Fried, Robert N. 1959(?)–

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Fried, Robert N. 1959(?)–

(Rob Fried, Robert Fried)

PERSONAL

Born c. 1959; brother of Daniel Fried (a producer); married Nancy Travis (an actress), 1994.

Addresses:

Office—Fried Films, 212 26th St., Suite 148, Santa Monica, CA 90402.

Career:

Producer and executive. Columbia Pictures, past executive vice president; Savoy Pictures, past president and chief executive officer; Fried Films, Santa Monica, CA, principal. WhatsHotNow.com (Internet service producer for the licensing business), founder, 1996, past chief executive officer, founder of WHN Exchange, 2000.

Awards, Honors:

Christopher Award, 1992, for Rudy; Academy Award (with Seth Winston), best short, live-action film, 1992, for Session Man.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993.

Rudy, TriStar, 1993.

Only You (also known as Him and Just in Time), TriStar, 1994.

My Teacher's Wife, Savoy Pictures/Trimark Pictures, 1995.

(As Robert Fried) The Boondock Saints (also known as Mission des dieux), Indican Pictures, 2000.

(As Rob Fried) The Man (also known as Cool & Fool—Mein partner mit der grossen Schnauze), New Line Cinema, 2005.

Weapons, After Dark Films, 2007.

Film Executive Producer:

Co-executive producer, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998.

Two Can Play That Game, C4 Pictures/Screen Gems, 2001.

(As Rob Fried) Collateral, DreamWorks, 2004.

(As Rob Fried) Man of the Year, Universal, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Black Cat Run, HBO, 1998.

(As Rob Fried) Winchell, HBO, 1998.

Swing Vote (also known as The Ninth Justice), ABC, 1999.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Conquering Space, Showtime, 1990.

The Letters from Moab, Showtime, 1991.

Sapphire Man, Showtime, 1991.

Once in a Blue Moon, Showtime, 1991.

Missing Parents, Showtime, 1991.

Hearts of Stone, Showtime, 1991.

(As Rob Fried) Without a Pass, Showtime, 1991.

The Washing Machine Man, Showtime, 1991.

Hogg's Heaven, Showtime, 1992.

Traveler's Rest, Showtime, 1993.

Contact, Showtime, 1993.

Television Producer; Specials:

Session Man, Showtime, 1991.

Under the Car, Showtime, 1993.

Television Work; Other:

(As Rob Fried) Executive producer, Fifteenth Phase of the Moon, 1992.

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