16 Facts About Harry Friedman

Harry Friedman was born on November 12,1946 and is an American television industry executive.

Harry Friedman introduced a number of new gameplay elements, theme weeks, and technological advances to both programs, and in 2006 he led both shows to make television history by becoming the first syndicated television series to broadcast in high definition.

In September 2021, it was reported Harry Friedman will be executive producer for a proposed NBC revival of the game show Tic Tac Dough with Tom Bergeron as host.

Harry Friedman developed an early fascination with television programming and personalities, including Johnny Carson when he was a young local celebrity.

Long before the conception of student internships, Harry Friedman began working for Omaha's first television stations, doing whatever work management permitted.

In 1971, Harry Friedman moved to Los Angeles, and without contacts he gave himself six months to find a job in the business.

Harry Friedman was involved in the development of such other programs as Gambit and High Rollers.

Harry Friedman became a producer of Wheel of Fortune in 1995.

Harry Friedman was responsible for many of Wheel's digital extensions, including the launch of the show's official website, and the development of video games based on the show for Sony's PlayStation consoles and Nintendo's Wii.

Harry Friedman conceived adaptations of the show for the iPhone, the iPad, and other electronic devices.

In 2005, in response to Jennings' tremendous success on the show, Harry Friedman produced the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, in which 145 former champions played for a top prize of $2,000,000; Jennings, seeded as the only automatic finalist, pocketed $500,000 when he came in second to Brad Rutter, who won the top prize, with Jerome Vered placing third and collecting $250,000.

Harry Friedman played a very active role in the show's official website, which receives over 400,000 visitors per month.

Harry Friedman's other writing and producing credits include network primetime specials such as American Yearbook for CBS, documentaries such as Nova on PBS, and home video.

Harry Friedman is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

In 2021, NBCUniversal appointed Harry Friedman to be the executive producer for a proposed revival of the game show Tic Tac Dough with Tom Bergeron as host, and in April 2022, was named executive producer for the second season of NBC's Capital One College Bowl revival.

Harry Friedman has won fourteen Emmy Awards, the most won by a game show producer.