Dennis Hof loved life as the notorious owner of the Moonlite BunnyRanch brothel in Nevada — and he loved showbiz even more! The entrepreneur never missed a chance to go Hollywood, and even had a “Game of Thrones” room for fans of the hit HBO show. That was after Dennis found his own fame as a regular on the HBO reality show “Cathouse.” Sadly, the fun came to an end when Dennis died on Oct. 16 after a night of celebrating his 72nd birthday at another of his brothels. His body was found by porn star Ron Jeremy, who told RADAR Online that Dennis boasted of having had “the best night of his life” before retiring to a brothel bedroom with a “sexy Latin girl.” Ron added that Dennis “didn’t do drugs or alcohol.” Instead, the BunnyRanch baron was famously addicted to fame. The legendary businessman even managed to make headlines by winning election as a Nevada state assemblyman three weeks after his sudden death! And, of course, Dennis used his legendary business to surround himself with celebrities…
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Dennis was pals with troubled
"Partridge Family" celeb
Danny Bonaduce — and stood up for
the former child star after the disc jockey knocked out
Jonny Fairplay's teeth at a 2007 awards show! Jonny had been booed while onstage. When Danny stepped up to tell him why, the former "Survivor" contestant jumped Danny. "Jonny is a wrestler," said Dennis. "He should have known how to take a fall, but he was so drunk!"
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Dennis was pals with troubled
"Partridge Family" celeb
Danny Bonaduce — and stood up for
the former child star after the disc jockey knocked out
Jonny Fairplay's teeth at a 2007 awards show! Jonny had been booed while onstage. When Danny stepped up to tell him why, the former "Survivor" contestant jumped Danny. "Jonny is a wrestler," said Dennis. "He should have known how to take a fall, but he was so drunk!"
Dennis was there for old pal
Dan Haggerty when the "Grizzly Adams" star was losing a battle with cancer. “He took a turn for the worse after New Year’s,” Dennis told The ENQUIRER in 2016. “At that point, he told me he didn’t want to go through any more treatment.” Fans saw Dan enjoying life on "Cathouse," though, surrounded by the ladies on staff.
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Dennis was pals with troubled
"Partridge Family" celeb
Danny Bonaduce — and stood up for
the former child star after the disc jockey knocked out
Jonny Fairplay's teeth at a 2007 awards show! Jonny had been booed while onstage. When Danny stepped up to tell him why, the former "Survivor" contestant jumped Danny. "Jonny is a wrestler," said Dennis. "He should have known how to take a fall, but he was so drunk!"
Dennis was there for old pal
Dan Haggerty when the "Grizzly Adams" star was losing a battle with cancer. “He took a turn for the worse after New Year’s,” Dennis told The ENQUIRER in 2016. “At that point, he told me he didn’t want to go through any more treatment.” Fans saw Dan enjoying life on "Cathouse," though, surrounded by the ladies on staff.
Dennis even landed his own reality star to work at the BunnyRanch — with Food Network chef Jessica Johnson leaving behind her beloved Cleveland diner to serve up sex at the brothel. “Now I work on another kind of menu!” boasted Jessica.
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"Law & Order" beauty
Angie Harmon made Dennis' day when she revealed that she was part of the BunnyRanch roster — in her dreams! The actress confessed her favorite fantasy to
Self magazine, saying: "I'm at the BunnyRanch and
Ben Affleck,
Brendan Fraser and
Jeff Gordon are some of my regulars" — adding: "I've only had these dreams since I got pregnant!"
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In a controversial move, though, Dennis stood by celeb customer
Vince Neil after the Mötley Crüe frontman was busted for roughing up one of the BunnyRanch beauties in 2004. The rocker later pleaded no contest to battery charges, with Dennis saying: "It's sad to see Vince do that — because, in my mind, this girl's an opportunist, and I know that Vince did nothing wrong."
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Dennis also courted controversy by hiring castration victim
John Wayne Bobbitt as a limo driver for the BunnyRanch — after the repaired divorcé had given up on his porn career. John would later get fired for sleeping on the job. " John is basically a nice guy," said Dennis, "even though he's a moron. But when he's had a drink, he turns nasty."
