A Well Known American businessman and film producer Joseph R. Francis is the brains behind the Girls Gone Wild brand of entertainment. Before releasing the direct-to-video movie Banned from Television in 1998, Francis worked as a production assistant on the syndicated program Real TV.
Joe Francis Biography and Net Worth
Net Worth $25 million |
Full Name Joseph R. Francis |
Birth Date April 1, 1973 |
Age 49 years |
Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Profession Entrepreneur, Producer |
Girlfriend Abbey Wilson (ex) |
Joe Francis Early Life
Joe Francis was born on April 1, 1973, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Austrian-born Maria and Raymond Francis. Francis claims that his family relocated to Newport Beach, California, when he was seven years old. From there, he attended Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School and a number of boarding institutions.
He resided at Laguna Beach for a while and went to Laguna Beach High School. His very first job was at a video and computer store in his hometown. Francis studied business administration at the University of Southern California and focused on entrepreneurship at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Additionally, he attended a number of film and television classes, earning a Bachelor’s degree from the USC Entrepreneurial Program in 1995.
Joe Francis Production Career
The first idea for Banned from Television was created by Joe Francis while he was working as a production assistant for Real TV in the beginning of his career. Joe Francis produced videos under the Banned from Television label that depicted actual tragic accidents, suicides, executions, motorcycle collisions, and a variety of other frightening scenarios using unusable footage he licensed from Real TV.
After some time, Joe Francis was disturbed by this work and decided to turn his attention to a new undertaking, Girls Gone Wild. The 1997-produced Girls Gone Wild videos featured young women in their undergraduate years baring their bodies and acting raucously. Francis’ videos were a huge hit, and within the first two years, he had made over $20 million.
Joe Francis Legal Issues
Francis was forced to enter a guilty plea to record-keeping crimes following a lengthy court struggle with Florida authorities who sought to stop him from recording additional Girls Gone Wild movies. Joe Francis was subsequently imprisoned for 339 days and fined $60,000.
Multiple women have sued Joe Francis for filming them without permission, some of whom have been minors. After it became clear that he had recorded two minors in a Girls Gone Wild video, Francis entered a no contest plea to charges of prostitution and child abuse in 2008.
Joe Francis Girlfriend
Abbey Wilson, one of the females in the Girls Gone Wild videos, subsequently ended up dating Francis for a very long time. Through in vitro fertilization, Abbey Wilson and Francis had twin children in 2014.
Joe Francis Net Worth
Joe Francis has an estimated net worth of $25 million as of 2022. He resides in Mexico in the community of Punta Mita, 10 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, in an estate with 40,000 square feet of custom-built space known as Casa Aramara. His Mexican house is regularly rented out for $35,000 per NIGHT and has a cost of $10–15 million.
Joe Francis Physical Stats
Height 6’1” |
Weight 84 kg |
Eye Color Hazel |
Hair Color Black |
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