Harry Friedman knows a thing or two about game shows, having worked on more than 30. As executive producer of both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, he has helped those shows stay atop the ratings with innovations that keep viewers tuning in. Moving to Hollywood at age 24, "all I knew is I wanted to be in television," says the Nebraska native. "I didn't set out to be in game shows, I don't think anybody did back then. But I wanted to be in television." His first gig, though, was as a salesman at Oliver's, a men's clothing store in the San Fernando Valley. On the side, he repaired TVs and wrote jokes for a friend's nightclub act. He got his show biz break when a friend recommended him to the producers of Hollywood Squares in 1971. Offered a question-writing position on the show, Friedman jumped at the chance: "I think I gave the folks at Oliver's an hour's notice."
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机译：哈里·弗里德曼（Harry Friedman）对游戏节目了解了大概一两件事，已经参与了30多次。作为《命运之轮》和《危险》的执行制片人，他通过使观众不断适应的创新帮助这些节目保持在收视率的前列。内布拉斯加州人说：“我24岁那年，我只知道我想上电视。” “我没有打算参加游戏节目，我认为当时没有人参加。但是我想参加电视节目。”不过，他的第一场演出是在圣费尔南多谷（San Fernando Valley）的男装商店Oliver's做推销员。在侧面，他修理电视并为朋友的夜总会行为开玩笑。 1971年，当一位朋友向好莱坞广场的制片人推荐他时，他的演艺事业就中断了。弗里德曼在节目中提出了提问的职位，他抓住了机会：“我想我给奥利弗一个小时的通知给了人们。”
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