- Howard Roffman
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name = Howard Roffman
image_size = 150px
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birth_date =1955
birth_place =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
education =University of Florida University of Pennsylvania
occupation = President of "Lucas Licensing"
spouse =Howard Roffman was born in(
1955 inPhiladelphia ,USA ). He is an American lawyer andphotographer who specializes in the male full frontal nudephotograph .He attended the
University of Pennsylvania and in1977 obtained a law degree from theUniversity of Florida College of Law . He served as a law clerk onUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and afterwards, at theWashington D.C. law firm ofMorgan, Lewis & Bockius . In1980 Roffman joined the movie production companyLucasfilm to do legal counseling and afterwards, was promoted to general counsel.He lives in
San Francisco with his partner. Photography is his professionalhobby . His pictures became famous in1991 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 companyBruno Gmünder Verlag . Frequently, his models come fromGermany , theCzech Republic andSlovakia .In
1999 Roffman was appointed President of "Lucas Licensing", a subsidiary of "Lucasfilms ", which owns the copyrights of the movie seriesStar Wars andIndiana Jones .His career is similar to another nude-photographer,
Tom Bianchi , who was a lawyer for the movie company,Columbia Pictures .Works: pictures album
* 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 3861878582Links
* [http://www.howardroffman.com The homepage of the artist]
* [http://www.lucasfilm.com/inside/bio/howardroffman.html His bio on the Lucasfilm webpage]
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