A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists. Rare footage and compelling interviews with a remarkable who's who of 20th Century American pop culture, present a brilliant and entertaining snapshot of the life of an extraordinary man and the controversies that surrounded him.

The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

Annie “Rebel” Bello is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.

After his parents are brutally murdered, a man goes on a quest to find his parents' killers. He finds that his own uncle is involved in the killings.

Hugh Hefner-meet the man behind the myth as we take you to Hollywood's most famous address for a glimpse into one man#s Shangri-La. See the private side of Hugh Hefner never before caught on film. Includes rare footage, vintage photographs and interviews with Pam Anderson, Drew Carey, Bill Cosby and many more. Also includes over 90 minutes of video footage of the legendary publisher and pop icon. This is the more revealing unedited version of the show that aired on A&E.

Hugh Hefner-meet the man behind the myth as we take you to Hollywood's most famous address for a glimpse into one man#s Shangri-La. See the private side of Hugh Hefner never before caught on film. Includes rare footage, vintage photographs and interviews with Pam Anderson, Drew Carey, Bill Cosby and many more. Also includes over 90 minutes of video footage of the legendary publisher and pop icon. This is the more revealing unedited version of the show that aired on A&E.

RICHARD WRIGHT was an African-American author of novels, short stories and non-fiction that dealt with powerful themes and controversial topics. Much of his works concerned racial themes that helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century. Born on a plantation in Mississippi, Wright was a descendent of the first slaves who arrived in Jamestown Massachusetts. This program follows his arduous path from sharecropper to literary giant. Through authors like H.L. Menken, Sinclair Lewis, Theodore Dreiser, he discovered that literature could be used as a catalyst for social change. In 1937 Wright moved to New York and his work began to garner national attention for it's political and social commentary. Much of Wright's writing focused on the African American community and experience; his novel Native Son won him a Guggenheim Fellowship and was adapted to the Broadway stage with Orson Welles directing in 1941.

Jennifer McCarthy is featured in this special Playboy tape.

Jennifer McCarthy is featured in this special Playboy tape.