Pamela Fryman

Birth Name:

Pamela Fryman

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Actress, Assistant director

Nominated for four Directors Guild of America Awards, three for "Frasier" and one for "Just Shoot Me!"
Originally wanted to get into fashion merchandising, but decided she'd rather work in the film industry after talking to some friends who were in working in television
Her first job in the industry was assistant to the talent coordinator on "The John Davidson Show․"
Her first shot at directing came from producer Peter Noah, whom she had worked with on "Dream House," to direct an episode of the sitcom "Café Americain․"
Quote: "Directing is like putting the pieces of a puzzle together․ I'm very organized․ I like lists․ I was the girl who came home and copied everything over․ And I was very conscious of wasting people's time on the set․"
Best known for directing a number of sitcoms, including "How I Met Your Mother," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Frasier․"

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