Year	Film	Role
1995	City Dragon	Karate Dojo Fighters

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
1988	Killer Klowns from Outer Space	Special thanks
2009	High Life
2021	The Virtuoso	The producers wish to thank

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1986	Popples	Executive producer	Television pilot
1985−86	Tall Tales & Legends
1982−87	Faerie Tale Theatre	Associate producer
1988	Vietnam War Story	Executive producer
1990	The Godfather Family: A Look Inside	Executive producer	Documentary
1995	Tecumseh: The Last Warrior	Executive producer	Television film
	Kidnapped	Executive producer	Television film
1996	Dark Angel	Executive producer	Television film
	Titanic	Executive producer
1997	Riot	Executive producer	Television film
	Survival on the Mountain	Executive producer	Television film
	The Odyssey	Executive producer
1998	Outrage	Executive producer	Television film
	Moby Dick	Executive producer
2005	Yesteryears	Executive producer	Television short
2006	What It's Like Being Alone	Executive producer
2011	Camelot	Executive producer
2013	Mother Up!	Executive producer
2012−14	Transporter: The Series	Executive producer

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Robber Bride	Executive director: CBC TV Arts and Entertainment	Television film
2009	Being Erica	Executive director
2007−10	The Tudors	Executive director

Thanks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Godfather Family: A Look Inside	Thanks	Documentary
2008	jPod	Special thanks

References

1. "CBC's New Executive Citizen of Canada, U.S.". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. March 31, 2006. p. A.02.
2. CBC/Radio-Canada, News Releases (March 29, 2006). "Fred Fuchs Appointed Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment Programming, CBC Television". Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
3. Dick, Jeremy (July 30, 2019). "Angry Video Game Nerd Gets Gilbert Gottfried As Arch-Nemesis Fred". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
4. Pinera, Alexander (November 1, 2020). "The Angry Video Game Nerd I and II Deluxe Review". FictionTalk.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
5. "Awards for Fred Fuchs". IMDb.

External links

• Fred Fuchs at IMDb