
Buddy Giovinazzo
Directing • Born 1957-05-05
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
Filmography
13 credits
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Movie • 2015
Self

Celluloid Horror
Movie • 2004
Himself

The Meltdown Memoirs
Movie • 2006
Himself

A Thought of Ecstasy
Movie • 2018
Radio Presenter (voice)

The Lobotomy
Movie • 1980

Combat Shock
Movie • 1986
Social Worker (as Carmine Giovinazzo)

The Joe Spinell Story
Movie • 2001
Self

Tales of the Uncanny
Movie • 2020
Self

Planet T.T.
Movie • 1982
Drums

Something in the Water
Movie • 1982
Drums

Leave This World
Movie • 1982
Drums

No Way Home
Movie • 1997
Man Walking (Uncredited)

Splatterfest Exhumed
Movie • 2024
Self