Biography of Sunset Thomas
 Sunset Thomas (born February 19, 1972) is the stage name of an American pornographic
actress; her real first name is Diane. She was runner-up for Penthouse Pet of
the Year in 1998 and is a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame. She says
the name "Sunset" was inspired by a comment of her then-husband Zachary
Adams 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.
Born in Sikeston, Missouri as one of 11 siblings, Thomas moved around often in
her youth with her family, living in various states including Virginia, 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. She failed to graduate high school
and also became addicted to methamphetamine. She lost her virginity at age 15
and had her first sexual encounter with a girl who was her roommate at age 17.
After high school, she moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where she performed
a variety of jobs, among them, modeling aside the championship trophy after
the annual NASCAR race held there was over. In Ft. Lauderdale, she met aspiring
porn actor Zachary Adams.
Zach and Sunset became friends quickly, and their friendship soon turned into
love. Five months later, they got married and moved to Los Angeles, where both
of them would find porn film fame, using the last name Thomas.
She shot her first adult film when she was eighteen, appearing in Mr. Peeper's
25th Anniversary alongside her husband and another man.
Thomas had separated from her husband by the end of 2001 and, in 2002, established
a friendship with talk-show host Howard Stern. That same year, she moved to
Carson City, Nevada to begin offering her sex services for money at the famed
Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel. She and Stern filmed the first of Stern's shows
on February 21, 2002, and she has returned more than ten times since then. She
was also featured on The O'Reilly Factor during that time.
Thomas is the aunt of porn star Sunrise Adams, and during a visit by her niece
convinced Adams to begin a career in adult films.
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. Full name: Sunset Thomas
Born: February 19, 1972
Birthplace: Sikeston, Missouri, USA
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