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'''Frederic S. Fuchs''' is a television and film producer active in the United States and Canada, where he holds [[dual citizenship]].<ref>{{cite newspaper| title=CBC's new executive citizen of Canada, U.S. |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |location=Toronto, Ontario |date=March 31, 2006|p=A.02}}</ref> He became an executive in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] on April 3, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20060329tv.shtml |title=Fred Fuchs Appointed Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment Programming, CBC Television |work=[[Radio-Canada]] |author=CBC/Radio-Canada, News Releases |date=March 29, 2006 |accessdate=January 27, 2007}}</ref> {{dead-link|date=August 2019}}
'''Frederic S. Fuchs''' {{IPAc-en|f|j|u:|k|s}} is a television and film producer active in the United States and Canada, where he holds [[dual citizenship]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2006 |title=CBC's New Executive Citizen of Canada, U.S. |work=[[Toronto Star]] |location=[[Toronto, Ontario]] |page=A.02}}</ref> He became an executive in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] on April 3, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CBC/Radio-Canada, News Releases |date=March 29, 2006 |title=Fred Fuchs Appointed Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment Programming, CBC Television |url=http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20060329tv.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126121358/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20060329tv.shtml |archive-date=January 26, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2007 |website=[[Radio-Canada]]}}</ref>


==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 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997) and ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|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 (TV network)|Starz]] and GK-TV series ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]''.
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 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' (1997) and ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|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 (TV series)|Camelot]]''. Most recently, Fuchs has been the executive producer of the films ''[[Monkey Beach (film)|Monkey Beach]]'' (2020) and ''[[The Virtuoso (film)|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 (video game)|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).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Angry Video Game Nerd Gets Gilbert Gottfried As Arch-Nemesis Fred |url=https://movieweb.com/angry-video-game-nerd-gilbert-gottfried-fred/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=MovieWeb.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pinera |first=Alexander |date=November 1, 2020 |title=The Angry Video Game Nerd I and II Deluxe Review |url=https://fictiontalk.com/2020/11/01/the-angry-video-game-nerd-i-and-ii-deluxe-review/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=FictionTalk.com}}</ref>
==Honors==

Fuchs has been nominated for [[Emmy Award]]s in 1988, 1997 and 1998 for producing ''[[Tall Tales and Legends]]'' (1985) and television films on ''[[The Odyssey (TV miniseries)|The Odyssey]]'' and ''[[Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]''.<ref>[[Internet Movie Database]], "[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297209/awards Awards for Fred Fuchs]," URL accessed January 27, 2007.</ref>
==Honours==
Fuchs was nominated for [[Emmy Awards]] in 1988, 1997 and 1998, for producing the TV series ''[[Tall Tales and Legends]]'', the TV miniseries ''[[The Odyssey (TV miniseries)|The Odyssey]]'' and the TV miniseries ''[[Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]''.<ref name="IMDB">{{Cite web |title=Awards for Fred Fuchs |url=http://imdb.com/name/nm0297209 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
He was a producer for all films listed below unless otherwise noted.

===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1989 || ''[[New York Stories]]'' ||
|-
| ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990 || ''[[The Spirit of '76 (1990 film)|The Spirit of '76]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Godfather Part III]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992 || ''[[Wind (1992 film)|Wind]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1994 || ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)|Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Haunted (1995 film)|Haunted]]'' ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Jack (1996 film)|Jack]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997 || ''[[Buddy (1997 film)|Buddy]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Lani Loa – The Passage]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 1999 || ''[[The Florentine (film)|The Florentine]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Third Miracle]]'' ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Beautiful Joe (film)|Beautiful Joe]]'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''The End of Silence'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Graduation (2007 film)|Graduation]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3| 2016 || ''[[Population Zero]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''Total Frat Movie'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Milton's Secret]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018 || ''[[Love Jacked]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| ''[[Little Italy (2018 film)|Little Italy]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Monkey Beach (film)|Monkey Beach]]'' || Executive producer
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Virtuoso (film)|The Virtuoso]]'' || Executive producer
|}

;Miscellaneous crew

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Jennifer (1978 film)|Jennifer]]'' || Production assistant
|}

