Bob Puglisi

Bob Puglisi has had a varied background from computer programmer to technical writer, author, actor, screenwriter, playwright, producer, and librarian at the Old Rock Library in Crested Butte, Colorado for 15+ years. In the IT industry, he wrote technical manuals and training classes for major corporations. He has had his stage plays produced in Los Angeles and Crested Butte. He has also written a number of full-length screenplays.

He published his first novel, RAILWAY AVENUE in 2013. In 2000, he received a fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts for his screenplay BIG WHITE BONNEVILLE, which he produced as a short film that toured the film festival circuit around the country. He recently adapted that screenplay into a novel entitled, MIDNIGHT AUTO SUPPLY.

Several years ago, he completed a memoir, ALMOST A WISEGUY, about a friend’s life in the Mafia who was also an alcoholic and drug addict. That project has evolved into a popular podcast, www.modshotpodcast.com, and will soon be released as an audio book by Blackstone Audio Books.

His acting credits include stage, film and television. Some of his memorable TV roles were on MATLOCK with Andy Griffith, HILL STREET BLUES, and THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno. Bob and his wife, Anita, lived in the beautiful mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado and have recently relocated to Santa Fe. When not writing he enjoys skiing, hiking, biking and fishing.