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Robert Nathan Fried
Born (1963-01-16) January 16, 1963 (age 62)
Other namesRob Fried
Alma materCornell University
Columbia University Graduate School of Business
Occupation(s)Film producer, screenwriter, studio executive, media entrepreneur
Years active1985–present
TitleCEO of Niagen Bioscience
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children2

Robert Nathan Fried (born January 16, 1963)[1] is the CEO of Niagen Bioscience. He is also an American film producer and media, technology, and healthcare entrepreneur.[2][3] He is the founder of Fried Films and Spiritclips, LLC, a division of Hallmark Cards which includes Hallmark eCards and Feeln.[2] He previously was president and CEO of Savoy Pictures.[2][3] He became the CEO of Niagen Bioscience in 2018.[4]

Career

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Entertainment

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From 1983 to 1990, Fried held various executive positions in the entertainment industry.[2][3][5] He was executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures when Dawn Steel was president of Columbia Pictures in 1987, director of film finance and special projects for Columbia Pictures, and director of business development at 20th Century Fox.[3][6][7][8] Orion Pictures hired Fried as vice president of production in 1986.[7] He founded Fried Films, a production company, in 1990 and was founding CEO.[3][6][9] As a film producer, Fried won an Academy Award in 1992 for his short film, Session Man.[3][10] His film Rudy won the Christopher Award that year.[11]

He was president and CEO of Savoy Pictures from December 1994 to June 1996.[2][5][12] In 1996, Fried founded WhatsHotNow, an e-commerce company that sells entertainment memorabilia.[13][14] He was chairman and CEO of the company until June 2001.[13][15] In 2005, Collateral, a movie Fried produced, won an ASCAP award.[16] Fried launched Spirit EMX, an internet video content company, in 2007. Hallmark Cards acquired Spirit EMX and rebranded it as SpiritClips, LLC.[17][14][18] Fried was co-chairman of Tiger Media from October 2009 to August 2011.[11]

Niagen Bioscience (formerly ChromaDex)

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In 2015, Fried joined ChromaDex Corporation, now Niagen Bioscience (NASDAQ: NAGE), a science-based integrated reference standards and nutraceutical company, as a member of its Board of Directors.[19] He became interested in the longevity field previously, investing in longevity biotech companies. In early 2016, Fried co-founded HealthSpan Research LLC with biochemist Dr. Charles Brenner.[20] Through its subsidiary ProHealthSpan, the company introduced Tru Niagen, a consumer supplement featuring ChromaDex's patented ingredient Niagen (nicotinamide riboside (NR) chloride), an NAD+ precursor researched for its potential benefits in cellular health and age-related decline.[21] In March 2017, ChromaDex acquired Healthspan Research.[22]

Following the acquisition, Fried became President and Chief Operating Officer of ChromaDex in 2017.[23] In April 2018, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ChromaDex.[4] Under his leadership, ChromaDex expanded its research and development of nicotinamide riboside and other NAD+ precursors for cellular health and longevity applications.[24]

In March 2025, ChromaDex changed its corporate name to Niagen Bioscience.

Personal life

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Fried holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.[2][17]

In 1994, he married actress Nancy Travis, who appeared in Fried's So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993). They have two sons.[17][13]

Filmography

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Producer credits
Year Title Notes Ref
1992 Session Man [25]
1993 Rudy [25]
1993 So I Married An Axe Murderer [25]
1994 Only You [26]
1998 Winchell Executive producer [27]
1998 Godzilla Executive producer [28]
1999 The Boondock Saints [29]
2001 Two Can Play That Game Executive producer [30]
2004 Collateral [31]
2005 The Man [32]
2006 Man of the Year Executive producer [33]

References

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  1. ^ Karimi, Cindy (September 15, 2021). "Robert N. Fried: age, children, spouse, movies ..." Briefly News. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Robert Fried". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jay Green (April 19, 1994). "Savoy, Fried venture grows". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "BRIEF-Chromadex Corp Appoints Rob Fried as Chief Executive Officer". Reuters. April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Robert N.Fried". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Aljean Harmetz (May 13, 1986). "ASPIRING MOGULS TAKE M.B.A.'S TO HOLLYWOOD". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  8. ^ "Steel Appoints Fried Col Exec Prod V.P.". Variety. 1987-12-09. pp. 5, 87.
  9. ^ "Independent Chairman of the Board of Micheal Hersey". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "New York Times: Session Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Tiger Media Inc". Retrieved October 19, 2014.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Company Town : Sokol Is Named Senior VP at Savoy Pictures". May 2, 1995. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "President and CEO: Robert N. Fried". InvestorsShub. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  14. ^ a b Chris Marlowe (April 2, 2012). "Hallmark acquires online subscription network SpiritClips". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  15. ^ Ann Donahue (April 4, 2000). "H'w'd investors backing biz memorabilia company". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  16. ^ "2005 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c "Nancy Travis". Videoeta.com. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  18. ^ Mike Snider (September 6, 2014). "Cutting the Cord: Movies with Feeln". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  19. ^ "Executive Profile - ChromaDex Corp". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ^ "cdxc8k_june242016.htm". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  21. ^ "ChromaDex Corp". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  22. ^ "ChromaDex Corp. 2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Blueprint". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  24. ^ "ChromaDex Corp - American Society for Nutrition". Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  25. ^ a b c Greene, Jay (April 19, 1994). "Savoy, Fried venture grows". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  26. ^ "Sluggish Savoy Revs Up Production Under Fried". Variety. January 22, 1995. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  27. ^ Higgins, Bill (November 18, 1998). "Hot off the presses: HBO's 'Winchell'". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  28. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (May 22, 1998). "From the EW archives: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of 1998's Godzilla". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  29. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (April 13, 1998). "Back Behind the Bar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  30. ^ "Two Can Play That Game (2001)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  31. ^ Fleming, Michael (November 26, 2008). "SpiritClips upbeat about future". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  32. ^ Crust, Kevin (September 9, 2005). "Get set to be let down by 'The Man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  33. ^ "Man of the Year (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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