Michael Trikilis

Michael Trikilis was was born on July 14, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio. He 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. Michael, an award-winning home video producer, created over 500 hours of programming always in the lush visual style that he fashioned for Playboy. From the time of its launch in 1982, Michael's imprint on the Playboy Channel, and the many facets of Playboy Enterprises, never abated. Trikilis also produced several feature films. In 1982 he produced Kenny Rogers's feature film debut, Six Pack for 20th Century Fox. Additionally, he began running Rogers's production company, Lion Share Productions, which was responsible for The Gambler franchise on CBS. He has appeared as himself on E!'s reality show The Girls Next Door. Trikilis was married to Melissa Hunt Trikilis (August 8,1988 - December 28, 2019) (his death) and was the first husband of Marianne Gordon (1971-1975.) Trikilis died on December 28, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.