Andrew Fried

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.

Andrew Fried
A photo of Andrew Fried
Born	Andrew Fried February 10, 1976 Long Beach, New York, U.S.
Education	Emory University
Occupations	Film producer film director

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

Year	Title	Credited as	Notes
2021	The One in November	Director, executive producer	Documentary
2020	We Are Freestyle Love Supreme	Director, producer	Documentary
2019	Truth Be Told: Rick Ankiel	Executive producer	Documentary
	The Black Godfather	Executive producer	Documentary
2017	Piece of Work	Producer, director	Documentary short
2012	20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow	Producer	Documentary
2010	The Rocket Project	Producer, director	Documentary
2008	Britney: For the Record	Producer	Documentary
	Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway	Co-producer	TV documentary
	Two Roads to the Taupo 1000	Producer	TV documentary
2006	Black and White: A Portrait of Sean Combs	Producer	Documentary
2004	Fade to Black	Associate producer	Documentary

Television

List of television series showing year and credits

Year	Title	Credited as	Notes
TBA	Untitled Bubba Wallace documentary	Executive producer
2023	Encounters	Executive producer
2022	Welcome to Wrexham	Executive producer
2021	Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham	Executive producer
2020	Street Food: Latin America	Executive producer
	Home Game	Executive producer, director
	You Ain't Got These	Executive producer
	The Goop Lab	Executive producer
	Cheer	Executive producer
	In Fashion	Producer
2017-2020	Last Chance U	Executive producer
2019	Jenny Slate: Stage Fright	Executive producer	TV special
	BookTube	Executive producer
	Street Food	Executive producer
	Leavenworth	Executive producer
	Action	Executive producer
2015-2019	Chef's Table	Executive producer, director
2018	7 Days Out	Executive producer, director
	Best Shot	Executive producer
2017	Spooning... With Zac Efron	Executive producer, director
2016	Fearless	Executive producer
	Chef's Table: France	Executive producer. director
2015	Road to the Show	Executive producer
	That's Racist with Mike Epps	Executive producer
2014	The Big Catch	Producer	TV special
	The Pecos League	Executive producer
	Back of the Shop	Executive producer, director
	Courtney Loves Dallas	Executive producer
2013	GT Academy USA	Co-Executive Producer
	Being: Mike Tyson	Executive producer
2012	The Conversation	Co-Executive Producer
2011	The Glee Project	Co-Executive Producer
2010	Summit on the Summit	Producer
	The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special	Producer
2009	Great Performances	Producer
	StoryMakers	Producer
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

Year	Work	Award	Association	Results
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 Series		Nominated
		Best Sports Show		Nominated
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 Series	Independent Documentary Association	Nominated
	Best Shot	Best Limited Series		Nominated
	Chef's Table	Best Television Program, on Location	James Beard Media Award	Won
2017	Chef's Table	Documentary: Series in Film & Video	Webby Award	Won
		Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series	Emmy Award	Nominated
2016	Chef's Table	Best Episodic Series	Independent Documentary Association	Nominated
		Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series	Emmy Award	Nominated
2015	Chef's Table	Best Episodic Series	Independent Documentary Association	Won

References

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External links

• Andrew Fried at IMDb