1. Dennis Leroy Hof was an American businessman and politician.
24 Facts About Dennis Hof
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Dennis Hof owned seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch.
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Dennis Hof purchased and remodeled The Moonlite BunnyRanch in 1992, a brothel that had been founded in 1955; he then purchased a second brothel, Kitty's, and renamed it The Love Ranch North.
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Dennis Hof later purchased two additional brothels from longtime Nye County brothel proprietor Joe Richards: the Cherry Patch in Crystal, Nevada, renamed the Love Ranch Vegas, and the Cherry Patch II in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, renamed the Alien Cathouse.
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Dennis Hof was the president of the Nevada Brothel Owners' Association and its lobbyist; the BunnyRanch is the closest brothel to the state capital, Carson City.
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Dennis Hof operated a website; the "working girls" are encouraged to cultivate online relationships with both potential and past clients.
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Dennis Hof often appeared on talk shows, including Oprah Winfrey, The Today Show, The View, Fox News, Howard Stern, Lex and Terry, and many others.
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Dennis Hof employed adult film stars, including Sunset Thomas with whom he had a romantic relationship.
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Dennis Hof gave free offers to soldiers returning from duty.
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Dennis Hof was prominently featured in a number of media reports saying he would expand into Las Vegas given the opportunity, and was looking at some closed casinos as property.
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In 1998, Dennis Hof was in the Hughes Brothers documentary American Pimp, where notably he was the only white man the brothers interviewed.
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Dennis Hof had speaking engagements at Oxford University and Trinity College, Dublin.
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Dennis Hof appeared on Walton and Johnson, Brand X with Russell Brand, Rover's Morning Glory, The Johnny Dare Morning Show, Todd and Tyler, American Pimp, The Tyra Banks Show, Lex and Terry, the Opie and Anthony Show, The Adam Carolla Show, The Howard Stern Show, The Mike Calta Show, Loveline with Stryker and Dr Drew, Derek and Romaine, and on Dr Phil, as well as giving a tour and interview to conservative pundit Sean Hannity on Hannity and Colmes.
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Dennis Hof released a book, The Art of the Pimp, in March 2015.
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Grandmaison stated that Dennis Hof regularly initiated such encounters with the young women who worked for him and detailed other forms of work abuse.
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Dennis Hof endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
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Dennis Hof prevailed in the primary after Nye County officials attempted to remove his campaign signs.
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However, in an emergency motion before the Federal District of Nevada, Dennis Hof prevailed in a First Amendment claim against the county.
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Dennis Hof was represented in that matter by First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza.
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Dennis Hof died October 16,2018, just two days after his 72nd birthday and less than a month before the 2018 general election.
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In Cathouse: The Musical, Dennis Hof revealed that he only dated prostitutes.
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Dennis Hof was a close friend of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson.
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Dennis Hof once stated that he communicated with Carlson daily to give him ideas for his show.
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Dennis Hof died in his sleep at his Love Ranch South in Crystal, Nevada, on October 16,2018, following a party for his 72nd birthday that had been attended by Joe Arpaio, Heidi Fleiss, Grover Norquist, and Ron Jeremy, the last of whom found Dennis Hof unresponsive.