Playboy Mansion
This article is about the residence. For the U2 song, see The Playboy Mansion (song). For the video game, see Playboy: The Mansion. The Playboy Mansion , also known as the Playboy Mansion West , is the former home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who lived there from 1974 until his death in 2017. Located in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, near Beverly Hills, the mansion became famous during the 1970s through media reports of Hefner’s lavish parties. [ clarification needed ] [ citation needed ] Currently owned by Daren Metropoulos, the son of billionaire investor Dean Metropoulos, the mansion is also used for various corporate activities and serves as a valuable location for television production, magazine photography, charitable events, and civic functions. 1 History 1.1 Sale of Playboy Mansion 1.2 Permanent Protection Covenant 1.3 Original Chicago mansion 2 Events and appearances 3 Financial 4 Charity events 5 2011 bacterial outbreak 6 See also 7 References ...