Sunset Thomas
American pornographic actress
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Sunset Thomas |
| image | Sunset Thomas 2010.jpg |
| caption | Sunset Thomas attending the AVN Awards Show at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010 |
| birth_name | Diane Fowler |
| birth_date | |
| relatives | Sunrise Adams (niece) |
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| name = Sunset Thomas | image = Sunset Thomas 2010.jpg | caption = Sunset Thomas attending the AVN Awards Show at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010 | birth_name = Diane Fowler | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | spouse = | relatives = Sunrise Adams (niece)
Diane Thomas (born Diane Fowler), known professionally as Sunset Thomas, is an American artist and former pornographic actress. She was runner-up for Penthouse Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, Porn Block of Fame, Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame, and XRCO Hall of Fame.
Career
Legal prostitution
Thomas worked as a prostitute at the Moonlite BunnyRanch and, according to owner Dennis Hof, made $2,000 a night. She later told The Observer that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.
Pornographic films
Thomas was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2002, she was inducted into the Porn Block of Fame. By 2006, she had retired from performing in adult films and was acting as the official spokesmodel for the Palomino Club, a strip club in Las Vegas. Thomas was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009 and the XRCO Hall of Fame in April 2010.
Mainstream media appearances
In 2006, Thomas was a contestant on the British reality television series My Bare Lady.
After appearing in the documentary series Cathouse, Thomas was featured in the 2005 documentary Pornstar Pets and made an appearance on Maury, in which she encountered a crush from her middle school days. The episode was titled 'I Was An Ugly Teen... Now I'm a Hot, Sexy 10!'. In 2006, Thomas obtained her own show on KSEX radio called Sunset After Sunset. In 2007, she appeared on the Montel Williams Show to discuss her porn career and being a mother.
Writing
In April 2009, Thomas released her erotic fiction novel, Anatomy of an Adult Film, which was largely a fictionalized account of her adult film career. She has also written a boxing column for Doghouseboxing.com.
Personal life
Thomas is the aunt of porn star Sunrise Adams. She dated Dennis Hof, the owner of Moonlight BunnyRanch, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name Diane Hof.
References
References
- Nelson, Steve. (January 9, 2001). "The AVN Awards Show a Night to Remember".
- (March 22, 2012). "John Stagliano, Belladonna to Join Hustler Walk of Fame".
- Thomas, Sunset. (September 26, 2011). "The Harder They Fall: Is there anyone willing to question a Hall of Fame Referee?".
- Abowitz, Richard. (April 27, 2006). "Sunset Thomas and I Bond Over Vegas". Los Angeles Times.
- (8 October 2006). "For a forgotten era, some new exposure". Los Angeles Times.
- (August 1, 2004). "Risky Business". The Observer.
- (December 14, 2006). "Television Review; A Day Job in Theatuh: Wouldn't It Be Loverly?". The New York Times.
- Katsilometes, John. (June 17, 2013). "Suit against Sunset Thomas offers new wrinkle in the oldest profession".
- Ross, Scott. (May 18, 2009). "Sunset Thomas Writes Erotic Fiction Based on Adult Career".
- Soller, Kurt. (December 8, 2009). "Ask a Porn Star: Could Tiger Really Have Slept with Holly Sampson & Joslyn James?". Esquire.
- Sullivan, David. (December 17, 2006). "Sunrise Adams Rises Again".
- (December 29, 2008). "Legends of Erotica Announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees AVN".
- Warren, Peter. (March 4, 2010). "XRCO Announces 2010 Nominees".
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