Other footage included: the murder of Pete Shrum, the murder of Lea Mek, the attempted suicide of Terry Rossland, the extrajudicial execution by burning of Rodolfo Soler Hernandez, footage of the 1998 Cúa hostage crisis, footage of a 1990 Lucas Oil 200 (ARCA) race in which Slick Johnson was killed and paramedic Mike Staley was injured, and the deaths of motorcycle stunt riders Corey Scott and Butch Laswell. Wojtyla, a woman hit by a speeding train in Downers Grove, Illinois. Some of the more famous footage included in the series was: footage of Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination the rampage of circus elephant Tyke the executions of Roberto Girón and Pedro Castillo footage of the Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel fire and the death of Mary T. The first Banned from Television video was released in 1998, followed by two sequels that were also released the same year. Francis licensed the footage, which he then sold through the Banned from Television videos which he marketed via infomercials. During his time at Real TV, people who worked in the studio would often view footage involving car accidents, violent attacks and other graphic events. It was there that Francis came up with the idea for Banned from Television. He also took several courses in film and television, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor's Degree from the USC Entrepreneurial Program.īusiness ventures Banned from Television įrancis's first business venture began when he was working as a production assistant for Real TV, a syndicated reality television program that aired footage of extraordinary events that were not usually covered in mainstream news. įrancis attended the University of Southern California's Business Administration program, concentrating his education at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. His first job was at a computer and video store. At some point, he lived in Laguna Beach and attended Laguna Beach High School. According to Francis, when he was seven years old, the family moved to Newport Beach, California, where he attended Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School, and then a series of boarding schools. Joe Francis was born on April 1, 1973, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Raymond and Maria Francis, the latter of whom was from Austria. įrancis 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. Francis worked as a production assistant on the syndicated program Real TV before releasing the direct-to-video film Banned from Television in 1998.

Francis (born April 1, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, film producer and the founder and creator of the Girls Gone Wild entertainment brand. Founder of Girls Gone Wild, Banned from Television

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