- Publisher of Penthouse magazine, which he founded in 1965 (began publishing in England in 1965 and publishing in the U.S. in 1969).
- Owner and chairman of General Media International, Inc. (GMI - New York).
- Considered, but rejected, entering the priesthood.
- Attended high school at Blair Academy, a prep school in Blairstown, New Jersey.
- Father was an accountant.
- Was of Silician descent.
- Author Mike Sims used to email jokes to Bob Guccione and his wife April to entertain them till his death.
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