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name: "David T. Friendly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-t-friendly"
fi1m_id: "david-t-friendly"
imdb_id: "nm0295560"
tmdb_id: 17144
wikidata_id: "Q1176800"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 May 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T01:11:11.704084+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David T. Friendly

## Identity

David T. Friendly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-t-friendly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-t-friendly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0295560
- **TMDB ID:** 17144
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1176800
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_T._Friendly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1176800, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295560/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17144

Producer. Born 1 May 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 May 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1996–2006
- **Also known as:** David Friendly
- **Frequently works with:** [John Davis](https://film.one/person/john-davis.md), [Joseph Singer](https://film.one/person/joseph-singer.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 52 (2), 2000s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 57 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $554m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_T._Friendly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1176800, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295560/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17144

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Doctor Dolittle*](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David T. Friendly is an American film and television producer. Born on 1 May 1956 in New York, he graduated from Northwestern University in 1978 and began his career as a journalist, writing for Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times before moving into film production.

He has produced or executive produced numerous films, including Doctor Dolittle (1998), Big Momma's House (2000), Courage Under Fire (1996), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Meet Dave (2008). Friendly co-produced Little Miss Sunshine, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature. He later formed Friendly Films and has worked in television as an executive producer on Queen of the South.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *Daylight* (1996), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/daylight.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Drunk Parents* (2019), Executive Producer
- *I.T.* (2016), Producer
- *Sneakerheadz* (2015), Director
- *Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son* (2011), Producer
- *Soul Men* (2008), Producer
- *Meet Dave* (2008), Producer
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Big Momma's House 2* (2006), Producer
- *Duane Hopwood* (2005), Producer
- *The Honeymooners* (2005), Producer
- *Laws of Attraction* (2004), Producer
- *9/11* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Big Momma's House* (2000), Producer
- *Here on Earth* (2000), Producer
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *Digging to China* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Out to Sea* (1997), Producer
- *Daylight* (1996), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/daylight.md)
- *The Chamber* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Courage Under Fire* (1996), Producer
- *Greedy* (1994), Executive Producer
- *My Girl 2* (1994), Executive Producer
- *For Love or Money* (1993), Executive Producer
- *My Girl* (1991), Executive Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2007: Best Picture (nominated), for *Little Miss Sunshine*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2007: Best Film (nominated), for *Little Miss Sunshine*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2007: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (won), for *Little Miss Sunshine*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel 2006: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel (nominated), for *Big Momma's House 2*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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