Rick Friedberg became a great director the best way possible... he spent 12 years as an editor, cutting hundreds of commercials for some of the best in the business. He learned how to tell a story, and he tells a great one, whether it is a 30 second commercial, a feature or episodic TV.
His extensive knowledge of cgi/vfx, stunts and sight gags ha led him to a lot of wondeful celebrity work over the years.He has directed in France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Mexico and Venezuela. His feature directorial/writing prowess includes "Spyhard", starring Leslie Nielson & Nicollette Sheridan, "Pray TV" with Pee Wee Herman & Dabney Coleman, and "Off The Wall" with Paul Sorvino & Roseanna Arquette. On the more serious side his theatrical short "Rodeo Cowboy" went on to win the San Francisco, Atlanta and American Film Festivals as well as a Cine Golden Eagle. Recognized by his dialogue driven, often comedic spots Rick gets a great performance out of the stars he has worked with in his commercials and music videos; whether it's Charlie Sheen, Dudley Moore, Leslie Nielson, Ally Sheedy or Chevy Chase. He's even tried his hand at reality TV, having directed the first 3 episodes of the Bravo hit show THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY. It's also worth remembering that his Van Halen "Hot For Teacher" is still an MTV classic.
Listed below are just some of Rick's directorial credits:
COMMERCIALS:
AT&T - McDONALDS - MATTEL - MAZDA - BURGER KING - VIRGINIA LOTTERY - TWIX SOUTHERN BELL - L.A. CELLULAR - STANDARD OIL - HOWARD JOHNSONS - TACO BELL - TOYOTA - KIWI AIRLINES - EL POLLO LOCO - RALPHS - AAMES HOME LOANS - MARS - AAMI INSURANCE - TOKYO GAS - DOLLAR RENTACAR
TELEVISION/HOME VIDEO:
- CITYKIDS (ABC/JIM HENSON) 6 episodes
- REAL HOUSEWIVES of OC -(Bravo) 3 episodes (field producer/director)
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE (CBS) "Wish Bank" episode
- SHOOT THE BAND (VH-1) 6 pilot episodes
- THE NEW MONKEYS (LBS) 2 pilot episodes
- WE CELEBRATE, WATTS 10 YRS LATER,
- 7 ARTISTS IN ISRAEL (PBS )
- Leslie Nielsen's BAD GOLF MADE EASIER & BAD GOLF MY WAY (home video)
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