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Chippendales was founded by India-born Somen "Steve" Banerjee and Los Angeles lawyer, Bruce Nahin. [3] [4] [5] In 1975, [4] Banerjee bought a failing West Los Angeles bar named Destiny II. [4] In 1979, Banerjee and Nahin renamed the bar "Chippendales" and began hosting exotic dance nights for women, [4] which became a major hit. [3]
The Los Angeles club, the Chippendales' original location, had many legal issues of its own, including a racial discrimination lawsuit. It also faced numerous local violations, which led to the ...
In 1983, Steve arrives in New York City for the successful opening of Nick and Denise's new Chippendales, and their "Dr. Hunkenstein" number is a hit. A snowball fight with Nick bruises Steve's ego and he returns to Los Angeles, where he is sued for the club's discriminatory membership cards.
Banerjee was charged with enlisting the aid of Ray Colon, a former Palm Springs police officer and lounge room entertainer, to commit the murder of show producer Nick De Noia in 1987, and in 1990 and 1991, a plot to kill Michael Fullington, a former Chippendales dancer and choreographer, and two other ex-Chippendales dancers, who Banerjee felt ...
Originally from Canada, Stratten moved to Los Angeles in 1978, just one year before the Chippendales were founded, and quickly found work as a Playboy model. Soon after she met and married Snider ...
Banerjee first launched Chippendales at a Los Angeles bar in 1979, which resulted in popularity so big there would reportedly be lines around the block to enter. Banerjee hired Nick De Noia as a ...
"Welcome to Chippendales" was filmed entirely in Los Angeles. Steve and Irene's home is a mansion located in the Chatsworth neighborhood of L.A.
Gibson moved to Los Angeles, California, and began working as a model for catalogs, advertisements, and in small roles in film and television. [6] [7] Gibson came to international prominence in 1980 as one of the highest-profile members of the Chippendales male exotic dance troupe. [8]