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Andy Friendly, nan first shaper of nan long-running syndicated Entertainment Tonight and nan boy of nan legendary CBS newsman Fred Friendly, died Sunday astatine his location successful Bel-Air. He was 74.
His decease was announced by family. His wife, character Patricia Crowley (Please Don’t Eat The Daisies) died successful September astatine property 91. His brother, David T. Friendly, is simply a Hollywood shaper (Little Miss Sunshine).
His decease was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. A origin of decease was not disclosed.
In summation to his tenure astatine Entertainment Tonight, Andy Friendly was a programming executive for CNBC and King World, serving astatine nan erstwhile arsenic vp primetime programs from 1990-95. At CNBC he worked connected talk shows hosted by Tom Snyder and Tim Russert, among others.
Born connected Nov. 6, 1951, Friendly launched his TV profession successful nan early 1970s arsenic a inferior interrogator astatine WNBC-TV successful New York. Also astatine nan position was anchorman Snyder – Friendly would soon nutrient Snyder’s late-night Tomorrow Show for NBC.
As nan first shaper of nan syndicated Entertainment Tonight, Friendly was Emmy-nominated successful 1982. From 1995 to 2001, he was president of programming and accumulation astatine King World Productions.
Friendly besides served arsenic president of nan Hollywood Radio & Television Society and an adjunct professor astatine nan USC School of Cinematic Arts, and he served connected nan boards of nan USC Shoah Foundation and nan Saban Community Clinic.
He published his memoir, Willing to Be Lucky: Adventures successful Life and Television, successful 2017.
In summation to relative David, Friendly is survived by siblings, Lisa, Richard, Michael and Jon.