;As an actor

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1995 || ''City Dragon'' || Karate Dojo Fighters
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Killer Klowns from Outer Space]]'' ||rowspan=2| Special thanks
|-
| 2009 || ''[[High Life (2009 film)|High Life]]''
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Virtuoso (film)|The Virtuoso]]'' || The producers wish to thank
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Popples (1986 TV series)|Popples]]'' || Executive producer || Television pilot
|-
| 1985−86 || ''[[Tall Tales & Legends]]'' || ||
|-
| 1982−87 || ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' || Associate producer ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Vietnam War Story'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 1990 || ''The Godfather Family: A Look Inside'' || Executive producer || Documentary
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995 || ''[[Tecumseh: The Last Warrior]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''[[Kidnapped (1995 film)|Kidnapped]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996 || ''[[Dark Angel (1996 film)|Dark Angel]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''[[Titanic (1996 miniseries)|Titanic]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1997 || ''[[Riot (1997 film)|Riot]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''Survival on the Mountain'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''[[The Odyssey (miniseries)|The Odyssey]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998 || ''[[Outrage (1998 film)|Outrage]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''[[Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Yesteryears'' || Executive producer || Television short
|-
| 2006 || ''[[What It's Like Being Alone]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mother Up!]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2012−14 || ''[[Transporter: The Series]]'' || Executive producer ||
|}

;Miscellaneous crew

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Robber Bride#Film adaptation|The Robber Bride]]'' || Executive director: CBC TV Arts and Entertainment || Television film
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Being Erica]]'' || Executive director ||
|-
| 2007−10 || ''[[The Tudors]]'' || Executive director ||
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''The Godfather Family: A Look Inside'' || Thanks || Documentary
|-
| 2008 || ''[[jPod (TV series)|jPod]]'' || Special thanks ||
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 11 May 2024

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

Frederic S. Fuchs /fjuːks/ 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]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Fuchs was nominated for Emmy Awards in 1988, 1997 and 1998, for producing the TV series Tall Tales and Legends, the TV miniseries The Odyssey and the TV miniseries Moby Dick.[5]

Filmography[edit]

He was a producer for all films listed below unless otherwise noted.

Film[edit]

Year Film Credit
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1989 New York Stories
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days Executive producer
1990 The Spirit of '76 Executive producer
The Godfather Part III Executive producer
1992 Wind Executive producer
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993 The Secret Garden
1994 Don Juan DeMarco
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Executive producer
1995 Haunted
1996 Jack
1997 Buddy
The Rainmaker
1998 Lani Loa – The Passage Executive producer
1999 The Florentine Executive producer
The Virgin Suicides Executive producer
The Third Miracle
2000 Beautiful Joe
2006 The End of Silence Executive producer
2007 Graduation Executive producer
2016 Population Zero Executive producer
Total Frat Movie Executive producer
Milton's Secret
2018 Love Jacked Executive producer
Little Italy Executive producer
2020 Monkey Beach Executive producer
2021 The Virtuoso Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1978 Jennifer Production assistant
As an actor
Year Film Role
1995 City Dragon Karate Dojo Fighters
Thanks
Year Film Role
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space Special thanks
2009 High Life
2021 The Virtuoso The producers wish to thank

Television[edit]

Year Title Credit Notes
1986 Popples Executive producer Television pilot
1985−86 Tall Tales & Legends
1982−87 Faerie Tale Theatre Associate producer
1988 Vietnam War Story Executive producer
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Executive producer Documentary
1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Executive producer Television film
Kidnapped Executive producer Television film
1996 Dark Angel Executive producer Television film
Titanic Executive producer
1997 Riot Executive producer Television film
Survival on the Mountain Executive producer Television film
The Odyssey Executive producer
1998 Outrage Executive producer Television film
Moby Dick Executive producer
2005 Yesteryears Executive producer Television short
2006 What It's Like Being Alone Executive producer
2011 Camelot Executive producer
2013 Mother Up! Executive producer
2012−14 Transporter: The Series Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Robber Bride Executive director: CBC TV Arts and Entertainment Television film
2009 Being Erica Executive director
2007−10 The Tudors Executive director
Thanks
Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Thanks Documentary
2008 jPod Special thanks

References[edit]

  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. ^ Dick, Jeremy (July 30, 2019). "Angry Video Game Nerd Gets Gilbert Gottfried As Arch-Nemesis Fred". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Pinera, Alexander (November 1, 2020). "The Angry Video Game Nerd I and II Deluxe Review". FictionTalk.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Awards for Fred Fuchs". IMDb.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Fuchs&oldid=1223303675"