His clubs, including the iconic limelight, were the heart of the city's nightlife. He shares his memories of studio 54, his diverse crowds, his art and architecture, and his clash with rudy giuliani. However, gatien's reign came to an abrupt end when he faced legal battles and eventual deportation.
May 15, 2006 PETER GATIEN , OWNER OF THE LIMELIGHT CLUBS. BURNHAM
Peter gatien was born on 8 august 1952 in cornwall, ontario, canada.
He is a producer and actor, known for a bronx tale (1993), faithful (1996) and night fever (2022).
He has been married to alessandra gatien since july 1994. While peter gatien remains living in his native canada, currently exploring various new and ambitious projects in the world of international nightlife, his incredible story and that of the limelight are now hot property in new york once more, with the release of “limelight”. Produced by his daughter jen, alfred spellman and dave berlin, and As peter and his innovative team ramped up the hedonistic highs, it was inevitable that the crash would be just as spectacular.
In this frank and gritty memoir, peter gatien charts the seismic changes in his personal and professional life, his outrageous swings of fortune, and the implosion of an empire. Peter gatien (above) was the owner of the notorious limelight club, where alig was a major presence. Club kids michael alig and robert freeze riggs were convicted in the death of angel melendez Peter gatien, charged with drug crimes in the manhattan club empire but convicted only of tax evasion, is chief witness for the defense in a film seemingly designed to rehabilitate his image.
An article last thursday about peter gatien, a former nightclub owner in new york, rendered the given name of his oldest child incorrectly.
She is known as jen gatien, not jennifer. Canadian peter gatien was the man who brought the party to new york in the 1980s. “peter gatien’s new memoir the club king: My rise, reign, and fall in new york nightlife arrives at a time when gathering at nightclubs already seems like a distant memory.
Peter gatien created, owned, and operated groundbreaking nightclubs over the span of four decades. In his early twenties, he opened his first club, the aardvark, in his hometown of cornwall, ontario. He went on to helm an unbroken string of successful megaclubs, including limelight in new york city, atlanta, miami, london, and chicago, as well In 1983, when gatien relocated to new york to open another limelight club, his brother maurice managed the atlanta club.
Maurice reportedly had less talent for running a nightclub than gatien.
Peter was the brains behind the operation, according to house photographer and publicist guy d'alema. Limelight is a 2011 documentary film that charts the rise and fall of new york city club king peter gatien. Produced by gatien's daughter, jen gatien, it was released in special markets throughout the united states and canada on september 23, 2011. Peter gatien grew up in the pulp and paper mill town of cornwall, ontario, which reeks of sulfur, he said.
His father was a mailman and his mother a housewife. Gatien, the third of five sons A documentary on former new york city club owner peter gatien. Peter gatien created, owned, and operated groundbreaking nightclubs over the span of four decades.
In his early twenties, he opened his first club, the aardvark, in his hometown of cornwall, ontario.
He went on to helm an unbroken string of successful megaclubs, including limelight in new york city, atlanta, miami, london, and chicago, as well In this frank and gritty memoir, peter gatien charts the seismic changes in his personal and professional life and the targeted destruction of his nightclub empire. As the owner of legendary hotspots like limelight, tunnel, palladium, and club usa, peter gatien was the undisputed king of the 1990s new york city club scene. 聚焦peter gatien的崛起和衰落，他是90年代哥谭市的夜生活之王，拥有“limelight”和“the tunnel”等多家人气夜总会。 gatien是加拿大人， 因小时候在一场曲棍球比赛中出了事故，常年戴着眼罩。
Peter gatien's manhattan empire of legendary hotspots counted tens of thousands of patrons per night in its peak years, acting as a conduit for a culture that, for many, defined an era in new york. Peter gatien (born august 8, 1952) is a canadian club owner and party promoter. He is best known as the former owner of several prominent new york city nightclubs, including club usa, the limelight, palladium, and tunnel. Gatien, 68, once the undisputed king of nightlife in the city known for excess, was dressed casually in a car coat, hoodie, and blue jeans, with new balances on his feet and chunky white
Peter gatien, the canadian entrepreneur who ran four iconic new york clubs in the 70s, 80s and 90s, shares his story of success, controversy and deportation in a new book.
He reflects on the cultural impact of his venues, the queer community, and the war on nightlife waged by giuliani. Interview magazine talks to peter gatien, the king of clubs in new york in the 80s and 90s, about his career, his challenges, and his views on the current scene.
