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Hugh Hefner(1926-2017)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Hefner was born on 9 April 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Miss March (2009), Thỏ Phục Sinh (2011) and Cảnh Sát Beverly Hills 2 (1987). He was married to Crystal Hefner, Kimberley Conrad and Mildred Williams. He died on 27 September 2017 in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 9, 1926
DiedSeptember 27, 2017(91)
BornApril 9, 1926
DiedSeptember 27, 2017(91)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Known for

Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore in Miss March (2009)
Miss March
5.0
  • Hugh Hefner(as Hugh M. Hefner)
  • 2009
Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Thỏ Phục Sinh (2011)
Thỏ Phục Sinh
5.4
  • Voice at Playboy Mansion(voice)
  • 2011
Eddie Murphy in Cảnh Sát Beverly Hills 2 (1987)
Cảnh Sát Beverly Hills 2
6.6
  • Hugh Hefner(as Hugh M. Hefner)
  • 1987
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
  • 1981

Credits

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Producer

  • Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
    7.7
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2018
  • The Girls in the Band (2011)
    The Girls in the Band
    7.8
    • co-producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2011
  • Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009 (2008)
    Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009
    7.7
    Video
    • producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2008
  • Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
    Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
    6.3
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2007
  • Playboy: Girls of World Soccer (2006)
    Playboy: Girls of World Soccer
    6.9
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Playboy: Girls of Playboy TV (2006)
    Playboy: Girls of Playboy TV
    7.0
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2006
  • Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2007 (2006)
    Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2007
    7.3
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Victoria Silvstedt in Playboy Playmate of the Year DVD Collection: The '90s (2006)
    Playboy Playmate of the Year DVD Collection: The '90s
    7.4
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Kara Monaco in Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco (2006)
    Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco
    6.8
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Theda Bara in The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)
    The Woman with the Hungry Eyes
    8.1
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Playboy's No Boys Allowed 3 (2006)
    Playboy's No Boys Allowed 3
    7.1
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2006
  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in Playboy: The Ultimate Jenny McCarthy (2005)
    Playboy: The Ultimate Jenny McCarthy
    6.8
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2005
  • Playboy: Women of Fear Factor (2005)
    Playboy: Women of Fear Factor
    7.3
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2005
  • Bullets Over Hollywood (2005)
    Bullets Over Hollywood
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2005
  • Hiromi Oshima, Pilar M. Lastra, Scarlett Keegan, Krista Kelly, and Stephanie Glasson in Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon (2005)
    Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon
    7.0
    Video
    • executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2005

Actor

  • Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard in The Playboy Club (2011)
    The Playboy Club
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner (voice)
    • 2011
  • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Thỏ Phục Sinh (2011)
    Thỏ Phục Sinh
    5.4
    • Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)
    • 2011
  • Head Case (2007)
    Head Case
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2009
  • Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore in Miss March (2009)
    Miss March
    5.0
    • Hugh Hefner (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2009
  • Anna Faris in The House Bunny (2008)
    The House Bunny
    5.5
    • Hugh Hefner
    • 2008
  • James Woods in Shark (2006)
    Shark
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner
    • 2008
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner (voice)
    • 2007
  • Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson in The Girls Next Door (2005)
    The Girls Next Door
    5.5
    TV Series
    • 2006
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner (voice)
    • 2006
  • Weezer and Rivers Cuomo in Weezer: Beverly Hills (2005)
    Weezer: Beverly Hills
    6.2
    Music Video
    • Hugh Hefner (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Larry David in Đừng Quá Nhiệt Tình (2000)
    Đừng Quá Nhiệt Tình
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner
    • 2005
  • Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Taylor Atelian, and Billi Bruno in According to Jim (2001)
    According to Jim
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner
    • 2005
  • Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Hoi Chien Huu (2004)
    Hoi Chien Huu
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner
    • 2005
  • Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
    The Bernie Mac Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2004
  • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
    Las Vegas
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hugh Hefner - Justice of the Peace
    • 2003

Additional Crew

  • Roger Ebert in Life Itself (2014)
    Life Itself
    7.8
    • archival stills and footage courtesy of (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2014
  • How Playboy Changed the World (2012)
    How Playboy Changed the World
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • supplier: footage (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 2012
  • Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005)
    Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie
    7.1
    • much love for (as Hef)
    • 2005
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • special funding (as Hugh M. Hefner)
    • 1996

Videos32

I've Finally Kissed Pain on the Lips
Clip 1:09
I've Finally Kissed Pain on the Lips
Oh God, I Hope She's Not Dead.
Clip 1:06
Oh God, I Hope She's Not Dead.
Oh God, I Hope She's Not Dead.
Clip 1:06
Oh God, I Hope She's Not Dead.
Good morning, Mr. Berger
Clip 1:34
Good morning, Mr. Berger
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Trailer 2:04
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Miss March: Trailer
Trailer 2:31
Miss March: Trailer
Bettie Page Reveals All
Trailer 2:17
Bettie Page Reveals All

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Hugh Heffner
  • Height
    • 1.75 m
  • Born
    • April 9, 1926
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 27, 2017
    • Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Crystal HefnerDecember 31, 2012 - September 27, 2017 (his death)
  • Children
      David Paul Hefner
  • Parents
      Glenn Hefner
  • Relatives
    • Keith Hefner(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Motorola
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Biographical Movies
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 12 Portrayals
    • 9 Interviews
    • 40 Articles
    • 10 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Longtime gay rights activist. In 1955, Hefner personally agreed to have Playboy publish "The Crooked Man", a science fiction story by Charles Beaumont, in which a heterosexual man is persecuted in a world populated by homosexuals. When critics attacked him for publishing such a story, Hefner replied "If it is wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse is wrong, too.".
  • Quotes
    [on publishing Playboy magazine] If there was going to be a sexual revolution, I would be its pamphleteer.
  • Trademarks
      Smoked a pipe and often attended press conferences dressed in a smoking jacket
  • Nicknames
    • Hef
    • Puffin
    • The Pajama Man

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