Hugh M. Hefner

Biography

Hugh M. Hefner was an American publisher and businessman who founded Playboy magazine and served as its editor-in-chief. Born in Chicago in 1926, he worked as a copywriter for Esquire before leaving in 1952 and launching Playboy the following year; its first issue, published in December 1953, featured Marilyn Monroe. He extended the Playboy brand into a network of Playboy Clubs and was chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises. He also hosted the television shows Playboy's Penthouse and Playboy After Dark. In later years he appeared as himself in cameo roles, including Miss March (2009), for which he received a Golden Raspberry nomination, and a voice part in Hop (2011). He voiced himself in episodes of The Simpsons and Family Guy and was involved in the reality series The Girls Next Door. He died in 2017.

91years old at death

Born April 9, 1926Chicago
Died September 27, 2017Playboy Mansion
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Hugh Marston Hefner (birth name)Also credited as Hef

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 20 years2005 to 2025

Genres

Documentary75%, 9 films
Comedy50%, 6 films
Romance17%, 2 films
Adventure8%, 1 film
Animation8%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Hefner financed the 1999 Clara Bow documentary Discovering the It Girl, saying nobody had what Clara had and that she defined an era.

Hugh M. Hefner movies on Netflix

Naked Ambition2025IMDb rating 7.0as Archive footage
The Janes2022IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond2017IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
Bettie Page Reveals All2013IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Hop2011IMDb rating 5.4as Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)
Miss March2009IMDb rating 5.0as Hugh Hefner
Let's Play, Boy2008IMDb rating 5.9as Self(Hugh M. Hefner)
The House Bunny2008IMDb rating 5.6as Himself
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein2007IMDb rating 7.4as Self - Playboy Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson2005IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Inside Deep Throat2005IMDb rating 6.7as Himself
The Aristocrats2005IMDb rating 6.4as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Miss March2009 Comedy, Romanceas Hugh Hefner
IMDb rating 5.023K votes
The House Bunny2008 Comedy, Romanceas Himself
IMDb rating 5.697K votes
Bettie Page Reveals All2013as Himself
IMDb rating 7.01.8K votes
Hop2011as Voice at Playboy Mansionvoice
IMDb rating 5.442K votes
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond2017as Himself
IMDb rating 7.629K votes
Inside Deep Throat2005as Himself
IMDb rating 6.77.3K votes
The Janes2022as Himself
IMDb rating 7.61.7K votes
Let's Play, Boy2008as Self(Hugh M. Hefner)
IMDb rating 5.972 votes

Most often with

Andy Dick appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Andy Dick

Hank Azaria

Jimmy Kimmel

Bunny Yeager

Dita Von Teese

Bettie Page

Films together

Andy Dick3 films together, 2005 to 2017
Andy Dick's page
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond2017IMDb rating 7.6Hefner as HimselfDick as Himself
- Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson2005IMDb rating 7.1Hefner as HimselfDick as Self - Roaster
- The Aristocrats2005IMDb rating 6.4Hefner as HimselfDick as Himself
Hank Azaria2 films together, 2005 to 2011
Hank Azaria's page
- Hop2011IMDb rating 5.4Hefner as Voice at Playboy MansionvoiceAzaria as Carlos / Philvoice
- The Aristocrats2005IMDb rating 6.4Hefner as HimselfAzaria as Himself
Jimmy Kimmel2 films together, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel's page
- Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson2005IMDb rating 7.1Hefner as HimselfKimmel as Self - Roastmaster
- The Aristocrats2005IMDb rating 6.4Hefner as HimselfKimmel as Himself
Bunny Yeager2 films together, 2013 to 2025
Bunny Yeager's page
- Naked Ambition2025IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as Archive footageYeager as Self (archival footage)
- Bettie Page Reveals All2013IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as HimselfYeager as Himself
Dita Von Teese2 films together, 2013 to 2025
Dita Von Teese's page
- Naked Ambition2025IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as Archive footageTeese as Himself
- Bettie Page Reveals All2013IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as HimselfTeese as Himself
Bettie Page2 films together, 2013 to 2025
Bettie Page's page
- Naked Ambition2025IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as Archive footagePage as Himself
- Bettie Page Reveals All2013IMDb rating 7.0Hefner as HimselfPage as Himself

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Hugh M. Hefner's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
1963	Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award	Won
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame	Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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