Russel Friend
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Russel Friend is an American television writer and producer
producer currently serving as an executive producer on the long-running Fox
series House
. He often works with his writing partner Garrett Lerner
.
crime series Martial Law
, after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 90's 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, a job which he currently still occupies.
award for the House season six
premiere "Broken
", which he shared with Garrett Lerner, David Foster
and David Shore
. Four years running he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award
for his work on House.
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
producer currently serving as an executive producer on the long-running Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. He often works with his writing partner Garrett Lerner
Garrett Lerner
Garrett Lerner is an American television writer and producer producer currently serving as an executive producer on the long-running Fox series House...
.
Television career
Friend's writing career began on the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
crime series Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)
Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...
, after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 90's until the early 2000s, including FreakyLinks
FreakyLinks
FreakyLinks was an American television show that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on the Fox Network from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes...
, Roswell
Roswell (TV series)
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
, John Doe
John Doe (TV series)
John Doe is an American science fiction drama television series that aired on Fox during the 2002–2003 TV season.-Synopsis:"I woke up in an island off the coast of Seattle. I didn't know how I got there ... or who I was. But I did seem to know everything else. There were things about me I didn't...
, Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
, LAX
LAX (TV series)
LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:...
and Smallville
Smallville (TV series)
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB Television Network , premiering on October...
. In 2005, he and Lerner joined the writing staff of the medical mystery series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. Their first episode, "Acceptance
Acceptance (House)
"Acceptance" is the first episode of the second season of House and the twenty-third episode overall. A death row inmate is felled by an unknown disease and House volunteers to investigate, over the objections of most of the staff. House also has to deal with Stacy, who is working closely with him...
", was the premiere of the second season
House (season 2)
Season two premiered on September 13, 2005 and ended on May 23, 2006. During the season, House tries to cope with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Stacy Warner, who, after House diagnosed her husband with Acute intermittent porphyria, has taken a job in the legal department of the PPTH.Sela...
. At the start of the fourth season
House (season 4)
The fourth season of House premiered on September 25, 2007 and ended May 19, 2008. Having previously fired Chase, and with Foreman and Cameron quitting, House starts a competition between forty applicants for the vacant positions. He eventually narrows them down to seven, firing one each episode....
Friend became an executive producer, a job which he currently still occupies.
Episodes of House
- "AcceptanceAcceptance (House)"Acceptance" is the first episode of the second season of House and the twenty-third episode overall. A death row inmate is felled by an unknown disease and House volunteers to investigate, over the objections of most of the staff. House also has to deal with Stacy, who is working closely with him...
" (2.01) - "Skin DeepSkin Deep (House)"Skin Deep" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on February 20, 2006. The episode aired in a special Monday night time slot.-Plot:...
" (2.13) - "Euphoria (Part Two)Euphoria, Part 2"Euphoria " is the twenty-first episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on May 3, 2006. This is the conclusion to the House two-episode story arc, the first part being "Euphoria ".-Plot:...
(2.21) - "Meaning" (3.01)
- "Cane and Able" (3.02)
- "Fetal PositionFetal Position (House)"Fetal Position" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of House and the sixty-third episode overall.-Plot:Pregnant photographer Emma Sloan arrives at a photo shoot for singer Tyson Ritter, but she quickly realizes there is something wrong when she cannot read the writing on a chalk board...
" (3.17) - "97 Seconds97 Seconds"97 Seconds" is the third episode of the fourth season of House and the seventy-third episode overall. It aired on October 9, 2007.The primary patient in "97 Seconds" is a man with spinal muscular atrophy who develops symptoms that could be related to his SMA or something else.However, the title...
" (4.03) - "House's HeadHouse's Head"House's Head" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of House and the eighty-fifth episode overall. It was the first part of the two-part season four finale, the second part being "Wilson's Heart". Co-written by several House producers and directed by Greg Yaitanes, "House's Head" premiered...
" (4.15) - "Wilson's HeartWilson's Heart"Wilson's Heart" is the sixteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of House and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It aired on May 19, 2008...
" (4.16)
- "Let Them Eat CakeLet Them Eat Cake (House)"Let Them Eat Cake" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of House and the ninety-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on December 2, 2008.-Plot:...
" (5.10) - "Locked InLocked In (House)"Locked In" is the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of House. It aired on March 30, 2009.- Plot :Gregory House is injured in a motorcycle accident in Middletown, NY and finds himself in bed next to a patient suffering from locked-in syndrome after a bicycling accident...
" (5.19) - "BrokenBroken (House)"Broken" is the joint title for the first and second episodes of the sixth season of the television series House. It is a two-part season premiere, being first broadcast on the Fox network on September 21, 2009...
" (6.01/6.02) - "Moving the ChainsMoving the Chains"Moving the Chains" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of House. It aired on February 1, 2010.- The Case :The team takes on the case of 22-year-old Daryl, a large offensive guard who repeatedly banged his head against his helmet shortly after attacking a fellow player during a fit of...
" (6.13) - "LockdownLockdown (House)"Lockdown" is the seventeenth episode of the sixth season of the American medical drama House. It aired on April 12, 2010. This episode also marks the directorial debut of Hugh Laurie on the show....
" (6.17) - "Help MeHelp Me (House)"Help Me" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the sixth season of the American medical drama House. It first aired on May 17, 2010. The episode covers a crane collapse in which House tries to save one of the victims, Hanna, who is trapped in rubble...
" (6.22)
Awards and nominations
In 2010, Friend was the recipient of the Writers Guild of AmericaWriters Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
award for the House season six
House (season 6)
House entered a sixth season on September 21, 2009 with a two-hour premiere. The season premiere, titled "Broken", was filmed at the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey.Season six featured 22 episodes, two fewer than the usual number...
premiere "Broken
Broken (House)
"Broken" is the joint title for the first and second episodes of the sixth season of the television series House. It is a two-part season premiere, being first broadcast on the Fox network on September 21, 2009...
", which he shared with Garrett Lerner, David Foster
David Foster (writer)
David Foster is an American television writer, producer and medical doctor best known for working as a writer/producer on the critically acclaimed Fox medical drama series House.- Medical career :Foster graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1995...
and David Shore
David Shore
David Shore is a Canadian writer, best known for his work writing and producing in television. As a former lawyer, Shore became known for his work on Family Law, NYPD Blue, and Due South...
. Four years running he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
for his work on House.