DANNY FRIEDMAN - Creative Developer, Writer, Producer, Brainstormer

Talented.  Meticulous.  Driven.  These are all words Danny Friedman knows!

Born from a pair of test tubes that loved each other very much, but were not ready for children, Danny was raised by wolves looking to adopt.  Though a troublesome child, with a brief stint as the super-villain The Crimson Squeeker, Danny soon decided to get his act together, and from 1877-1881, he became our 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes.  Danny eventually went to NYU for both undergraduate and graduate school, because, above all things, he enjoys being in massive, crippling debt. 

Professionally, Danny has worked in development for Sunbow Entertainment, 4Kids!, Sesame Workshop, Common Sense Media, BabyFirst, TonieBox, Outfit7 and consulted for many other great brands.  He loves nothing better than meeting with other creative people and developing characters, stories, and worlds.  Danny was the Director of Creative Development and Lead Producer for Elemental Path, creator of the Cognitoy Dino, an interactive toy that won IBM’s Watson Challenge and was a Time Magazine Invention of the Year.  For years, Danny’s job was to tell a dinosaur what to do, which, you have to admit, is pretty cool.  Today, Danny is busy at work, creating his own cartoon ideas, creating events and workshops for the Children’s Media Association, writing scripts and consulting for clients, doodling on menus and being the drummer for your favorite rock band.

For more information on Danny Friedman, here are some recommended biographies:

• Friedman! (Volumes I-V)

• Danny Friedman: Life Beyond Life

• The Penguin Chaser