Sunset Thomas | |
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 Sunset Thomas attending theAVN Awards Show at thePalms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010 | |
| Born | Diane Fowler |
| Relatives | Sunrise Adams (niece) |
Diane Thomas (bornDiane Fowler[1]), known professionally asSunset Thomas,[2] is an American artist and formerpornographic actress. She was runner-up forPenthouse Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member of theAVN Hall of Fame,Porn Block of Fame, Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame, andXRCO Hall of Fame.
Thomas worked as a prostitute at theMoonlite BunnyRanch and, according to ownerDennis Hof, made $2,000 a night.[3] She later toldThe Observer that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.[4]
Thomas was inducted into theAVN Hall of Fame in 2001.[5][self-published source?] In 2002, she was inducted into thePorn Block of Fame.[6]By 2006, she had retired from performing in adult films and was acting as the official spokesmodel for thePalomino Club, a strip club in Las Vegas.[7]Thomas was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009[8] and theXRCO Hall of Fame in April 2010.[9]
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In 2006, Thomas was a contestant on the British reality television seriesMy Bare Lady.[10]
After appearing in the documentary seriesCathouse, Thomas was featured in the 2005 documentaryPornstar Pets and made an appearance onMaury, in which she encountered a crush from hermiddle 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 calledSunset After Sunset. In 2007, she appeared on theMontel Williams Show to discuss her porn career and being a mother.
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.[11] She has also written aboxing column forDoghouseboxing.com.[12][independent source needed]
Thomas is the aunt of porn starSunrise Adams.[13] She dated Dennis Hof, the owner of Moonlight BunnyRanch, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name Diane Hof.[1]
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