Before it closed, everyone from Mick and Bianca Jagger to Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Liza Minelli, Elton John, Salvador Dali, and Andy Warhol (just to name a few) had spent an evening getting soused at the studio. This was not correct.) Sure, disco reigned supreme at Studio 54, artists like Donna Summer, Grace Jones, and Gloria Gaynor were asked to come in for live performances. -- Trump on Ali https://t.co/bGaIM1Vdpt. Nobody was going to get on the stand and testify that they had never done cocaine or had sex in the basement, Gaines said. (StatNews). Her famous actor and lady-killer of a brother Warren Beatty was also spotted working the dancefloor (and the crowd) on numerous occasions. It would have been forced to change with the times and in doing so, would have lost all that made it stand out. Cop who claimed ambush lied, shot himself. By now you've probably guessed that Studio 54 was one of Andy Warhol's favorite spots in New York. attended the party for Egon Von Furstenberg's Book 'The Power Look' on September 25, 1978, and then kept coming back for more because former royalty knows how to party. Here's a shot of fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg lounging intimately on one of the couches at Studio 54, with her boyfriend, media mogul Barry Diller. Not that it mattered, every night without fail, a crowd of people would flock to its doors in hopes of getting in. One of the men on the scene was Gene Spatz, a pioneering paparazzo and street photographer who most people have never heard about. The male servers were scantily clad and the women were as well. I was the wildest party animal ever. BuzzFeed News Photo Essay Editor. Studio 54 was closed down, but not before one last party in February 1980. Hemingway began acting at age 14 with her breakout role in Lipstick (1976). 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Odd pairings seemed to run rampant throughout the club. He studied Forestry at Utah State University, and he later co-foundedCalifornia Infoplace, which is a business that staffs shopping center customer service programs throughout the U.S. Halston arranged a birthday celebration for Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54, she had a fabulous time. It seems Steve Rubell's first rule of partying is completelyaccurate: 'The key to a good party is filling a room with guests more interesting than you. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). In reality, it only lasted two or three years. It was only 33 months between its opening-night party on April 26, 1977, and the farewell party was thrown for Rubell and Schrager on February 2, 1980, (two nights before they went to prison for tax evasion. At the height of it, it was suddenly over.. Needless to say, the couple divorced. Minnelli is the daughter of actress Judy Garland and the film director, Vincente Minnelli. She had a fantastic presence on the dancefloor a person like that would make the evenings sparkle.. Although this look would be considered somewhat normal for those who frequented Studio 54, this party was actually held on the club's first Halloween in 1977. 24. Both Rubell and Schrager were shipped off to prison to serve 13-month sentences. So unlike most of the celebrity regulars, she didn't have to fly in for a night out. According to a Harper's Bazaar interview with Liza Minnelli, these two (along with Bianca Jagger) "spent so much time at Studio that on its first anniversary, the club tried to stage a performance." One thing that people loved about the club was that even though celebrities frequented the spot, locals were still streaming through the doors all decked out in their most outrageous attire ready to indulge and dance the night away. Gene had a special eye for the beauty and the fun and sometimes even the weirdness of the situations. Among the regulars at Studio 54 were Drag Queens of all shapes and sizes. Advertisement. I have. For that reason, his photos are not only fine art, they are history. Pictured here are Fleur Thiemeyer and Elton John while in attendance of the 'Grease' Premiere party, which was held at Studio 54 on June 13, 1978. A crowd gathered like they were awaiting Glinda landing in Oz.And just like that, the persona of Rollerena was born on September 16, 1972. Owners of Studio 54 had a method to their madness at the front door. "I had more fun at Studio 54 than in any other nightclub in the world," Furstenberg once said in an interview with Vanity Fair. Her professional stage debut was in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward. There were people cross-dressing, barely dressing, not dressed, and some who looked like they accidentallywandered in