David T. Friendly Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a 1978 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism
• Is the son of the late Fred W․ Friendly, the former president of CBS News
• Was a staff writer at Newsweek before making it big in the film industry
• Quote: "There's an old expression that in pre-production, the producer holds the gun․ And on the first day of production, he hands the gun to the director․ I live by that rule․"
• Along with fellow producer Marc Turtletaub, established Deep River Productions in 2000
• Began his career in film production after meeting legendary filmmakers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer
• Has worked alongside the likes of Denzel Washington, Jack Lemmon, Sylvester Stallone, Meg Ryan and Eddie Murphy