Michael Trikilis

Michael Trikilis was an American film and television producer, known mostly for his involvement with Playboy TV. In 1981, Trikilis, along with Hugh Hefner, developed much of the original programming for "The Playboy Channel". Most notably, Trikilis developed the signature "Playboy style" of video, which features women, Playboy Playmates and Celebrity Centerfolds, often in dreamlike versions of their everyday lives. He has appeared as himself on E!'s reality show The Girls Next Door.[1]

Michael Trikilis
Trikilis c. 2015
Born(1940-07-14)July 14, 1940
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
DiedDecember 28, 2019(2019-12-28) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationProducer
Years active1973–-2019
Known forPlayboy Video

Trikilis has also produced several feature films, including Six Pack (1982) and The Death of Ocean View Park (1979).

Personal life

Trikilis was the first husband of Marianne Gordon[2] and briefly dated reality TV star and former Playmate Jeana Keough (then Jeana Tomasina).[3]

References
  1. ""The Girls Next Door" - Meet the New Girls (TV Episode 2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Marianne Gordon, Biography". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. "Hugh Hefner, Tom Selleck, And Matt". Bravo TV Official Site. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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