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| image = Sunset Thomas 2010.jpg |
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| caption = Sunset Thomas attending the [[AVN Award]]s Show at the [[Palms Casino Resort]], Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010 |
| caption = Sunset Thomas attending the [[AVN Award]]s Show at the [[Palms Casino Resort]], Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010 |
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| birth_name = Diane Fowler |
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| relatives = [[Sunrise Adams]] (niece) |
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| spouse = Zack Thomas (? - 1993; div.)<br> Kent Wallace (? - ?; div.)<br> |
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'''Diane Thomas''' (born '''Diane Fowler'''<ref name="Katsilometes" />), known professionally as '''Sunset Thomas''',<ref name="Abowitz" /> is an American artist and former [[Pornographic actor|pornographic actress]]. She was runner-up for ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member of the [[AVN Hall of Fame|AVN]], [[XRCO Hall of Fame|XRCO]], and Legends of Erotica halls of fame. |
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She is also a boxing journalist. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Thomas worked as a prostitute at the [[Moonlite BunnyRanch]] and, according to owner [[Dennis Hof]], made $2,000 a night.<ref name="Soller" /> She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.<ref name="Anthony" /> |
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Thomas was born in [[Sikeston, Missouri]] as one of 11 siblings.<ref name=ringside>{{cite web|url=http://www.ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=1322 |title=A Reliable Source Special Interview: Star of Cathouse Sunset Thomas |accessdate=2008-11-16 |author=Antonio Santiago |date=2008-11-15 |publisher=ringsidereport.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527055414/http://www.ringsidereport.com/rsr/news.php?readmore=1322 |archivedate=May 27, 2009 }}</ref> She moved around often in her youth with her family, living in various states including [[Virginia]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Texas]], and [[Tennessee]]. She spent her [[teenage]] years in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. In Florida she became something of a wild child, sacrificing school and books for sunning and bikinis on the Florida beaches.<ref name=BunnyRanchInter1>{{cite web|url= http://www.bunnyranch.com/news/sunsetfirst.htm|title= Making Hooker History: Porn Star Sunset Thomas Puts Out At The Bunnyranch Brothel|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Rick Sandack|publisher= bunnyranch.com}}</ref><ref name=BunnyRanchInter2/> |
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⚫ | Thomas is the aunt of porn star [[Sunrise Adams]].<ref name="Sullivan 2006" /> Thomas dated Dennis Hof, the owner of Moonlight BunnyRanch, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name ''Diane Hof''.<ref name="Katsilometes" /> |
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After high school, she moved to [[Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]], where she performed a variety of jobs, among them, [[Fashion model|modeling]] aside the championship trophy after the annual [[NASCAR]] race held there was over.<ref name=Instit>{{cite web|url= http://www.institutionalized.net/More/sunset_thomas.html|title= An Interview with Porn Star Sunset Thomas|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Max Gunner|year= 2003|publisher= institutionalized.net}}</ref> She worked as a prostitute at the [[Moonlite BunnyRanch]], and according to [[Dennis Hof]] made $2000 a night.<ref name = "aim">{{cite web|url=http://www.aim.org/aim-column/shame-on-fox-news/|title=Shame on Fox News|last=Cliff Kincaid|date=2002-12-19|work=Accuracy in Media|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/holly-sampson-tiger-woods-120809|title=Ask a Porn Star: Could Tiger Really Have Slept with Holly Sampson & Joslyn James?|last=Kurt Soller|date=2009-12-08|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> 2002 saw Thomas speaking publicly about her life at the BunnyRanch in the [[HBO]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] series entitled ''[[Cathouse: The Series|Cathouse]]'', and in 2003, she appeared in its sequel.<ref name = "aim"/> She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.<ref name=risky/> |
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Thomas is the aunt of porn star [[Sunrise Adams]].<ref>{{cite web | title =Sunrise Adams Rises Again | author =David Sullivan | publisher =AVN.com | url =http://business.avn.com/articles/6718.html | archive-url =https://archive.is/20120708214611/http://business.avn.com/articles/6718.html | dead-url =yes | archive-date =2012-07-08 | date =2006-12-17 | accessdate =2010-02-17 }}</ref><ref>[[Sunrise Adams]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/Sunrise-Adams-Rises-Again-29277.html |title=Sunrise Adams Rises Again}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/interviews/sunsetthomas/index.shtml |title=Sunset Thomas @ CES}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bunnyranch.com/news/cheririsks.html |title=Sunset Thomas Layout in Cheri Risks Magazine Getting Pulled}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sunporno.com/pornstars/5566/sunrise-adams/ |title=Sunrise Adams}}</ref> |
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Thomas was married to Kent Wallace, her publicist and co-star from her reality show ''Sin City Mom''.<ref name=methodshop>{{cite web|url= http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/interviews/sunsetthomas/index.shtml|title= Sunset Thomas CES 2011 Interview [video]|accessdate= 2010-01-07|author= MethodShop.com|year= 2011|publisher= methodshop.com}}</ref> |
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== Adult film career == |
== Adult film career == |
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⚫ | Thomas was inducted into the [[AVN Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=The AVN Awards Show a Night to Remember |url=http://ainews.com/Archives/Story1402.phtml |date=9 January 2001 |first=Steve |last=Nelson |website=Adult Industry News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506061130/http://ainews.com/Archives/Story1402.phtml |archive-date=6 May 2014}}</ref> After appearing in the documentary series ''[[Cathouse: The Series|Cathouse]]'', Thomas was featured in the 2005 documentary ''Pornstar Pets'' and made an appearance on ''[[Maury (TV series)|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. |
