Name
Bob Guccione
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-12-17
Deathday
2010-10-20 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Known For
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A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins....
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A look at the extraordinary world of Penthouse founder, visionary and provocateur Bob Gucc...
- 1993 Madonna Exposed as Self
- 1981 A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' as Self - Producer
- 2013 Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story as Himself
- 1987 Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
- 2007 My Roman Holiday With John Steiner as Self - Archive Footage
- 1990 Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year as CEO Penthouse
- 1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Photographer (segment "Gluttony")
- 1984 The Girls of Penthouse as Self
- 2009 Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema as Self (archive)
- 1994 Duckman ( 2 episodes ) as Bob Guccione (voice)
