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Bob Guccione
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 wa…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2013
Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story
Movie Himself
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2009
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Movie Self (archive)
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2007
My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Movie Self - Archive Footage
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1996
Lowball
Movie Executive Producer
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1994
Duckman
TV show Bob Guccione (voice)
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1993
Madonna Exposed
Movie Self
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1990
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
Movie CEO Penthouse
- 1987
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1986
Penthouse Love Stories
Movie Executive Producer
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1984
The Girls of Penthouse
Movie Self
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1981
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Movie Self - Producer
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1979
Caligula
Movie Additional Writing
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1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Movie Photographer (segment "Gluttony")