from a sci-ficonvention. They had the most diverse mix of interesting people filling the place every night. Other famous couples who have gone out on dates at this legendaryhot spot are Jack Haley Jr. and wife Liza Minnelli, Keith Richards and his wife Patti Hanson, as well as now United States President Donald Trump with Ivana Trump on his arm. The building was raided and bags filled with money were found. Tabs, Fri., Sept. 25, 2020. She reportedly blew out the candles and then cut off her right breast and gave it to Halston. She was previously married to Prince Egon of Furstenberg, a member of the German aristocratic family. Although Studio 54 had a huge clientele of musicians, designers and models came as well. Wonkette runs entirely on YOUR donations. Pictured here is singer and actress Bette Midler, congratulating the Temptations on their achievement. She keeps repeating my HOUSE, MY house? Fun fact: He is the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Pictured here is a young Brooke Shields and Golden Globe-nominated, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-nominated actress and Mariel Hemingway. She took a step back in the 1990s to deal with some mental health struggles and then set back to work starring and co-producing videos about yoga and holistic living. Here is modelBrooke Shields sitting next to designer Calvin Klein. Collect, curate and comment on your files. It was like the club was shouting across town "bring us your weird". Schrager and Rubell both pleaded guilty to tax evasion and had to spend 13 months in prison. Author Truman Capote is pictured here having a chat with actor Yul Brynner. September 25, 2020 07:00 AM. The club, owned by Steve Rubellquickly built up a conflicting reputation for itself. Pictured here is the fashion designer and former Princess, Diane von Furstenberg. When Bianca finally did divorce Jagger in 1979, he had already moved on withBiancas replacement, supermodel Jerry Hall whom Jagger had stolen away from fellow pop idol Bryan Ferry. Here are Ara Gallant and Diane von Furstenberg at the party for Egon Von Furstenberg's Book 'The Power Look' on September 25. But Manning's most controversial shot was of Margaret Trudeau then-estranged from her husband, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau sitting on the floor at Studio 54 with her knees and. She was best known in the 1970s for her television roles as Chrissy Snow on "Three's Company" and then later as Carol Foster-Lambert on the show "Step by Step". that and the tales of the complete debauchery that was going on inside the club on a regular basis. It seemed the population was torn, they either absolutely loved the club or hated it with the fire of a thousand suns. It was a film Rogert Ebert deemed "a charming disappointment.". Studio 54 was the brainchild of Ian Schrager and the late Steve Rubell, two guys from Brooklyn, New York, who really tapped into the Zeitgeist of the disco era. He was known to lack impulse control back then and a place where the drinks kept pouring and. Although he's looking rather 'subdued' by what was no doubt a cocktail of many things, the dance floor around him was still packed with disco dancing club goers. A photograph of Yoko Ono and John Lennon by Gene Spatz (year unknown). Actress/singer Liza Minnelli and Studio 54 club owner Steve Rubell hanging out. Here is actor and original Saturday Night Live cast member John Belushi with Keith Richards and the creator of funk and godfather of soul James Brown. She made quite a few appearances to the flashy, overindulgent venue. I found it interesting that was her attitude before she even became famous.. Following the loss of her father in 1973, she briefly lost interest in designing and took a hiatus. In fact, Beatty began attending on opening night, which was exactly the hedonistic sideshow of an event you'd expect it to be and naturally, it kept him coming back for more. More recently, she's been on "Dancing with the Stars" and has authoreda series of best-selling self-help books. Yul Brynner starred in movies like The Ten Commandments and the (original) Magnificent Seven. Dress your best, behave your worst anything went at Studio 54. Disco clubs were all the rage throughout the 1970s but none were as infamous as New Yorks Studio 54. PressWatch, Rick Hasen's hair is on fire too. Here's a shot of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones at his wife Bianca's birthday party, May 1977. Gene Spatz/POBA.org. It managed to pull in approximately $7 million dollars in its first year alone. Rock star Mick Jagger and his future wife, model Jerri Hall, arrive at Studio 54 to attend an 'Oscar' party at the disco club. Posted on April 