Rick Friedberg
# Rick Friedberg

Rick Friedberg (born March 11, 1944) is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his work with Leslie Nielsen. He is also the author of Hollywood War Stories, How to Survive in the Trenches, a memoir/advice guide on the film industry.

## Career

Friedberg made his feature film debut in 1980 with the comedy Pray TV starring Dabney Coleman, followed by 1983's Off the Wall. He would direct television episodes for The Twilight Zone, New Monkees and CityKids. When Friedberg made the comic instruction video Bad Golf Made Easier with Leslie Nielsen, he showed his son Jason Friedberg's script to him, which was parodying James Bond movies and other action films. Nielsen approved, and this led to 1996's Spy Hard. The film eventually grossed $26 million against a production budget of $18 million.

Through the 2000s and 2010s, Friedberg served as second unit director on series like CSI: Miami and Scorpion, as well as director/field producer on The Real Housewives of Orange County.

## Filmography

Feature Film

Year

Title

Director

Writer

Producer

Notes

1983

Off the Wall

Yes

Yes

No

1996

Spy Hard

Yes

Screenplay

Yes

Television

Year

Title

Director

Writer

Producer

Notes

1980

Pray TV

Yes

Yes

Yes

TV movie; lyrics: "Billy Bob Jingle"

1985

The Twilight Zone

Yes

No

No

1 Episode (Wish Bank)

1987

New Monkees

Yes

No

No

2 episodes

1993

CityKids

Yes

No

No

6 episodes

2006-2008

The Real Housewives of Orange County

No

No

Field

28 episodes

2008-2009

CSI: Miami

Second Unit

No

No

5 episodes

2014-2018

Scorpion

Second Unit

No

12 episodes

Direct-To-Video

Year

Title

Director

Producer

Notes

1988

W.A.S.P. - Videos... In the Raw

Yes

No

1990

PLayboy: Sensual Pleasures of Oriental Massage

No

Creative

Documentary

1993

Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier

Yes

No

1993

Our First Video

Yes

No

Video Short "Brother for Sale"

1994

Bad Golf My Way

Yes

No

1997

Our Music Video

Yes

No

Segment "Brother for Sale"

Music Videos

Hot for Teacher

Summertime Girls

Blind in Texas

Wild Child :

