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Michael Trikilis
Michael Trikilis
Michael Trikilis was an American film and television producer.
He came to Hollywood in pursuit of a career in acting, but after landing some small parts, decided to move into production.
Trikilis got his start behind the scenes working on ABC's Wide World of Sports with Andy Sidaris before producing the feature film Stacey (1973), The Death of Ocean View Park (1979) with Martin Landau, and Six Pack (1982) starring Kenny Rogers and Diane Lane.
Michael Trikilis was an American film and television producer.
He came to Hollywood in pursuit of a career in acting, but after landing some small parts, decided to move into production.
Trikilis got his start behind the scenes working on ABC's Wide World of Sports with Andy Sidaris before producing the feature film Stacey (1973), The Death of Ocean View Park (1979) with Martin Landau, and Six Pack (1982) starring Kenny Rogers and Diane Lane.
He is, however, best known for producing and developing original programming for The Playboy Channel alongside Hugh Hefner, for more than four decades. He also appeared as himself on E!'s reality show, The Girls Next Door.
Trikilis died December 28, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. He was 79.
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