A. J. Benza

Photography by Barney Dunn

About The Author

A.J. Benza is a regular contributor to Playboy and Penthouse. Benza was New York City’s most celebrated gossip columnist in the 1990s, writing and editing both “Hot Copy” and “Downtown” columns for the Daily News (New York). He also continues to be a regular on the Howard Stern Sirius radio show. His television credits include hosting and producing E!’s Mysteries & Scandals, co-hosting Game Show Network’s highest-rated series, High Stakes Poker, and creating, producing, writing, and hosting his own late night talk show, A.J. After Hours. A married father of three, Benza currently lives in Los Angeles.

Books by A. J. Benza

'74 and Sunny
A surprisingly tender coming-of-age story of a close-knit yet tough Sicilian-American family that accepts and welcomes a young boy struggling to understand himself—by the former Daily News (New York) gossip columnist and E! television host.
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