Hugh Hefner

Birth Name:

Hugh Marston Hefner

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Honored by the Chamber of Commerce in California for donating money to repair the Hollywood sign
Owns a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to TV
Fought in World War II after graduating from high school in Chicago
Started "Playboy" magazine in 1953 after being denied a $5 raise from "Esquire," mortgaging his furniture and finding over forty investors to fund the new publication
Quote: "(On the risk of having a nude woman in a magazine) "It was risky enough that I didn't put my name on the first issue․""
Conducted every "Girl of the Month" interview in "Playboy" since the magazine's inception
Opened his world-renowned Playboy Mansion of Los Angeles in 1971
Settled on the name of "Playboy" for his magazine after his initial idea to name it "Stag" was already taken by another publication
The mansion he purchased in 1996, which is next door to his, is an exact replica of the original Playboy Mansion of Los Angeles
The Playboy Mansion of Los Angeles is one of few private homes to own a zoo license, and is the only private house in the city to own a pyrotechnical license

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