Hannah Friedman
American writer, producer, musician and director
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| nationality | American |
| period | 2004–present |
| genre | Non-fiction, young adult fiction |
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Hannah Friedman is an American writer, producer, musician and director.
She is known for writing and producing roles in film and television. Her writing has also been featured in Newsweek and Cosmopolitan. Her memoir, Everything Sucks, was published in 2009.
Friedman has worked as a feature writer on the Pixar Braintrust and at Disney Feature Animation. She is a co-executive producer for Willow on Disney+.
Early life and education
Friedman was born in New York City. She is the elder of two children born to singer-songwriter Dean Friedman. Hannah's mother trained monkeys. While in this job, she adopted a capuchin monkey named Amelia, who has lived with the family for almost thirty years.
Friedman studied theater at Yale.
Articles and books
In 2004 Friedman's article When Your Friends Become The Enemy was published in Newsweek Magazine. It described the difficulties of the college application process. Friedman remains one of the youngest people to have been published in Newsweek.
Friedman's debut book, Everything Sucks, was a teen memoir released by HCI Books in August 2009. Everything Sucks was reviewed on Salon.com, concluding, "Not only is Friedman's writing striking for its blunt, unromantic realism; her prose also displays a self-aware wit that is all too rare in the genre".
Performance
Friedman has made appearances on Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening (2016), Don’t Tell My Mother! (2016), The Moth (2017), Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp (2015) and I Do... Until I Don't (2017).
Musical career
Friedman is a musician and lyricist. She was a writer and co-composer with Benj Pasek, Mark Sonnenblick and Shaina Taub for StoryCourse's Saturday Night Seder.
Friedman wrote the script for My Silent Night, a musical, which premiered at the Salzburg State Theatre in 2018, a project with composer John Debney and songwriter Siedah Garrett.
In October 2009, Friedman was asked to perform at the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the National Coalition Against Censorship, a charity benefit gala hosted by Judy Blume. Friedman wrote and performed an original comedy song called "Party Like It's 1984".
References
References
- (20 October 2020). "'Willow' Series a Go at Disney+".
- "Trolls: The Beat Goes On!".
- (31 August 2009). "Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool".
- (30 November 2020). "'Willow': Erin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny & Ellie Bamber Poised To Star In Disney+ Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- (21 October 2020). "Disney+ to shoot Willow reboot in Wales next year".
- (August 3, 2009). "Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool: Hannah Friedman: 9780757307751: Amazon.com: Books". Health Communications, Incorporated.
- Friedman, Hannah. (2004). "When Your Friends Become the Enemy". Newsweek.
- (August 5, 2009). "Prep school casualty - Salon.com". salon.com.
- (28 June 2016). "Hannah Friedman - Monkey Sister - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored". Comedy Central.
- (9 April 2020). "What Can You Do for People in Crisis? Put on a Seder Show".
- (30 June 2020). "Songs From Virtual Passover 'Saturday Night Seder' Released for Charity".
- (8 December 2018). "Silent Night turns 200: Celebrating a classic Christmas carol in Salzburg".
- (15 December 2018). "A Song Is Celebrated: 200 Years Of "Silent Night"".
- "35th Anniversary Celebration! -- NCAC".
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