Years active 1988–present Role Director | Name Pamela Fryman | |
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Born August 19, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-08-19 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Occupation Television director and producer Movies And They're Off, The Assistants, Count Me In, Karensky's Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Similar People Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Rob Schiller, Greg Malins, Stephen Lloyd | ||
How i met your mother josh radnor and pamela fryman on meeting the mother ted robin and more
Pamela Fryman is an American sitcom director and producer. She is best known for directing all but twelve episodes of the hit series How I Met Your Mother.
Contents
- How i met your mother josh radnor and pamela fryman on meeting the mother ted robin and more
- Early life
- Career
- Directed episodes
- Produced episodes
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
Early life
Fryman grew up in Philadelphia.
Career
Fryman got her first job on The John Davidson Show as an assistant to the talent coordinator, and went on to be a booth production assistant and secretary on Santa Barbara, eventually moving up to assistant director (AD), and director. In 1993, producer Peter Noah, with whom she had worked on the game show Dream House, gave Fryman a chance to direct an episode of the short-lived sitcom Cafe Americain. These would be the first stepping stones toward a long and successful career.
Before her directing career blossomed, Fryman pursued stage directing. On the set of Frasier, rehearsal resembled a play staging, which is exactly what creator and executive producer David Lee had in mind when he hired her. Fryman directed 34 episodes of the show from seasons four through eight.
Fryman directed the majority of the episodes of How I Met Your Mother. Show creator Craig Thomas praised her communication skills, saying, "She makes everyone feel they've been heard and respected and she can connect with anyone." Though Fryman's original career plan did not include directing (she figured she would "follow in her father's footsteps in merchandising"), she has grown to realize that directing is her forte and passion. In Variety magazine, Fryman claimed that "continuing to direct How I Met Your Mother is her fantasy realized."
Directed episodes
Produced episodes
Personal life
Fryman is a mother of twin girls.
Awards
Fryman has won two Daytime Emmys, both for her work on Santa Barbara in 1990 and 1991, and has been nominated for four DGA awards, three for her directing of Frasier and one for Just Shoot Me. In 2011, Fryman accepted the Dorothy Arzner Award, established to recognize the important role women directors play in both film and television.