Joe Francis

This article is about the American film producer. For other people with the same name, see Joseph Francis (disambiguation).
Joe Francis
Francis in 2008
Born
Joseph R. Francis

(1973-04-01) April 1, 1973 (age 51)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Southern California[1]
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, film producer
Known forFounder of Girls Gone Wild, Banned from Television
Children2
Websitewww.meetjoefrancis.com

Joseph R. Francis (born April 1, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, film producer[2] and the founder and creator of the Girls Gone Wild entertainment brand.[3] Francis worked as a production assistant on the syndicated program Real TV before releasing the direct-to-video film Banned from Television in 1998.[2]

Francis has, at various times, been convicted of tax evasion, bribery, false imprisonment, assault causing great bodily injury, dissuading a witness, and record-keeping violations; and has pleaded no contest to child abuse and prostitution.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Joe Francis – Biography, His Personal Story – MeetJoeFrancis.com". Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  2. ^ a b Mireya Navarro (4 April 2004). "The Very Long Legs of 'Girls Gone Wild'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ Michael Schneider (8 December 2002). "'Wild' infomercial struts its stuff". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).