Buddy Giovinazzo
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Buddy Giovinazzo is an 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. 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 (Ricky) who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film star, Carmine Giovinazzo. A Buddy Giovinazzo website is Currently under construction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Giovinazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Prominent works featuring Buddy Giovinazzo
Scene of the Crime
Polizeiruf 110
Wilsberg
Femme Fatales
Resurrected
The Theatre Bizarre
Heldt
Combat Shock
A Thought of Ecstasy
No Way Home
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Splatterfest Exhumed | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | One-Way Ticket to the Other Side | Director | Movie | 2024 |
 | Resurrected | Script Consultant | Movie | 2023 |
 | Tales of the Uncanny | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | A Thought of Ecstasy | Radio Presenter (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Tango Europa | Director Buddy Giovinazzo | Movie | 2016 |
 | 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Heldt | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
| A Night of Nightmares | Director | Movie | 2012 | |
| A Night of Nightmares | Writer | Movie | 2012 | |
 | The Theatre Bizarre | Screenplay | Movie | 2011 |
| The Theatre Bizarre | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | Femme Fatales | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
| Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Meltdown Memoirs | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Celluloid Horror | Himself | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Joe Spinell Story | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Unscarred | Co-Producer | Movie | 2000 |
| The Unscarred | Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | No Way Home | Man Walking (Uncredited) | Movie | 1997 |
| No Way Home | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| No Way Home | Screenplay | Movie | 1997 |
 | Wilsberg | Director | TV Series | 1995 |
 | She's Back | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Jonathan of the Night | Director | Movie | 1987 | |
| Jonathan of the Night | Writer | Movie | 1987 | |
| Jonathan of the Night | Producer | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Maniac II: Mr. Robbie | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Maniac II: Mr. Robbie | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Combat Shock | Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo) | Movie | 1986 |
| Combat Shock | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| Combat Shock | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Combat Shock | Editor | Movie | 1986 |
| Combat Shock | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
| Subconscious Realities | Director | Movie | 1983 | |
| Subconscious Realities | Writer | Movie | 1983 | |
| Subconscious Realities | Producer | Movie | 1983 | |
| Subconscious Realities | Music | Movie | 1983 | |
| A Christmas Album | Writer | Movie | 1981 | |
| A Christmas Album | Director | Movie | 1981 | |
| The Lobotomy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 | |
| The Lobotomy | Director | Movie | 1980 | |
| The Lobotomy | Writer | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Polizeiruf 110 | Director | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Scene of the Crime | Director | TV Series | 1970 |
| Potsdamer Platz | Writer | Movie | — | |
| More than a mouthful | Director | Movie | — | |
| Paranoiac | Director | Movie | — | |
 | Uncle Frank's Wine | Director | Movie | — |
| Uncle Frank's Wine | Producer | Movie | — |
 | Maniac Drummer | Director | Movie | — |