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Hugh Hefner
Known for The Simpsons · Family Guy · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Apr 9, 1926
- Died
- Sep 27, 2017
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity.
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Known For
TV
The SimpsonsHugh Hefner (voice) · 1989
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
Family GuyHugh Hefner (voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirHugh Hefner · 1990
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
Sex and the CityHugh Hefner · 1998
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
MOVIE
The House BunnyHugh Hefner · 2008
★ 5.7
★ 5.7
TV
Curb Your EnthusiasmHugh Hefner · 2000
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
MOVIE
History of the World: Part IEntrepreneur - The Roman Empire · 1981
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf · 2007
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
Filmography
Movies
TM
The Most
1963
NBC television special: The Pursuit of PleasureSelf
1967
Freedom to LoveSelf
1969
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?Hugh Hefner
1970
MacbethExecutive Producer
1971
Why Do They Do It?
1971
The Naked ApeExecutive Producer
1973
The Third Girl from the LeftExecutive Producer
1973
The World of Hugh Hefner
1973
The Crazy World of Julius VrooderExecutive Producer
1974
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977Playboy's Playmate PartyExecutive Producer
1977
Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationExecutive Producer
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama PartyExecutive Producer
1979
Saint JackExecutive Producer
1979TC
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979
Magic NightSelf
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf
1980
A Whale for the KillingExecutive Producer
1981
History of the World: Part IEntrepreneur - The Roman Empire
1981
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1Himself
1982Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1Executive Producer
1982
The Comeback TrailHugh Hefner
1982
Playboy Playmate WorkoutExecutive Producer
1983
Playboy Video Playmate ReviewExecutive Producer
1983
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 7Executive Producer
1985
Playboy's Girls of Rock & RollExecutive Producer
1985
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1987Executive Producer
1986
Playboy: Farmers' DaughtersExecutive Producer
1986
Playboy: Playmate PlayoffsProducer
1986
The Tommy Chong RoastExecutive Producer
1986
Beverly Hills Cop IIHugh Hefner
1987
Playboy Video Centerfold: Donna Edmondson - Playmate of the Year 1987Executive Producer
1987
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12Self
1987Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12Executive Producer
1987
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988Executive Producer
1987
Sam Kinison: Breaking the RulesSelf (uncredited)
1987
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 13Executive Producer
1988
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1989Executive Producer
1988
Playboy: Sexy LingerieExecutive Producer
1989
Playboy: Wet & WildExecutive Producer
1989
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991Executive Producer
1990
Playboy: Playmates at PlayExecutive Producer
1990
Playboy: 101 Ways to Excite Your LoverProducer
1991HH
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a TimeSelf
1992
Playboy's Erotic FantasiesExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy's Playmate BloopersExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy's Playmates: The Early YearsExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy: Erotic Fantasies IIExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy: Sexy Lingerie IVExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy: The Best of Wet & WildExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy: Wet & Wild IVExecutive Producer
1992
Playboy Video Centerfold: Anna Nicole Smith - Playmate of the Year 1993Executive Producer
1993
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1994Executive Producer
1993
Playboy's Erotic Fantasies IIIExecutive Producer
1993
Playboy: How to Reawaken Your Sexual PowersExecutive Producer
1993
Playboy: Night DreamsExecutive Producer
1993
Playboy Video Centerfold: Jenny McCarthy - Playmate of the Year 1994Executive Producer
1994
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1995Executive Producer
1994
Playboy: Fabulous FortiesProducer
1994
Playboy: Secret ConfessionsExecutive Producer
1994
Playboy: Wet & Wild - The Locker RoomExecutive Producer
1994
Man of the YearProducer
1995
Playboy Video: Playmate Calendar 1996Executive Producer
1995
Playboy's Real Couples: Sex in Dangerous PlacesExecutive Producer
1995
The Death of Playboy Playmate
1995
The World of James BondSelf
1995
A Century of Science FictionSelf
1996
Love in HollywoodSelf
1996
Playboy Video Centerfold: Stacy Sanches - Playmate of the Year 1996Executive Producer
1996
Playboy's Fast WomenExecutive Producer
1996
Playboy: 21 Playmates Centerfold CollectionExecutive Producer
1996
Playboy: Girls of South BeachExecutive Producer
1996
Playboy: Wet & Wild VIII - Bottoms UpExecutive Producer
1996
Playboy Video Centerfold: Victoria Silvstedt - Playmate of the Year 1997Executive Producer
1997
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998Executive Producer
1997
Playboy's Girls in UniformExecutive Producer
1997
Playboy's Girls Next Door - Naughty and NiceExecutive Producer
1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of MeExecutive Producer
1997
Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy YearsSelf
1997Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy YearsExecutive Producer
1997
Louise Brooks: Looking for LuluExecutive Producer
1998
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1999Executive Producer
1998
Playboy's Asian ExoticaExecutive Producer
1998
Playboy's Babes of BaywatchExecutive Producer
1998
Playboy's CelebritiesExecutive Producer
1998
Playboy's NaturalsExecutive Producer
1998
Playboy: The Story of XSelf
1998
Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90'sSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90'sExecutive Producer
1999
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2000Executive Producer
1999
Playboy's Tales of Erotic FantasiesExecutive Producer
1999
Playboy: Best Kept Sex SecretsExecutive Producer
1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Playmate Pajama Partyself
1999
The Bunny YearsSelf
1999
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesExecutive Producer
2000
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2001Executive Producer
2000
Playboy Wet & Wild: Slippery When WetExecutive Producer
2000
Playboy's California GirlsExecutive Producer
