Hugh Hefner Net Worth

Hugh Hefner's Quotes

• [on publishing Playboy magazine] If there was going to be a sexual revolution, I would be its pamphleteer.
• Playboy exploits sex the way Sports Illustrated exploits sports.
• [asked if blondes have more fun] They do with me.
• Playboy was founded on the notion that nice girls like sex, too.
• [talking about the risk of putting a nude woman in a magazine] It was risky enough that I didn't put my name on the first issue.

Interesting Facts about Hugh Hefner

1. Graduated from Steinmetz High School (Chicago, IL). As a child often visited the now demolished Mont Clare Theatre in Chicago. Graduated from the University of Illinois.
2. Creator and publisher of Playboy Magazine.
3. Had a species of rabbit named in his honor (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri).
4. Older brother of Keith Hefner.
5. Originally worked on the publishing staff of "Child Life" magazine.
6. First magazine publisher to become a major celebrity.
7. Arrested in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1963 for possessing "indecent" photos of actress Jayne Mansfield in 1963's movie, Promises..... Promises! (1963).
8. Created the world-famous Playboy Mansion of Los Angeles in 1971.
9. Hefner had a Genius IQ of 152 in H.S., but was described as an "unenthusiastic" student.
10. Parents Glenn Hefner and Grace Hefner were from Phelps County, Nebraska.
11. Served in the U.S. Army in WWII after graduating from Steinmetz H.S. in Chicago, IL (1944).
12. At one time owned a 119-foot long DC-9 jet called the "Big Bunny". The jet was painted black with the well known white playboy bunny logo on its tail. It was equipped with a galley, living room, disco, movie and video equipment, wet bar and sleeping quarters for 16 guests.
13. Hefner and Jenna Jameson share the same birthday (April 9th).
14. Marilyn Monroe was the centerfold in the very first issue of his Playboy Magazine in December 1953. This was the only issue to name its playmate "Sweetheart of the Month". In the March 1965 issue, Playboy Magazine featured the first African-American centerfold: Jennifer Jackson. Playboy Magazine was originally going to be titled "Stag Party".
15. Played a major role in the James Bond short story "A Midsummer Night's Doom" by Raymond Benson.
16. Pictured on a souvenir sheet issued by Grenada & the Grenadines on 1 December 2003, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Playboy Magazine. Six stamps in the sheet feature various Playboy covers, including the first issue with Marilyn Monroe and the May 1964 cover with Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle.
17. Claimed to be a direct descendant of pilgrim leader William Bradford.
18. A brass plaque over the front door of his Chicago mansion reads, "Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare", which roughly translates from Latin as "If You Don't Swing, Don't Ring".
19. A full-size replica of him is on display at the Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Museum at the Venetian Casino/Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike the other models, Hefner's likeness is not wax, but rather silicone.
20. In 1988 turned his empire over to his daughter Christie Hefner.