Michael Trikilis (July 14, 1940 – December 28, 2019) was an American film and television producer, known mostly for his involvement with Playboy TV. In 1981, Trikilis, along with Hugh Hefner, developed much of the original programming for "The Playboy Channel". Most notably, Trikilis developed the signature "Playboy style" of video, which features women, Playboy Playmates and Celebrity Centerfolds, often in dreamlike versions of their everyday lives. He has appeared as himself on E!'s reality show The Girls Next Door. Trikilis has also produced several feature films, including Six Pack (1982) and The Death of Ocean View Park (1979). Personal life Trikilis was the first husband of Marianne Gordon<ref></ref References External links 2019 deaths Businesspeople from Youngstown, Ohio Television producers from Ohio Playboy people Film producers from Ohio 1940 births 20th-century American businesspeople