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
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
as Self
2015
Celluloid Horror
as Himself
2004
The Meltdown Memoirs
as Himself
2006
A Thought of Ecstasy
as Radio Presenter (voice)
2018
The Lobotomy
1980
Combat Shock
as Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo)
1986
The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
2001
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
Something in the Water
as Drums
1982
Leave This World
as Drums
1982
Planet T.T.
as Drums
1982
No Way Home
as Man Walking (Uncredited)
1997
Splatterfest Exhumed
as Self
2024
Tango Europa
as Director Buddy Giovinazzo
2016