,” Friedman is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 1, just months ahead of his planned May 2020 retirement. He’ll be 73, and although it’s been “a hell of a lot of fun,” it was time, he says, to step down from his executive producer role on the syndicated hits.
Vanna White, who preceded Friedman on “Wheel of Fortune” by 13 years, immediately sensed the producer cared about the show. “Without him, we would not have a show,” White says. “He makes it all work.” While he’s taken the show around the world, Friedman thinks his most significant contribution is a more down-home one: “I think part of what I do bring to the mix, besides experience, is a Midwestern sensibility,” he says. “Trying to be the average person, whatever that is.”“I was talking with the studio audience once about how things have changed over the years,” “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says. “ ‘I used to drive into an intersection and people would wave me through.
Without 100 employees to supervise, what will Friedman do? He is considering writing a memoir. His origin story alone warrants one. After college, he worked in advertising and booked opening bands for concerts. Moving to Los Angeles, he worked odd jobs until comic Roberta Kent, who remains a friend, mentioned “Hollywood Squares” was looking for freelancers. Friedman submitted 50 questions with jokes. For awhile he heard nothing.
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