2000
Playboy's Girls of Hedonism: Runaway Bay, JamaicaExecutive Producer
2000
Playboy: Sexy ShortsExecutive Producer
2000
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest InsectSelf
2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in HollywoodExecutive Producer
2000
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IVPresident of the United States
2001PM
Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelf
2001PJ
Playboy: Joanie Laurer NudeSelf
2001PJ
Playboy: Joanie Laurer NudeExecutive Producer
2001
Playboy: Playmates UnwrappedExecutive Producer
2001
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh HefnerSelf
2001
Cleavage
2002
Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy CenterfoldSelf
2002Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy CenterfoldExecutive Producer
2002
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2003Executive Producer
2002
Playboy: Inside the Playboy MansionSelf
2002
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling SuperstarSelf
2002Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling SuperstarExecutive Producer
2002
Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela AndersonSelf
2002
Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela AndersonSelf
2002Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela AndersonExecutive Producer
2002
Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?Self
2002
Celebrity Naked AmbitionSelf - Contributor
2003
Centerfold Babylon
2003
Hugh Hefner: American PlayboySelf
2003
Jordan: The Model Mum
2003
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003Playboy's 50th Anniversary CelebrationExecutive Producer
2003
Playboy: Girls of Reality TVExecutive Producer
2003
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondSelf
2003
Playboy: Women of StarbucksExecutive Producer
2003
Comic Book: The MovieHugh Hefner
2004JN
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelf
2004
Playboy: 50 Years of PlaymatesSelf - Editor-In-Chief
2004
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela AndersonSelf
2005
Inside Deep ThroatSelf
2005
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2006Executive Producer
2005
Playboy: Women of Fear FactorExecutive Producer
2005
The AristocratsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Marilyn Monroe: Still LifeSelf - Founder, Playboy Magazine
2006OF
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006
Playboy: Celebrity CenterfoldsSelf
2006
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'Self
2006
3000 MilesSelf
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of WarSelf
2007
Playboy: Girls of World Soccerself
2007
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael FeinsteinSelf
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaExecutive Producer
2007
Let's Play, Boyhimself
2008
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009Producer
2008
Playboy's Nude CelebritiesProducer
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredSelf (archive footage)
2008
The House BunnyHugh Hefner
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodSelf
2008
Miss MarchHugh Hefner
2009
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in AmericaSelf
2009PP
Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party SpecialSelf
2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!Self
2010
Gloria: In Her Own WordsSelf (archive footage)
2011
HopVoice at Playboy Mansion (voice)
2011
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeSelf (archive footage)
2012
Sunset StripSelf
2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomSelf
2012
Bettie Page Reveals AllSelf
2013
Loose Lips - Her Last Interview
2013
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'Self
2014
Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondSelf
2017
The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive footage)
2017
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéExecutive Producer
2018
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20Self (archive footage)
2019
This Is Farrah FawcettSelf (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage)
2019
The JanesSelf (archive footage)
2022
The Making of PlayboySelf
2024
Naked AmbitionArchive footage
2025HH
Horrifying Hollywood MurdersSelf
PI
Playboy Intimate Secrets: How Women Love to Be LovedExecutive Producer
Television
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Playboy's PenthouseSelf - Host · 10 eps
1959
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 eps
1962
Burke's LawManager · 1 eps
1963
Get SmartControl Agent in Elevator (uncredited) · 1 eps
1965
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) · 1 eps
1968TB
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf · 1 eps
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 3 eps
1968
Playboy After Dark54 eps
1969
The Odd CoupleHugh Hefner · 1 eps
1970VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps
1971
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
Laverne & Shirley1 eps
1976PT
Please Turn the PageSelf · 1 eps
1977
Pink LadyHugh Hefner · 1 eps
1980
The SimpsonsHugh Hefner (voice) · 1 eps
1989
Blossom1 eps
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirHugh Hefner · 1 eps
1990
The Larry Sanders ShowHugh Hefner · 1 eps
1992
100 Years of HorrorSelf - Interview · 26 eps
1996
E! True Hollywood StorySelf · 6 eps
1996
Just Shoot Me!Hugh Hefner · 1 eps
1997
Taffself · 1 eps
1997
Sex and the CityHugh Hefner · 1 eps
1998
V.I.P.Hugh Hefner · 1 eps
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 1 eps
1998
Family GuyHugh Hefner (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Crank It Up!Self · 1 eps
2000
Curb Your EnthusiasmHugh Hefner · 1 eps
2000
According to JimHugh Hefner · 1 eps
2001
Beat the Geeks3 eps
2001
The Bernie Mac ShowHugh Hefner · 1 eps
2001
Celebrities UncensoredSelf · 1 eps
2003
Comedy Central RoastsSelf · 1 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 eps
2003
Las VegasHugh Hefner - Justice of the Peace · 1 eps
2003
America or BustedSelf · 1 eps
2004
Dog WhispererSelf - Owner of Charlie · 1 eps
2004
EntourageHugh Hefner · 1 eps
2004
The Celebrity Apprentice1 eps
2004
Robot ChickenHugh Hefner (voice) · 1 eps
2005
The Girls Next DoorSelf · 90 eps
2005The Girls Next DoorCreator
2005
LegendsSelf · 1 eps
2006
SharkHugh Hefner · 1 eps
2006
Head CaseSelf · 1 eps
2007
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf · 1 eps
2007
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!Self · 8 eps
2008ST
Sex: The RevolutionSelf · 4 eps
2008
10 самых...Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
2016
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner StoryHimself · 10 eps
2017
Curse of the Chippendales4 eps
2021
The Playboy MurdersSelf (archive footage) · 11 eps
2023Photos
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