Andy Friendly Dies: First ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Producer, Son Of Legendary CBS Newsman Fred Friendly Was 74

Andy Friendly Dies: First ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Producer, Son Of Legendary CBS Newsman Fred Friendly Was 74

Andy Friendly, the first producer of the long-running syndicated Entertainment Tonight and the son of the legendary CBS newsman Fred Friendly, died Sunday at his home in Bel-Air. He was 74. His death was announced by family. His wife, actress Patricia Crowley (Please Don’t Eat The Daisies) died in September at age 91. His brother, David T. Friendly, is a Hollywood producer (Little Miss Sunshine). His death was first reported by The Hollywood…

First ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Producer and Former King World and CNBC Exec Andy Friendly Dies at 74

Veteran TV exec and Emmy-nominated producer Andy Friendly died Sunday, Jan. 4, according to his family. Friendly was 74. Friendly, the son of legendary journalist Fred Friendly and brother of producer David Friendly, began his career as a writer and producer at NBC News in New York, later becoming a producer of Tom Synder’s “Tomorrow” […]

Andy Friendly, First Producer on ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and a CNBC Executive, Dies at 74

Andy Friendly, the son of CBS newsman Fred Friendly who was a producer on Entertainment Tonight and an exec at CNBC and King World, has died at 74.