Occupation Film director, author Name Buddy Giovinazzo | Role Filmmaker Siblings Rick Giovinazzo | |
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Born May 5, 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-05-05 ) New York City, New York Relatives Rick Giovinazzo (brother)
Carmine Giovinazzo (brother) Spouse Gesine Giovinazzo-Todt (m. 2007), Lori Labar (m. ?–1989) Books Broken street, Life is Hot in Cracktown, Poetry and Purgatory, Cracktown Movies The Theatre Bizarre, Combat Shock, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, No Way Home, The Unscarred Similar People Douglas Buck, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, Richard Stanley, Tom Savini | ||
The theatre bizarre buddy giovinazzo david gregory karim hussain and simon boswell
Buddy Giovinazzo is an American independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown.
Contents
- The theatre bizarre buddy giovinazzo david gregory karim hussain and simon boswell
- Film4 FrightFest 2012 Buddy Giovinazzo A Night of Nightmares
- Filmography
- Television
- References
Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well.
He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film actor, Carmine Giovinazzo.
Film4 FrightFest 2012 - Buddy Giovinazzo "A Night of Nightmares"
Filmography
Television
Sometime during or after The Unscarred, Giovinazzo left the United States for Berlin, Germany where he published his fourth novel, Potsdamer Platz and directed episodes for various German crime programs:
"Tatort" (3 episodes, 2003-2009) - Platt gemacht (2009) TV episode - Das Ende des Schweigens (2007) TV episode - 3 x schwarzer Kater (2003) TV episode
"Der Kriminalist" (3 episodes, 2008) - Ruhe in Frieden (2008) TV episode - Eiskalter Tod (2008) TV episode - Avalon (????) TV episode
"Polizeiruf 110" (2 episodes, 2003-2006) - Mit anderen Augen (2006) TV episode - Tiefe Wunden (2003) TV episode
"Wilsberg" (2 episodes, 2005) - Todesengel (2005) TV episode - Schuld und Sünde (2005) TV episode