12, 2017, 9:16 pm. Hall is best known for her affair with Mick Jagger while he was still married to Bianca. Luckily for us, a handful of photographers captured the scene at Studio 54s height in the 1970s. The head of the State Liquor Authority closed them down for a night but Studio 54 opened up shop the next night anyway because the party must go on. (Greg Olear Substack), Speaking of! It's because of this, that Studio 54 was always packed to capacity. He was born in London where he spent most of his childhood. Cohen had affairs with Steve Rubell and Halston, and also had sex with women, Gaines told me. Their "workaround" was to purchase daily permits for caterers, not nightclubs which eventually caught up with them. Hemingway began acting at age 14 with her breakout role in Lipstick (1976). The place existed for about 1,000 nights, from 1977 to 1980, and every night was magical. Simply put, at Studio 54 'odd' is good. She is a nice lady, SHUT UP YUH HUH. But then, having the cameras there was always a part of the fun. There were many shocking sightingsMargaret Trudeau, Jacky Kennedy-Onassis, and picture hereRobert Kennedy, Jr. to name a few. In June of the following year, Rubell and Schrager would be convicted of tax fraud and obstruction of justice, confining the wild nights that Studio 54 provided to partygoers memory. Source: Famous drag queen and actress Divine was right at home in the world-famous nightclub. Even after Shields shifted her focus to acting, the two never stopped hanging out and she always made time to strike apose for Klein. The IRS took notice of the fact that this wildly successful nightclub, only paid just $8000 in taxes in 1977. Celebrities like Dan Akroyd, Michael Jackson, Woody Allen, Rod Stewart, Olivia Newton-John, and Andy Warhol among countless others, all helped build the club's glamorous reputation. It perfectly captured the spirit of the 1970s, from the bell-bottoms to the body glitter. Lucie was often spotted chatting up celebs like Liza Minnelli, Bill Boggs, Florence Henderson and her brother Desi Arnaz. They were picky at the door; openly and shamelessly excluding everyone from the establishment who wasn't beautiful, chic, ridiculously famous, or having some sort of unique quality to add to the ambiance somehow. Bianca and Jagger met in 1970 and she was already four months pregnant by the time they were married in 1971. Source: Drew Barrymore is just one of the many Hollywood stars known to have partied underage at Studio 54. As the 23 photos of celebrities at Studio 54 below show, Liza Minnelli's daughter, Lorna Luft, put it best when she wrote in her 1999 memoir, Me and My Shadows, "Studio 54 made Halloween. Aside from his long-running role as Rocky Balboa, the actor/filmmaker is best known for his role as soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films, released between 1982 and 2008. it simply didnt apply to guests like Woody Allen and Michael Jackson. But here it is. Also next to her are fashion designer Halston, on her right, and on the left is one of the co-owners of Studio 54, Steve Rubell. Keith Richards has been spotted at the exclusive nightclub partying with the likes of James Brown, John Belushi, and more often than not, model Patti Hansonwho he ended up marrying on December 18, 1983, and has two children with. John "Jack" Gardner Ford is the second child and second son of President Ford and Betty Ford. (Photo by Bettmann / Contributor/Getty Images) Studio 54 was almost more Hollywood than Hollywood! 83,473, This story has been shared 34,578 times. When asked what those chaotic nights at Studio 54, Hollywood talent manager Sandy Gallin said, In my mind, I remember it as a 10-to-15-year period. At the time this photo was taken, Bill Murray had already starred in a few extremely popular movies--Ghostbusters would be filmed just a few years later. Minnelli said of the incident, "Oh, that? It was the epitome of 70s hedonism within those glitzy walls, everything went. Later. It was Mick's involvement with Hall that caused Bianca Jagger to go through with the divorce proceedings even though she would have preferred to keep the family together for their daughter's sake. Let's take a look back at some of Studio 54's most memorable moments. Strange color combinations, costumes, face paint, elaborate headpieces it was hard for any one person to secure the spotlight inside Studio 54 for very long. The roman clef was a collaboration with a Studio 54 bartender, Robert Jon Cohena 21-year-old from Miami who had sex with many of his famous customers and later died of AIDS. Pinterest. Rod and Alana Stewart married in 1979, and the couple had two children: a daughter, Kimberly, and a son, Sean. It first opened its doors on April 16th, 1977 and stayed open for a short but eventful 33 months. Every night was a different theme and everywhere you turned was something strange and new to gawk at. They were the embodiment of a rock-glam couple with baby Jade in. When Bianca finally did divorce Jagger in 1979, he had already moved on with supermodel Jerry Hall whom Jagger had stolen away from fellow pop idol Bryan Ferry. When Bianca finally did divorce Jagger in 1979, he had already moved on with supermodel Jerry Hall whom Jagger had stolen away from fellow pop idol Bryan Ferry. However, it seemsit simply didnt apply to guests like Woody Allen and Michael Jackson. