Bob Guccione
Born: 1930-12-17 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2010-10-20
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione (December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American photographer and the founder of the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's Playboy, but with more extreme erotic content, a special style of soft-focus photography, and in-depth reporting of government corruption scandals. By 1982 Guccione was listed in the Forbes 400 wealth list, and owned one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan. But he made some extravagant investments that failed, and the growth of free online pornography in the 1990s greatly diminished his market. In 2003, Guccione's publishers declared bankruptcy and he resigned as chairman. In 2013, documentary filmmaker Barry Avrich produced and directed a biography on Guccione entitled Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival prior to airing on Epix and HBO. The film was independently produced by Melbar Entertainment Group. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2013
- Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story as Himself
2009
- Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema as Self (archive)
2007
- My Roman Holiday With John Steiner as Self - Archive Footage
1996
- Lowball ... (Executive Producer)
1994
- Duckman as Bob Guccione (voice)
1993
- Madonna Exposed as Self
1990
- Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year as CEO Penthouse
1986
- Penthouse Love Stories ... (Executive Producer)
1984
- The Girls of Penthouse as Self
1981
- A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' as Self - Producer
1979
- Caligula ... (Additional Writing)
1971
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Photographer (segment "Gluttony")