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Russel Friend
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Russel Friend is an American television writer and producer who served as an executive producer on the Fox series House, for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2010 for co-writing the episode "Broken". He often works with his writing partner Garrett Lerner.
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Television career
[edit]Friend's writing career began on the CBS crime series Martial Law, after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 1990s until the early 2000s, including FreakyLinks, Roswell, John Doe, Boston Public, LAX and Smallville. In 2005, he and Lerner joined the writing staff of the medical mystery series House. Their first episode, "Acceptance", was the premiere of the second season. At the start of the fourth season, Friend became an executive producer.[1] He was also a Consulting Producer and writer on Glee.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Writer | Executive Producer |
Producer | ||||
| 1998–1999 | Martial Law | No | Yes (3) | No | No | CBS | |
| 1999 | The Strip | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes | UPN | Story Editor (3 episodes) |
| 2000–2001 | FreakyLinks | No | Yes (3) | No | No | Fox | |
| 2001–2002 | Roswell | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes | The WB, UPN | Executive Story Editor (2 episodes) |
| 2002–2003 | John Doe | No | Yes (5) | No | Yes | Fox | Supervising Producer (10 episodes) |
| 2002 | Smallville | No | Yes (1) | No | No | The WB | Episode: "Redux" |
| 2003–2004 | Boston Public | No | Yes (3) | No | Yes | Fox | Supervising Producer (Season 4) |
| 2004–2005 | LAX | No | Yes (4) | Yes | No | NBC | Co-executive Producer (10 episodes) |
| 2005–2012 | House | No | Yes (18) | Yes | No | Fox | Co-executive Producer (seasons 2–3) Executive Producer (seasons 4-8) |
| 2012–2014 | Glee | No | Yes (4) | Yes | Yes | Consulting producer (season 4) Executive Producer (season 5) | |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | No | Yes (2) | Yes | No | CBS | |
| 2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | No | Yes (2) | No | Yes | BBC America (United States) Netflix (International) |
Consulting producer (season 2) |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | No | Yes (2) | Yes | No | Netflix | Executive Producer (season 1) |
| 2018 | Rise | No | Yes (1) | Yes | No | NBC | Co-executive Producer |
| 2020–2021 | Home Before Dark | No | Yes (4) | Yes | No | Apple TV+ | |
| 2021–2022 | Ordinary Joe | Yes | Yes (13) | Yes | No | NBC | Co-created with Garrett Lerner |
| 2023 | La Brea | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes | Consulting producer (season 2) | |
| 2022–2024 | Walker | No | Yes (5) | Yes | No | The CW | |
| 2025–present | Doctor Odyssey | No | Yes (2) | Yes | No | ABC | Co-executive Producer (season 1) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2010, Friend was the recipient of the Writers Guild of America award for the House season six premiere "Broken", which he shared with Garrett Lerner, David Foster and David Shore.[2] Four years running he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on House.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russel Friend from House". Film.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Winners Announced for 2010 Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America, West. February 20, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Russel Friend - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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Russel Friend
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Russel Friend is an American television writer and producer known for his extensive work on the Fox medical drama House, where he served as co-executive producer and executive producer across multiple seasons and contributed to numerous scripts. [1] Born on September 9, 1970, in the United States, Friend began his career in the late 1990s with writing and producing credits on the science fiction series Roswell. [1] He gained prominence through his long-running collaboration with writing partner Garrett Lerner, particularly on House, where their joint efforts included the acclaimed season six premiere episode "Broken," which earned them a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama in 2010.
Friend's career spans a wide range of television genres, from medical and procedural dramas to science fiction and family-oriented series. Following his tenure on House, he executive produced and wrote for shows such as Glee, Altered Carbon, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Battle Creek, Home Before Dark, Ordinary Joe, and Walker. [1] More recently, he has served as an executive producer on the ABC medical drama Doctor Odyssey. [1] Throughout his work, Friend has earned recognition for his contributions to episodic storytelling, including multiple Primetime Emmy nominations and additional guild award nods for his writing and producing efforts.
His professional output reflects a consistent focus on character-driven narratives within ensemble casts, often in high-stakes professional environments, establishing him as a reliable figure in network and streaming television production.