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Andy Friendly(I)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Andy Friendly
Andy Friendly is an Emmy-nominated producer, writer, director, and programming executive who has worked with television legends Tom Snyder, Tim Russert, Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Dan Rather, and dozens more. His latest production, "Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses", aired on Discovery in May 2019.

Andy is currently on the Board of Councilors of The USC Shoah Foundation and is a past President and current board member of The Saban Community Clinic and the Hollywood Radio & Television Society. He has taught as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Pat Crowley, and their family.
BornNovember 6, 1951
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BornNovember 6, 1951
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 8 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses (2019)
    Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2019
    The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News (1986)
    The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)
    Entertainment Tonight
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 1981
    Steals and Deals
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Deadlock: An Election Story (2024)
      Deadlock: An Election Story
      TV Special
      • consulting producer
      • 2024
    • Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses (2019)
      Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Sneakerheadz (2015)
      Sneakerheadz
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Go for the Green
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Real Simple. Real Life. (2008)
      Real Simple. Real Life.
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2008
    • Supper Club with Tom Bergeron
      TV Series
      • executive producer (2008)
      • 2008
    • Countdown to the Emmys 2004
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Life of Luxury
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Charles Grodin (1995)
      Charles Grodin
      6.7
      TV Series
      • network executive producer
      • 1995
    • The Dick Cavett Show (1989)
      The Dick Cavett Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993–1995
    • Tom Snyder in Tom Snyder (1993)
      Tom Snyder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993–1994
    • The Tim Russert Show
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Rivera Live
      TV Series
      • executive producer (1993)
      • 1993–2001
    • Donahue/Pozner
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer (1992)
      • 1993
    • Equal Time
      TV Series
      • executive producer (1992)
      • 1993

    Writer



    • The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News (1986)
      The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • This Is Your Life (1983)
      This Is Your Life
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Writer (1983)
      • 1983
    • Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)
      Entertainment Tonight
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1981–1982
    • This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1981

    Director



    • A Day with Dan Rather
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1990
    • The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News (1986)
      The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Director (pilot)
      • 1986

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 6, 1951
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Pat CrowleyApril 5, 1986 - present
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      • 1 Article

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      In December 2005, Andy and his wife Pat Crowley were passengers on a Los Angeles-to-Honolulu flight in which a 37-year old male passenger began acting erratically and threatening other passengers during the flight. He had to be restrained with plastic handcuffs. Andy was one of the passengers who helped restrain the man.

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