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Home/People/Buddy Giovinazzo
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Born
May 5, 1957
Age 68
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

14
Movies
0
TV Shows
25
Directed
Also Known As
Buddy G
Carmine Giovinazzo
Carmine Buddy Giovinazzo
IMDb Profile

Buddy Giovinazzo

Directing

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​
Splatterfest Exhumed poster

Splatterfest Exhumed

as Self
2024
Tales of the Uncanny poster

Tales of the Uncanny

as Self
2020
A Thought of Ecstasy poster

A Thought of Ecstasy

as Radio Presenter (voice)
2018
Tango Europa poster

Tango Europa

as Director Buddy Giovinazzo
2016
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street poster

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

as Self
2015
The Meltdown Memoirs poster

The Meltdown Memoirs

as Himself
2006
Celluloid Horror poster

Celluloid Horror

as Himself
2004
The Joe Spinell Story poster

The Joe Spinell Story

as Self
2001
No Way Home poster

No Way Home

as Man Walking (Uncredited)
1997
Combat Shock poster

Combat Shock

as Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo)
1986
Planet T.T. poster

Planet T.T.

as Drums
1982
Something in the Water poster

Something in the Water

as Drums
1982
Leave This World poster

Leave This World

as Drums
1982
The Lobotomy poster

The Lobotomy

Cast
1980