Hugh Hefner began up Playboy journal, with its first subject publishing in 1953. He lived within the Playboy mansion, which was the backdrop for notorious events all through the years. His life was featured on the truth present The Ladies Subsequent Door, on the air between 2005 and 2010. However he was additionally a husband and a father.
Hefner was first wed to Mildred Williams, his highschool sweetheart, from 1949 to 1959, they usually had a daughter, Christie, and a son, David. In 1989, he tied the knot with a lady who was 37 years youthful than him, Kimberley Conrad (a previous Playmate of the Yr who now works with organizations targeted on animal rescue), they usually had two sons, Marston and Cooper. After separating, their divorce got here in 2010, and two years later, Hefner married Crystal Harris Hefner, who was 60 years youthful than him and with him till the top.
This eccentric entrepreneur died in September 2017, and at the moment, his web price was $50 million. It also needs to be famous that the desire he left behind for his youngsters got here with some guidelines: If any of them are discovered to be somebody who “ceaselessly makes use of or consumes any unlawful substances,” they’ll be faraway from the belief.
On January 24, 2022, a brand new documentary, Secrets and techniques of Playboy, got here to A&E, digging into the Playboy empire. Because of the allegations that began popping out, Playboy launched an official assertion, saying, “At this time’s Playboy will not be Hugh Hefner’s Playboy. We belief and validate these ladies and their tales, and we strongly assist these people who’ve come ahead to share their experiences.”
Now, greater than ever, many are certainly questioning what Hefner’s children are as much as lately…and whether or not or not they’re nonetheless a part of the desire.
Cooper Hefner
First up is Cooper Hefner, born in 1991, to Hefner and Conrad. Over time, he began an organization referred to as Hop, began educating at Chapman College, introduced a run for the California Senate, and labored for Playboy Enterprises; he truly joined the household enterprise whereas in school, left, then got here again in 2019, because the chief govt officer of worldwide partnerships. He reportedly left Playboy once more, in an effort to begin a digital content material platform, however then ended up becoming a member of the US Air Pressure.
In 2019, he additionally tied the knot with Scarlett Byrne, an actress recognized for her position within the Harry Potter movies. They’ve a daughter, Betsy Rose, and in November 2021, they introduced they had been anticipating twins. Total, he has an estimated web price of $10 million.
After the premiere of Secrets and techniques of Playboy, Hefner’s youngest little one tweeted about his ideas.
Christie Hefner
Christie was born to Hefner and Williams in 1952, because the businessman’s first and solely daughter. She turned the president of Playboy Enterprises in 1982, adopted by chairwoman and CEO in 1988, earlier than happening to work as the chief chairman of a well being and wellness model referred to as Canyon Ranch Enterprises. She can be concerned in initiatives surrounding points like the primary modification, ladies’s rights, and HIV/AIDS and has served on the boards of manufacturers like HatchBeauty and Heart for American Progress Motion Fund. She was married to William Marovitz, an actual property developer, from 1995 to 2013, and her estimated web price is $30 million.
Marston Hefner
Subsequent up, there’s Marston Hefner, son of Hefner and Conrad. Born in 1990, he truly grew up within the Playboy mansion, and as a younger grownup, he was arrested for home violence towards Playmate Claire Sinclair, with whom he had been having an on-again, off-again relationship. His bail was $20,000, and he needed to take a home violence course. Exterior of that, he has tried to keep away from the highlight for which his household is thought, however he’s a author and can share his work online. It’s only a guesstimate that he has an estimated web price of $1.6 million.
David Hefner
Everybody has heard of Playboy, however many could not have recognized that the person behind all of it had youngsters…and David Hefner appears to be positive preserving it that method. There’s not a lot recognized about him. He was born in 1955, to Hefner and Williams, and on account of laptop consulting and work within the movie business (resembling awards for Forgotten Capsules, his first function) his web price is an estimated $500,000.
