My Next Funeral

Frederick Friedel is an American Director, Writer and Producer.
Friedel is best known for his debut film “Axe” (a.k.a. Lisa, Lisa) which gained notoriety in 1984 when it was designated a video nasty in the UK and appeared on the director of public prosecution’s list of banned films. (It remained unavailable until 2005.) His second film “Kidnapped Coed” was written specifically for actor Jack Canon and was a psychological thriller about a kidnapper and his captive. Friedel estimates that Kidnapped Coed was made for about $37,000, while Axe cost just $25,000.

Since then, Friedel has written and produced television spots for CBS for shows such as The Amazing Race, Survivor, The Grammys, and 2 and ½ Men, and for FOX for Beverly Hills 90210, The Simpsons, Melrose Place and Cops. He has written and produced movie trailers and TV campaigns for hit movies such as Rain Man, Pretty Woman, Die Hard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Terminator 2, and many more.

Through his company Angels Gate Films, Friedel wrote, directed, and starred in the black comedies “My Next Funeral” and “Squish” and the retro thriller “Bloody Brothers”. He also wrote and starred in the play “Lost in the Movies” which premiered at the Court Theatre in Hollywood. His latest film “A Dog’s Life” is a poignant drama about a homeless deaf mute who loses the dog she can’t live without.

Friedel is married to singer and vocal coach Jill Jaxx.