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Republican prankster Dennis had more wholesome fun at
Bill Clinton's expense — bringing along two of his hottest girls to meet the ex-Prez at a Los Angeles charity benefit.
Ava Adora and
Barbie Girl proudly posed with Clinton, although they didn't mention their profession. "Bill can't resist beautiful women," Dennis boasted. "He was flirting with them!"
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Dennis even cultivated celebrity connections from beyond the grave – trying to track down a notorious 1972 sex tape featuring "Tonight Show" legend
Johnny Carson. "I want to buy
the Johnny Carson sex tape so that it will never be seen," said Dennis, speaking as a big fan of Carson. If he won the bidding, Dennis kept his word and kept it hidden away.
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In a final triumph, Dennis joined the ranks of
Frank Sinatra Jr. and
Tom Sizemore in 2009 as ex-fiancés of notorious Hollywood madam
Heidi Fleiss — with the couple never marrying after longtime BunnyRanch manager
Madam Suzette decided to fight for her man! "If anyone is going to marry him," said Suzette ((here with Dennis and Ron), "it's me!" Heidi and Dennis stayed close, though, and she was partying with him the night before his death.
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Dennis was pals with troubled
"Partridge Family" celeb
Danny Bonaduce — and stood up for
the former child star after the disc jockey knocked out
Jonny Fairplay's teeth at a 2007 awards show! Jonny had been booed while onstage. When Danny stepped up to tell him why, the former "Survivor" contestant jumped Danny. "Jonny is a wrestler," said Dennis. "He should have known how to take a fall, but he was so drunk!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Dennis was there for old pal
Dan Haggerty when the "Grizzly Adams" star was losing a battle with cancer. “He took a turn for the worse after New Year’s,” Dennis told The ENQUIRER in 2016. “At that point, he told me he didn’t want to go through any more treatment.” Fans saw Dan enjoying life on "Cathouse," though, surrounded by the ladies on staff.
Dennis even landed his own reality star to work at the BunnyRanch — with Food Network chef Jessica Johnson leaving behind her beloved Cleveland diner to serve up sex at the brothel. “Now I work on another kind of menu!” boasted Jessica.
"Law & Order" beauty
Angie Harmon made Dennis' day when she revealed that she was part of the BunnyRanch roster — in her dreams! The actress confessed her favorite fantasy to
Self magazine, saying: "I'm at the BunnyRanch and
Ben Affleck,
Brendan Fraser and
Jeff Gordon are some of my regulars" — adding: "I've only had these dreams since I got pregnant!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
In a controversial move, though, Dennis stood by celeb customer
Vince Neil after the Mötley Crüe frontman was busted for roughing up one of the BunnyRanch beauties in 2004. The rocker later pleaded no contest to battery charges, with Dennis saying: "It's sad to see Vince do that — because, in my mind, this girl's an opportunist, and I know that Vince did nothing wrong."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Dennis also courted controversy by hiring castration victim
John Wayne Bobbitt as a limo driver for the BunnyRanch — after the repaired divorcé had given up on his porn career. John would later get fired for sleeping on the job. " John is basically a nice guy," said Dennis, "even though he's a moron. But when he's had a drink, he turns nasty."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Republican prankster Dennis had more wholesome fun at
Bill Clinton's expense — bringing along two of his hottest girls to meet the ex-Prez at a Los Angeles charity benefit.
Ava Adora and
Barbie Girl proudly posed with Clinton, although they didn't mention their profession. "Bill can't resist beautiful women," Dennis boasted. "He was flirting with them!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Dennis even cultivated celebrity connections from beyond the grave – trying to track down a notorious 1972 sex tape featuring "Tonight Show" legend
Johnny Carson. "I want to buy
the Johnny Carson sex tape so that it will never be seen," said Dennis, speaking as a big fan of Carson. If he won the bidding, Dennis kept his word and kept it hidden away.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In a final triumph, Dennis joined the ranks of
Frank Sinatra Jr. and
Tom Sizemore in 2009 as ex-fiancés of notorious Hollywood madam
Heidi Fleiss — with the couple never marrying after longtime BunnyRanch manager
Madam Suzette decided to fight for her man! "If anyone is going to marry him," said Suzette ((here with Dennis and Ron), "it's me!" Heidi and Dennis stayed close, though, and she was partying with him the night before his death.
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