Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Date of Birth

1926-04-09

Date of Death

2017-09-27

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

The House Bunny, The Aristocrats, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Bettie Page Reveals All, Hop

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From monkeys to sharks, these celebrity exotic pets reveal the wild side of fame. Discover the strangest star-owned animals

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Inside Hollywood’s Wild Side: The Craziest Celebrity Exotic Pets

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From monkeys to sharks, these celebrity exotic pets reveal the wild side of fame. Discover the strangest star-owned animals

Jared Leto to play Hugh Hefner in biopic from Brett Ratner

Posted 9 years ago

Jared Leto will be seen this weekend in the sci-fi flick BLADE RUNNER 2049, but for his newest role, he will have to jump into the past – and into a comfy smoking jacket – to play the one and...

Brett Ratner wants to relaunch the development of a Hugh Hefner biopic

Posted 9 years ago

Regardless of the several duds that Brett Ratner has released over the past few years, I'll always be thankful to the man for those first two RUSH HOUR films. While I agree that they're offensive in more ways than one,...

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Wedding Crashers helmer David Dobkin to take on Hugh Hefner biopic

Posted 12 years ago

We’ve been hearing about a Hugh Hefner biopic and now it seems that the project has finally found a director. WEDDING CRASHERS helmer David Dobkin has boarded the film about the Playboy magazine founder. Peter Morgan (FROST/NIXON, RUSH) will write...

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The Best Sword-and-Sorcery Movies of the ’80s

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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time

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