My Friends Call Me Johnny
Heir to a European auto fortune, photographer, art collector, successful tech investor, jetsetter and creator of the men's clothing brand LimoLand - it's Jean "Johnny" Pigozzi's world...you just don't know it yet. Esquire Network's "My Friends Call Me Johnny" provides a twist on the typical talk show, with Pigozzi traveling the globe to ask the most provocative questions of his famous friends - as only he can.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Esquire Network
- Talk & Interview
Heir to a European auto fortune, photographer, art collector, successful tech investor, jetsetter and creator of the men's clothing brand LimoLand - it's Jean "Johnny" Pigozzi's world...you just don't know it yet. Esquire Network's "My Friends Call Me Johnny" provides a twist on the typical talk show, with Pigozzi traveling the globe to ask the most provocative questions of his famous friends - as only he can.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Brett Ratner, Dov Charney
Wed, Sep 3, 2014 22 mins
Just before the Oscars, Johnny checks in with director Brett Ratner in Los Angeles, then flies to Budapest to film a small part in Ratner's newest film, "Hercules." Later, he gets a few tips in the art of seduction from French writers Virginie Mouzat and Capucine Motte, and then heads back to LA for a revealing one-on-one with recently ousted American Apparel founder Dov Charney.
Episode 2
Michael Douglas, Mario Batali
Wed, Sep 10, 2014 22 mins
Monte Carlo with Michael Douglas, LA with photographer Tierney Gearon, Cannes with producer Jeremy Thomas, and New York with Mario Batali.
Episode 3
Roy Choi, Rick Rubin
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 22 mins
Johnny gets Martha Stewart to open up about prison, talks rock n' roll with super-producer Rick Rubin, and shares a Korean taco with Kogi founder Roy Choi.
Episode 4
Lorne Michaels, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Wed, Sep 24, 2014 22 mins
At 30 Rock with SNL producer Lorne Michaels, Art Basel with dealer Jeffrey Deitch and writer Derek Blasberg, and Paris with imaginative director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Episode 5
Jann Wenner, Giambattista Valli
Wed, Oct 1, 2014 22 mins
Johnny catches up with Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner, learns all about modeling from photographer Melanie Pullen, and chases the creative muse with designers David Kelley and Giambattista Valli.
Episode 6
Ebbe Altberg, Melanie Pullen
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 22 mins
A competition with billionaire businessman Chris Burch in New York, a lesson in virtual living with Linden Lab CEO Ebbe Altberg, and candid conversations with photographer Melanie Pullen and writer Jerry Stahl.
Episode 7
Stephen Chao, Calvin Klein
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 22 mins
Renegade TV exec Stephen Chao on potato guns, fashion icon Calvin Klein on New York's glory days, and retired supermodel Ines de la Fressange on how she still pines for Johnny. Really.
Episode 8
James Toback, Andre Balazs
Wed, Oct 22, 2014 22 mins
Johnny chats with movie director James Toback, hotelier Andre Balazs, real estate developer Richard LeFrak and PR maven Peggy Siegal.