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Buddy Giovinazzo is an independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock
Combat Shock
Combat Shock is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma Entertainment.The plot of the film takes place in Staten Island, and follows an unemployed Vietnam veteran living in total poverty with his nagging wife, his deformed baby due to Ricky having been...

, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown is a 2009 crime drama film based on Buddy Giovinazzo's eponymous 1993 collection of short stories. Giovinazzo directed and wrote the film.-Plot:...

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Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

. He went to the College of Staten Island

College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island is a four-year, senior college of and is one of the 11 senior colleges in the City University of New York. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studies lead to bachelor's and associate's degrees. The master's degree is awarded in 13 professional...

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
Combat Shock
Combat Shock is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma Entertainment.The plot of the film takes place in Staten Island, and follows an unemployed Vietnam veteran living in total poverty with his nagging wife, his deformed baby due to Ricky having been...

. His cousin is television and film star, Carmine Giovinazzo

Carmine Giovinazzo

Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.-Early life:Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten Island, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian,...

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Filmography

Combat Shock
Combat Shock
Combat Shock is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma Entertainment.The plot of the film takes place in Staten Island, and follows an unemployed Vietnam veteran living in total poverty with his nagging wife, his deformed baby due to Ricky having been...

(1986) Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Actor
Mr. Robbie: Maniac II (1986) Director/Producer (short promo film)
Jonathan of the Night
Jonathan of the Night
Jonathan of the Night is a 1987 short horror film written, produced and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo. The film was intended to be made into a feature film but never eventuated. It is included as a bonus feature on the 25th anniversary uncut Tromasterpiece Collection edition of Combat Shock ....

(1987) Writer/Director/Producer
She's Back
She's Back
She's Back is the first full length recorded album by freestyle artist Debbie Deb, which was released on November 21, 1995.-Track listing:#" Party Goin' On #"When I Hear Music"#"If It's Not One Thing.....

(1989) Writer
No Way Home (1996) Writer/Director/Actor
Fallen Arches (1998) Actor
The Unscarred (1999) Director/Producer
Life is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown is a 2009 crime drama film based on Buddy Giovinazzo's eponymous 1993 collection of short stories. Giovinazzo directed and wrote the film.-Plot:...

(2009) Writer/Director (Novel)
The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizaree is a 2011 horror anthology film. The six segments are directed by Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Tom Savini and Richard Stanley.-Cast:*James Gill as Donnie*Kaniehtiio Horn as The Writer...

(2011) Co-director

Television

Sometime during or after The Unscarred, Giovinazzo left the United States for Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany where he published his fourth novel, Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag , and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park...

and directed episodes for various German crime programs:

"Tatort

Tatort

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...

" (3 episodes, 2003-2009)
- Platt gemacht (2009) TV episode
- Das Ende des Schweigens (2007) TV episode
- 3 x schwarzer Kater (2003) TV episode

"Der Kriminalist

Der Kriminalist

Der Kriminalist is a German television series....

" (3 episodes, 2008)
- Ruhe in Frieden (2008) TV episode
- Eiskalter Tod (2008) TV episode
- Avalon (????) TV episode

"Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...

" (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Mit anderen Augen (2006) TV episode
- Tiefe Wunden (2003) TV episode

"Wilsberg" (2 episodes, 2005)
- Todesengel (2005) TV episode
- Schuld und Sünde (2005) TV episode

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