Howard Roffman

Howard Roffman (born April 18, 1953 in Philadelphia , USA ) is an American nude photographer and lawyer .

Life

Roffman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania . In 1977 he completed a law degree at the University of Florida (College of Law). He gained his first experience as a lawyer at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit . He worked for the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington DC. In 1980 he accepted a position as a legal advisor with the film production company Lucasfilm . After several career stages, he was finally promoted to Deputy President of Lucasfilm in 1986 .

Roffman lives in San Francisco . He treats his career as a nude photographer as a hobby. He basically produces male nudes. His first pictures appeared in 1991 as postcards and calendars with homoerotic motifs. He later published several photo albums with gay actors. He finds his models mainly in public places: on the street, in restaurants, in discos. He has long-term business contacts with the Bruno Gmünder Verlag in Berlin . His models also come from Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia .

In 1999 he became president of Lucas Licensing , a subsidiary of Lucasfilm which is responsible for the licensing and marketing of such films as Star Wars and the Indiana Jones series.

Works: photo albums

• The Edge of Desire , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-86187-129-7 .
• Three , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-86187-066-5 .
• Tales , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-86187-104-1 .
• Pictures of Fred , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-86187-129-7 .
• Jagged Youth , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86187-163-7 .
• Johan Paulik , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-86187-193-9 .
• Pictures of Kris , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-86187-240-4 .
• Friends & Lovers , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-86187-260-9 .
• The Perfect Boy , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-86187-362-1 .
• Peter & Petr , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-86187-656-6 .
• Loving Brian , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-86187-956-5 .
• The Boys of Bel Ami , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-86187-989-1 .
• Texas Twins , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2007, ISBN 3-86187-858-5 .
• Christopher and the Boys , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2008, ISBN 3-86787-007-1 .
• Private Moments , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86787-037-5 .
• The Blush of Youth , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86787-145-7 .
• Paradise Found , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86787-163-1 .
• For The Love of Bali , Bruno Gmünder, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86787-239-3 .

Web links

• Side of the artist (English)
• Biography on the Lucasfilm website
• Biography on the website of the Bruno Gmünder Verlag

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Howard Roffman in the Internet Movie Database (English)