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Lorna Luft's mother, the inimitable Liza Minnelli, naturally chose Studio 54 as the venue for her then-husband Jack Haley's birthday party. Studio 54, arguably the most famous club in the world, was located in New York City on, you guessed it, 54th street. They opened the doors on the 10th of May in 1977 and for the 33-months that Studio 54 was opened, it was a booze and drug-fueled haze. This was taken in the ladies' room. While this is hardly the only photo of the singer raising hell with longtime friend Warhol, check out this 1977 Kenzo fashion show to get a sense of what the club really felt like with Jones in the room. This particular photo was taken on Feb. 28, 1980, although both men were often spotted at Studio 54. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame a few years after this visit to the club. Enjoy or the opposite of that! Pictured here are some of the A-list celebs who frequented the infamous, one-of-a-kind club known as Studio 54. In yet another Studio 54 club appearance, Liza Minelli is seen teasing a man about his shoes. The Buck-Wildest Parties in Recorded History, Vintage Pics from Wild Nights at Studio 54, 20 Vintage Photos From NYC's Notoriously Wild Studio 54. Very, very, very bisexual.". Unclear as to why everyone was sitting on the floor, though. Andy Warhol, Halston, Michael Jackson, Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Tom Cruise, Cher, Christopher Reeve, Elton John, Tony Curtis, Brooke Shields, David Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Robin Williams all frequented the club. Pictured here is the iconic model/actress Brooke Shields of Blue Lagoon fame and Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award-nominated actress and Mariel Hemingway. See a recent post on Tumblr from @dimeseo about studio-54. We want to hear it. 54 Rare Historic Photos That You Probably Haven't Seen Before Greta Jarueviit BoredPanda staff Usually, when you read a history article or story, it's mostly just dry facts and your imagination. I won't speculate on what is making her face and speech that way, just, you know. Studio 54's doors were also opened to authors. Here is yet another group of eclectic celebrity friends. T he space had been around for four decades by 1977 it first opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927 but it wasn't until April 26 of . She also appeared in two Playboy cover-feature nude pictorials, in 1980 and 1984. Eartha Kitt at Studio 54, photographed by Gene Spatz. Originally opened as an opera house in 1927, Studio 54 became a popular nightclub in 1977. It first opened its doors on April 16th, 1977 and stayed open for a short but eventful 33 months. All Rights Reserved. Marc Benecke can, he was the head honcho calling the shots in front of Studio 54 back in the 70s. We think of him as a gentleman of the paparazzi [of that era], she says. This is one of his many appearances at Studio 54. On this particular night, Stevie Wonder was throwing a party for his secretary there. Now it's iconic, Studio 54, just in reputation alone, has yet to be topped. Jones was one of the many glamorous celebrities who visited the club on a regular basis. until Jagger destroyed their domestic bliss by having an affair with modelJerry Hall. From right to left are Betty Ford, Elizabeth Taylor, and his longtime friend Liza Minnelli. It was before they were jaded before the publicists came, and the minders.. Elton John long-ago revealed he was perpetually "wasted" for a big portion of his life. And she was cursing at him because he was late. Here's a great shot of singer/actress Liza Minnelli, decked out in sparkles and smiles at her favorite hotspot in New York. The club was the location for Biancas 30th Birthday party and it ended up being one of the most notorious events held there! Studio 54 was pretty much the 'epicenter of New York's drug culture', it created an entire subculture built around indulgence. 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