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Ron Friedman (producer)

Ronald I. Friedman (born August 1, 1932) is an American television and film producer and writer most known for his work on such animated television shows as G.I. Joe, The Transformers and the Marvel Action Hour. He has also written for shows including Iron Man and Fantastic Four as well as the animated film The Transformers: The Movie.

Ron Friedman
Born
Ronald I. Friedman

(1932-08-01) August 1, 1932 (age 92)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television producer, television writer, director, voice actor
Years active1965–present

Early life and education

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Friedman attended Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture.

Career

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Friedman has written over 700 hours of episodes for many TV series, such as The Andy Griffith Show, The Good Guys, Bewitched, Gilligan's Island, All in the Family, The Odd Couple, Happy Days and That's My Mama.

In animation, Friedman created the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series and co-wrote G.I. Joe: The Movie as well. He developed the Generation 1 Transformers animated series, with him re-writing over 64 episodes. He co-wrote The Transformers: The Movie, he previously produced two drafts for this film, both of which would have the basic structure of the film but with many different characters, elements, and details compared to the final result.[1] He also worked with Stan Lee to create The Marvel Action Hour. Friedman also has 42 feature scripts to his name, the most recent of which was just purchased by West Coast Film Partners for production in early 2011.[2]

He has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, and has won several WGA Awards.

Friedman has appeared twice recently on Gilbert Gottfried's audio podcast and on Mark Evanier's video podcast in September 2020, He has told many anecdotes while working in the industry. In his first appearance in Gottfried's podcast, he recounts his experience with Lucille Ball telling him about her then-husband Desi Arnaz pulling a gun on Orson Welles and threatening to kill him if he didn't deliver the long-promised script for The Fountain of Youth in 1956.

Screenwriting credits

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Television

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Film

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Interview conducted by Todd Matthy
  2. ^ Ronald I. Friedman, Adjunct Faculty, Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts bio at Chapman University Website (chapman.edu)
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