Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Fred Carpenter graduated from Nassau Community College, with an Associate Degree in Science, his Major was chemistry. He was initiated into Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Fraternity of Junior Colleges. Fred then attended Stony Brook University and was a science major with the intention of becoming a medical doctor. He worked as a volunteer at Flushing Hospital in New York City. He received excellent letters of recommendations. This work brought him to the conclusion that he did not want to work in the medical profession for the rest of his life. Instead he wanted to become a motion picture producer and director. At a very young age he was producing and directing movies using an early Kodak 16 Mlilimeter camera.

While attending Stony Brook University Fred changed his major from Science to Liberal Arts. Within a few months of graduation he was hired by United Artists in Sales. He worked at night tracking the United Artists and MGM Movies Box Office throughout the United States and Canada.

A few years later Fred was hired by Paramount Pictures Publicity Department. At Paramount Fred worked for Tamara Rawitt, who Produced the Hit television show In Living Color and Michael Berman. Working at Paramount Fred had the opportunity to work for such Movie Stars as Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, the cast of Star Trek and Director James Toback.

For Carpenter Paramount Pictures was his Post Graduate film education. As of 2014 Fred has Produced and Directed twenty Independent Movies, Just Like Joe, The Night Never Sleeps, Send No Flowers, Charlie Mantle, Murdered Innocense and Jesse that won awards at the SoHo International Film Festival, The Long Island International Film Festival, The Hoboken International Film Festival, The Reel Hollywood Film Festival, Manhattan Film Festival where Fred was awarded Best Director. Fred Carpenter's movies signed Distribution Deals with Showtime, The Movie Channel, Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, HBO, Multicom Entertainment, Arch Entertainment and Tauras United Artist Entertainment. Actors who have worked for Fred in his movies are Gary Burghoff, Donnie Kehr, Jason Miller, Armand Assante, Sean Young, Eric Roberts, William Forsythe, Michael Wright, Tony Lobianco, Robert Clohessy, Wings Hauser, Paul Regina, Gianni Russo, Joan Roberts, Mitchell Walters, Jackie Martling, Craig Mack, and Ellen Green.

Furthermore Fred gave Director Frank Coraci and television Writer and Director Rob Fresco their first opportunity Directing a Feature Movie.

Awards

Fred Carpenter

Long Island International Film Expo

SoHo International Film Festival

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