Diane Thomas (born Diane Fowler), known professionally as Sunset Thomas, is an American artist and former
pornographic actress
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dist ...
. She was runner-up for ''
Penthouse
Penthouse most often refers to:
*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
''
Pet of the Year
This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ...
XRCO
The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is a group of writers and editors from the American adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the ...
, and Legends of Erotica halls of fame.
Personal life
Thomas worked as a prostitute at the
Moonlite BunnyRanch
The Moonlite BunnyRanch is a legal, licensed brothel in Mound House, Nevada, United States, east of Carson City. First opened in 1955, it came to national attention under Dennis Hof, who owned the brothel from 1992 until his death in 2018.
...
, and according to
Dennis Hof
Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American brothel owner. He owned seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was also a Republican candidate in 2018 for the Nevada Assembly, whic ...
made $2000 a night. She later told interviewer Andrew Anthony that there is no real difference between pornography and prostitution.
Thomas is the aunt of porn star Sunrise Adams. Thomas dated
Dennis Hof
Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American brothel owner. He owned seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was also a Republican candidate in 2018 for the Nevada Assembly, whic ...
, the owner of Moonlight BunnyRanch, during her tenure there, and during that time legally adopted the name ''Diane Hof''.
Adult film career
Thomas was inducted into the
AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.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
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary 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
''The Montel Williams Show'' (also known as ''Montel'') is an American syndicated tabloid talk show, hosted by Montel Williams, which ran from 1991 to 2008.
On January 30, 2008, the end of production of new episodes of ''The Montel Williams Sh ...
'' 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. She was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in 2009 and the
XRCO Hall of Fame
The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award
The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organizat ...
in April 2010.
Writing
Thomas has written
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...