Fred Fuchs

Fredric S. Fuchs /fjks/ is a television and film producer active in the United States and Canada, where he holds dual citizenship.[1] He became an executive in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on April 3, 2006.[2]

Frederic S. Fuchs
NationalityCanadian and American
Other namesFrederic Fuchs, Fred S. Fuchs
Occupation(s)Film and television producer
Known forBram Stoker's Dracula
The Godfather Part III

Career

Fuchs became known for the television series Faerie Tale Theatre. He afterwards became president of American Zoetrope, and thus had a hand in producing films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), The Rainmaker (1997) and The Virgin Suicides (1999). With CBC, his work included the television series What It's Like Being Alone (2006). Later, he was an executive producer of the Starz and GK-TV series Camelot. Most recently, Fuchs has been the executive producer of the films Monkey Beach (2020) and The Virtuoso (2021). He also has founded a charitable organization that owns and operates an independent cinema, the Westdale Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario.

Fuchs gained further attention when he was the subject of a joke in the cult series Angry Video Game Nerd, originating in an episode where James Rolfe's character "The Nerd" sees Fuchs' name in the credits of Bram Stoker's Dracula and jokingly pronounces it "Fred Fucks". This later became a recurring joke throughout the series, with Gilbert Gottfried portraying a fictionalized version of him, as a deranged programmer who developed the PlayStation 4 game Life of Black Tiger (actually from Korean developer 1Games).[3] A separate fictionalization of Fuchs additionally appears as the final boss in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and its enhanced port Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe; in the latter he was given a new design in Gottfried's likeness and new dialogue matching the personality of Gottfried's portrayal of the character.[4]

Honours

Fuchs has been nominated Emmy Awards in 1988, 1997 and 1998, for producing TV series Tall Tales and Legends , and TV miniseries The Odyssey and Moby Dick

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Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1989New York Stories
Vietnam War Story: The Last DaysExecutive producer
1990The Spirit of '76Executive producer
The Godfather Part IIIExecutive producer
1992WindExecutive producer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993The Secret Garden
1994Don Juan DeMarco
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinExecutive producer
1995Haunted
1996Jack
1997Buddy
The Rainmaker
1998Lani Loa – The PassageExecutive producer
1999The FlorentineExecutive producer
The Virgin SuicidesExecutive producer
The Third Miracle
2000Beautiful Joe
2006The End of SilenceExecutive producer
2007GraduationExecutive producer
2016Population ZeroExecutive producer
Total Frat MovieExecutive producer
Milton's Secret
2018Love JackedExecutive producer
Little ItalyExecutive producer
2020Monkey BeachExecutive producer
2021The VirtuosoExecutive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1978JenniferProduction assistant
As an actor
Year Film Role
1995City DragonKarate Dojo Fighters
Thanks
Year Film Role
1988Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceSpecial thanks
2009High Life
2021The VirtuosoThe producers wish to thank

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1986PopplesExecutive producerTelevision pilot
1985−86Tall Tales & Legends
1982−87Faerie Tale TheatreAssociate producer
1988Vietnam War StoryExecutive producer
1990The Godfather Family: A Look InsideExecutive producerDocumentary
1995Tecumseh: The Last WarriorExecutive producerTelevision film
KidnappedExecutive producerTelevision film
1996Dark AngelExecutive producerTelevision film
TitanicExecutive producer
1997RiotExecutive producerTelevision film
Survival on the MountainExecutive producerTelevision film
The OdysseyExecutive producer
1998OutrageExecutive producerTelevision film
Moby DickExecutive producer
2005YesteryearsExecutive producerTelevision short
2006What It's Like Being AloneExecutive producer
2011CamelotExecutive producer
2013Mother Up!Executive producer
2012−14Transporter: The SeriesExecutive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role Notes
2007The Robber BrideExecutive director: CBC TV Arts and EntertainmentTelevision film
2009Being EricaExecutive director
2007−10The TudorsExecutive director
Thanks
Year Title Role Notes
1990The Godfather Family: A Look InsideThanksDocumentary
2008jPodSpecial thanks


References

  1. "CBC's new executive citizen of Canada, U.S.". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. March 31, 2006. p. A.02.
  2. CBC/Radio-Canada, News Releases (March 29, 2006). "Fred Fuchs Appointed Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment Programming, CBC Television". Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2007.
  3. "Angry Video Game Nerd Gets Gilbert Gottfried as Arch-Nemesis Fred". July 30, 2019.
  4. "The Angry Video Game Nerd I and II Deluxe Review". November 2020.
  5. "Awards for Fred Fuchs".
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