Howard Roffman
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| Born | 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | University of Florida University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | President of Lucas Licensing, photographer |
Howard Roffman (born 1955) is an American lawyer representing Lucasfilm and a photographer who specializes in the male full frontal nude photography.
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[edit] Career
He attended the University of Pennsylvania and in 1977 obtained a law degree from the University of Florida College of Law. He served as a law clerk on United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and afterwards, at the Washington D.C. law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. In 1980 Roffman joined the movie production company Lucasfilm to do legal counseling and afterwards, was promoted to general counsel.[1]
Photography is his professional hobby. His pictures became famous in 1991 after the publication of his postcards and calendars with young males posing nude. He has published many gay themed photo-albums. He is known to recruit models by giving his business-card to people at restaurants, on the street, and in discos. He has business connections with the German publishing company Bruno Gmünder Verlag. Frequently, his models come from Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In 1999, Roffman was appointed President of Lucas Licensing, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, which owns the copyrights of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series.
[edit] Personal life
He lives in San Francisco with his long term partner Duane Waters.[2][3]
[edit] Bibliography
- 1995: The Edge of Desire, ISBN 3861871297
- 1996: Three, ISBN 3861870665
- 1997: Tales, ISBN 3861871041
- 1998: Pictures of Fred, ISBN 3861871297
- 2000: Jagged Youth, ISBN 3861871643
- 2001: Johan Paulik, ISBN 3861871939
- 2002: Pictures of Kris, ISBN 3861872044
- 2002: Friends & Lovers, ISBN 3861872609
- 2003: The Perfect Boy, ISBN 3861873621
- 2004: Peter & Petr, ISBN 3861876566
- 2005: Loving Brian, ISBN 3861879565
- 2006: The Boys of Bel Ami, ISBN 3861879891
- 2007: Texas Twins, ISBN 3861878582
[edit] References
- ^ "Lucasfilm: Inside Lucasfilm | Howard Roffman". Lucasfilm. http://www.lucasfilm.com/inside/bio/howardroffman.html. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ Roffman, Howard. "About Howard". howardroffman.com. http://www.howardroffman.com/about/index.php. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (August 21, 2008). "Meet Howard Roffman: Licenser Of Lightsabers, Photographer Of Naked Boys". Defamer. http://defamer.gawker.com/5040148/meet-howard-roffman-licenser-of-lightsabers-photographer-of-naked-boys. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
