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.