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Thomas shot her first adult film when she was 18, appearing in ''Mr. Peeper's 25th Anniversary'' alongside her husband, Zach, and another man.<ref name=BunnyRanchInter1/> |
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⚫ | 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.<ref name="Ross" /> She was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009{{r|Sullivan 2008}} and the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]] in April 2010.<ref name="Warren" /> |
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She says the name "Sunset" was inspired by a comment of her husband when he said "You know what, honey?...you're pretty as a sunset"; the name Thomas popped up when she was thinking of a good last name to go with it.<ref name=BunnyRanchInter2>{{cite web|url= http://www.spectator.net/NEW_ARCHIVES/Sunset2.html|title= Making Hooker History: Porn Star Sunset Thomas Puts Out At The Bunnyranch Brothel (page 2)|accessdate= 2008-08-30|author= Rick Sandack|publisher= bunnyranch.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20010626053901/http://www.spectator.net/NEW_ARCHIVES/Sunset2.html|archivedate= 2001-06-26}}</ref> |
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==Writing== |
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After appearing in the Cathouse |
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Thomas has written [[boxing]] columns for ''Doghouseboxing.com''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Sunset/Sunset092611.htm|title=The Harder They Fall: Is there anyone willing to question a Hall of Fame Referee? |first=Sunset |last=Thomas |date=26 September 2011 |website=Doghouse Boxing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004160338/http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Sunset/Sunset092611.htm |archive-date=4 October 2011}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=November 2022}} |
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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.<ref name= |
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She was inducted into the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]] in April 2010.<ref name=xrco10nom>{{cite web | title =XRCO Announces 2010 Nominees| publisher = AVN.com| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/37489.html| accessdate =2010-03-04 | date = 2010-03-04}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="Abowitz">{{cite news |url=http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/04/sunset_thomas_a.html|title= Sunset Thomas and I Bond Over Vegas |first=Richard |last=Abowitz |date=2006-04-27 |work=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110216070304/http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/04/sunset_thomas_a.html |archive-date=2011-02-16}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Anthony">{{cite news |last1=Anthony |first1=Andrew |title=Risky Business |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/aug/01/features.magazine37 |work=The Observer |publication-place=London |date=1 August 2004}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Katsilometes">{{cite web |last=Katsilometes |first=John |url=http://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/jun/17/suit-against-sunset-thomas-offers-new-wrinkle-olde/ |title=Suit against Sunset Thomas offers new wrinkle in the oldest profession |website=Las Vegas Sun |department=The Kats Report |date=2013-06-17 |access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Ross">{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Scott |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/sunset-thomas-writes-erotic-fiction-based-on-adult-career-337402.html |title=Sunset Thomas Writes Erotic Fiction Based on Adult Career |website=Adult Video News |date=2009-05-18}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Soller">{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a6806/holly-sampson-tiger-woods-120809/ |title=Ask a Porn Star: Could Tiger Really Have Slept with Holly Sampson & Joslyn James? |first=Kurt |last=Soller |date=2009-12-08 |work=Esquire}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Sullivan 2006">{{cite web |title=Sunrise Adams Rises Again |first=David |last=Sullivan |website=Adult Video News |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/sunrise-adams-rises-again-29277.html |date=2006-12-17}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Sullivan 2008">{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=David |title=Legends of Erotica Announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/legends-of-erotica-announces-2009-hall-of-fame-inductees-56407.html |website=Adult Video News |date=29 December 2008}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Warren">{{cite web |last=Warren |first=Peter |title=XRCO Announces 2010 Nominees |website=Adult Video News |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/xrco-announces-2010-nominees-388367.html |date=2010-03-04}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{official website|http://www.sunsetthomasartgallery.com}} |
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* {{IMDb name|0859552|Sunset Thomas}} |
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[[Category:1972 births]] |
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[[Category:Pornographic film actors from Missouri]] |
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Sunset Thomas attending the AVN Awards Show at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010
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Diane Thomas (born Diane Fowler[1]), known professionally as Sunset Thomas,[2] 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, XRCO, and Legends of Erotica halls of fame.
She is also a boxing journalist.
Thomas worked as a prostitute at the Moonlite BunnyRanch and, according to owner Dennis Hof, made $2,000 a night.[3] She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.[4]
Thomas is the aunt of porn star Sunrise Adams.[5] Thomas dated Dennis Hof, the owner of Moonlight BunnyRanch, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name Diane Hof.[1]
Thomas was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2001.[6] 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.
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.[7] She was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009[8] and the XRCO Hall of Fame in April 2010.[9]
Thomas has written boxing columns for Doghouseboxing.com.[10][third-party source needed]
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