Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...

'' is a men's magazine. Playboy may also refer to:

Entities associated with Playboy Enterprises

* Playboy Enterprises, the previous name of

PLBY Group PLBY Group, Inc. is an American global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Hefner as Playboy Enterprises, Inc. to oversee the ''Playboy'' magazine and related assets. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The company is focus ...

, the publisher of ''Playboy'' Magazine *

Playboy Foundation The Playboy Foundation is a corporate-giving organization that provides grants to non-profit groups involved in fighting censorship and researching human sexuality. It gives grants and in-kind contributions, such as advertising space in the ''Playb ...

, a non-profit charity *

Playboy Mansion The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of ''Playboy'' magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who lived there from 1971 until his death in 2017. Barbi Benton convinced Hefner to buy the home located in Holmby H ...

, the home of Playboy Enterprises head Hugh Hefner *

Playboy Club The Playboy Club was initially a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room, and a Club ...

, a chain of nightclubs run by Playboy Enterprises **

Playboy Bunny A Playboy Bunny is a cocktail waitress who works at a Playboy Club and selected through standardized training. Their costumes were made up of lingerie, inspired by the tuxedo-wearing Playboy rabbit mascot. This costume consisted of a straples ...

, a waitress at a Playboy Club **

Playboy Club (Las Vegas) The Playboy Club was a nightclub located on the 52nd floor of the ''Fantasy Tower'' at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, which is located in the Las Vegas Valley. The club was a Playboy-themed casino and the first official Playboy Clu ...

* ''Playboy'' Playmate, the featured model in an issue of ''Playboy'' magazine * Playboy Jazz Festival, the original name of the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival

Media

* ''

Playboy Special Edition ''Playboy Special Editions'' (formerly known as ''flats'', then ''Newsstand Specials'') are a spin-off series of ''Playboy'' magazine containing glamour and softcore nude photographs. The initially infrequent and later semi-regular editions ra ...

'', a spin-off of ''Playboy'' magazine * ''Playboy'' (Brazil), the Brazilian edition of ''Playboy'' magazine * '' Monthly Playboy'', the Japanese edition of ''Playboy'' magazine * ''

Australian Playboy ''Australian Playboy'' was an Australian imprint of ''Playboy'' magazine, running between 1979 and 2000, during which time 252 issues were published. Content In 1979 Kerry Packer's ACP Magazines secured the Australian rights to ''Playboy'' maga ...

'' *

Playboy TV Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is a pay television channel based in the United States. History The adult-oriented, commercial-free premium channel Bravo! launched in the summer of 1979. Bravo! aired two PG or R-rated B movies t ...

, cable channel formerly known as The Playboy Channel * Playboy One, a satellite television channel in the United Kingdom *

Playboy Online PLBY Group, Inc. is an American global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Hefner as Playboy Enterprises, Inc. to oversee the ''Playboy'' magazine and related assets. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The company is focus ...

Playboy Press PLBY Group, Inc. is an American global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Hefner as Playboy Enterprises, Inc. to oversee the ''Playboy'' magazine and related assets. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The company is focus ...

, their imprint for book publishing *

Playboy Radio Playboy Radio was an internet radio station originally launched on XM Satellite Radio on September 1, 2002. Its programming was dedicated to similar topics and celebrity personalities found in its parent publication, Playboy Magazine. It w ...

Playboy Records Playboy Records was an American record label, based in Los Angeles, California, and a unit of Playboy Enterprises. Artists recording for the label included Al Wilson, Barbi Benton, Blue Ash, Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, The Weapons of Peac ...

, a record label * Playboy: The Mansion, a 2005 video game

Music

Albums

* ''Playboy'' (The Marvelettes album) * ''Bad Girl'' (La Toya Jackson album) or ''Playboy'', an album and song by La Toya Jackson * ''Playboys'' (The Rasmus album) * ''Playboys'' (Chet Baker & Art Pepper album), 1956 * ''Playboy'' (Fireboy DML album), 2022

Songs

* "Playboy" (The Marvelettes song), 1962 * "Playboy" (Ann Christine song), 1966 * "Playboy" (Gene & Debbe song), 1967 * "Playboy" (Trey Songz song), 2017 * "Playboys" (song), a 2009 song by the Rasmus * "Playboy", a 2009 song by

Candy Coated Killahz Candy Coated Killahz were a Canadian musical group from Toronto, Ontario, known for their blend of hip-hop, R&B, and electronic styles, a sound that the group termed "Ghettotronic".

* "Playboy", a 2004 song by Lloyd Banks from his album ''

The Hunger for More ''The Hunger for More'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Lloyd Banks. Originally scheduled for a May 25, 2004 release, the album was ultimately released on June 29, 2004 through Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. Re ...

'' * "Playboy", a 2004 song by Hot Chip from their album '' Coming on Strong'' * "Playboy", a 2015 song by Exo from their album ''

Exodus Exodus or the Exodus may refer to: Religion * Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible * The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan Historical events * Ex ...

'' * "Playboy", a 2022 song by twlv

Transportation

* Playboy Automobile Company, an automobile company (1947–51) * Stits Playboy, a single seat homebuilt airplane * Kinner Playboy, two-seat airplane

Media

* '' The Playboy Club'', a 2011 American crime drama television series * ''

The Playboy ''The Playboy'' is a graphic novel by the Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, serialized in 1990 in Brown's comic book ''Yummy Fur (comics), Yummy Fur'' and collected in different revised book editions in 1992 and 2013. It deals with Brown's ...

'', a graphic novel * ''

The Playboys ''The Playboys'' is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a travelling troupe of actors t ...

'', 1992 film starring Robin Wright * ''Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire'', periodical published by

Egmont Arens Egmont Hegel Arens (December 15, 1887 – October 2, 1966) was an American publisher of literature and art, and an industrial designer and commercial artist specializing in marketing and product packaging. Career Washington Square Book Shop Arens ...

1919-1924 * ''

Weekly Playboy , also known as or ''WPB'', is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966. Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles, columns, celebrity interviews, and manga, it is considered an adult maga ...

'', a Japanese magazine not affiliated with Playboy Enterprises

Other

Jeremy Klein Jeremy Klein (born July 12, 1971) is an American artist and former professional skateboarder. Professional skateboarding Klein rose to prominence as one of the original riders for Steve Rocco's World Industries company. He then switched to B ...

, nicknamed Playboy, American professional skateboarder *

Playboy lifestyle A playboy lifestyle is the lifestyle of a wealthy man with ample time for leisure, who demonstratively is a '' bon vivant'' and man about town who appreciates the pleasures of the world, especially the company of women. The term "playboy" was ...

* Playboys gang, a street gang in Southern California and various other states * ''Play-Boy'' (pinball), a pinball machine

Entities associated with Playboy Enterprises

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Music

Albums

Songs

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See also