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.
Early life Andrew Fried attended the Long Beach High School in New York.
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. 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. That same year, Fried directed and produced the 2010 documentary The Rocket Project, and produced The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special, directed by Thomas Kail. From 2011 to 2015 Fried was the creative director of the Webby Awards, along with Kail. He produced the 2012 series The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet.
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. During the process of filming the series, Fried and the other directors selected acclaimed chefs to be featured in the series. 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. Fried also directed the 2016 spin-off Chef's Table: France.
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.
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, 7 Days Out, and the 2019 YouTube Original series BookTube.
The first season of 7 Days Out was released on December 21, 2018. The series documents the preparation for major events such as Chanel's Haute Couture Fashion Show and the Kentucky Derby in each episode.
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.Far From Home received the 2019 Venice TV Award in the Sport category.
Fried executive produced Action, a four-part documentary miniseries on the legalization of sports gambling. In May 2019, Chef's Table was renewed for a seventh and eighth season. The show was nominated for its third Emmy for "Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series" in 2019.
Fried executive produced the 2020 Netflix documentary series Cheer, directed by Greg Whiteley. Cheer documented the lives of the Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team, and was praised for its portrayal of cheerleading, and for portraying the daily lives of its cast in a nuanced manner. The series was nominated for five Critics' Choice Real TV Awards and won two.
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. We Are Freestyle Love Supreme was premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on Hulu on July 17, 2020.
He was executive producer of The Goop Lab, a Netflix series featuring Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop lifestyle company released 2020. On March 4, 2020, it was announced that Fried would executive produce Parenting Without Borders, a docuseries hosted by Jessica Alba. He executive produced the documentary series Home Game released June 26, 2020, and directed the episode "Highland Games".
Fried executive produced Street Food: Latin America which was released July 21, 2020. He also executive produced Last Chance U, which premiered its fifth and final season on July 28, 2020.
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.
Filmography
Films + List of films showing year and creditsYearTitleCredited asNotes2021The One in NovemberDirector, executive producerDocumentary2020We Are Freestyle Love SupremeDirector, producerDocumentary2019Truth Be Told: Rick AnkielExecutive producerDocumentaryThe Black GodfatherExecutive producerDocumentary2017Piece of WorkProducer, directorDocumentary short201220 Under 20: Transforming TomorrowProducerDocumentary2010The Rocket ProjectProducer, directorDocumentary2008Britney: For the RecordProducerDocumentaryRent: Filmed Live on BroadwayCo-producerTV documentaryTwo Roads to the Taupo 1000ProducerTV documentary2006Black and White: A Portrait of Sean CombsProducerDocumentary2004Fade to BlackAssociate producerDocumentary
Television + List of television series showing year and creditsYearTitleCredited asNotes TBAUntitled Bubba Wallace documentaryExecutive producer 2025 Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser Executive producer 2024 Polo Executive producer 2023 Encounters Executive producer 2022 Welcome to Wrexham Executive producer 2021 Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham Executive producer2020Street Food: Latin AmericaExecutive producerHome GameExecutive producer, directorYou Ain't Got TheseExecutive producerThe Goop LabExecutive producerCheerExecutive producerIn FashionProducer 2017–2020Last Chance UExecutive producer2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightExecutive producerTV specialBookTubeExecutive producerStreet FoodExecutive producerLeavenworthExecutive producerActionExecutive producer 2015–2019Chef's TableExecutive producer, director20187 Days OutExecutive producer, directorBest ShotExecutive producer2017Spooning... With Zac EfronExecutive producer, director2016FearlessExecutive producerChef's Table: FranceExecutive producer. director2015Road to the ShowExecutive producerThat's Racist with Mike EppsExecutive producer2014The Big CatchProducerTV specialThe Pecos LeagueExecutive producerBack of the ShopExecutive producer, directorCourtney Loves DallasExecutive producer2013GT Academy USACo-Executive ProducerBeing: Mike TysonExecutive producer2012The ConversationCo-Executive Producer2011The Glee ProjectCo-Executive Producer2010Summit on the SummitProducerThe Oprah Winfrey Oscar SpecialProducer2009Great PerformancesProducerStoryMakersProducer2007Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity RaceProducer 2005–2012IconoclastsProducer
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. Fried also won for the James Beard Media Award for Best Television Program on Location.
+ List of awards, showing association, year and resultsYearWorkAwardAssociationResults2022 We Need to Talk About CosbyPeabody Award (Documentary)Peabody Award2021We Are Freestyle Love SupremeBest Music FilmGrammy Awards2020CheerBest Unstructured SeriesCritics' Choice Real TV AwardsBest Limited Documentary SeriesBest Sports Show2019The Black GodfatherTop Five DocumentariesNational Board of ReviewBest DocumentaryAAFCAFar From HomeVenice TV AwardChef's TableOutstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction SeriesEmmy Award2018Last Chance UBest Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary AssociationBest ShotBest Limited SeriesChef's TableBest Television Program, on LocationJames Beard Media Award2017Chef's TableDocumentary: Series in Film & VideoWebby AwardOutstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction SeriesEmmy Award2016Chef's TableBest Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary AssociationOutstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction SeriesEmmy Award2015Chef's TableBest Episodic SeriesIndependent Documentary Association
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