Viper Room

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  The Viper Room

• Type

  Nightclub, Live Music Venue

• Capacity

  250 people

• Features

  Whiskey bar (lower level)

• Location

  Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, United States

• Current Owner

  Viper Holdings, Ltd.

• Established Date

  1993-08-14

• Original Co-owner

  Sal Jenco

• Music Genres Hosted

  Metal, Punk, Alternative Rock

• Property Owner (since 2018)

  Silver Creek Development

• Current CEO (Viper Holdings, Ltd.)

  James Cooper

Timeline

• The Viper Room was established and opened under that name, co-owned by actors Johnny Depp and Sal Jenco. The opening night featured performances by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Shane MacGowan, and Evan Dando. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1993-08-14

• Actor River Phoenix suffered a fatal drug overdose outside the club. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1993-10-30

• Actor Jason Donovan suffered a drug-induced seizure at the club but survived. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1995

• Singer Courtney Love survived an overdose at the club after Johnny Depp administered CPR. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1995

• Singer Michael Hutchence played his last public performance at the Viper Room before his death a week later. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1997

• Co-owner Anthony Fox disappeared one day before he was scheduled to testify in court, having accused Johnny Depp of embezzling millions of dollars from the club. (Source: web_search_results)

  1999

• Johnny Depp relinquished his share of the Viper Room. (Source: web_search_results)

  2004

• The Viper Room was featured in the documentary 'Dig!'. (Source: web_search_results)

  2004

• The movie 'Molly's Game', inspired by the high-stakes poker ring that originated at the Viper Room, was released. (Source: web_search_results)

  2017

• Silver Creek Development purchased the property where the Viper Room is located, initiating redevelopment plans that raise questions about the venue's future. (Source: web_search_results)

  2018-07

The Viper Room

The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established under that name on August 14, 1993, then co-owned by actors and 21 Jump Street co-stars Johnny Depp and Sal Jenco. The Viper Room has undergone several changes in ownership. The latest owner is Viper Holdings, Ltd CEO James Cooper. It continues to host music of multiple genres, including metal, punk, and alternative rock. While predominantly known as a music venue, the Viper Room also has a lower level which is home to a large whiskey bar. The club became known as a hangout for the young Hollywood elite, and gained infamy for its drug-related incidents; actor River Phoenix had a fatal drug overdose in 1993, actor Jason Donovan suffered a drug-induced seizure in 1995 but survived, and singer Courtney Love survived an overdose in 1995 after Depp gave her CPR. In 1997, singer Michael Hutchence played his last public performance in the Viper Room before taking his own life a week later.

Web Search Results

• The Viper Room - Wikipedia

  The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established under that name on August 14, 1993, then co-owned by actors and 21 Jump Street co-stars Johnny Depp and Sal Jenco. The Viper Room has undergone several changes in ownership. The latest owner is Viper Holdings, Ltd CEO James Cooper. It continues to host music of multiple genres, including metal, punk, and alternative rock. While predominantly known as a [...] The Viper Room was once the base of an underground poker ring, reportedly founded by actor Tobey Maguire. The ring often included other actors such as Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. The poker ring inspired the 2017 movie Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain, in which the club was renamed "The Cobra Lounge". [...] The Viper Room is also featured in the 2004 documentary Dig! when members of the band The Brian Jonestown Massacre began brawling with each other on stage while performing.

• 'VIPER ROOM', the Controversial 90's Nightclub of Johnny Depp

  Opened on August 14, 1993, The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the famous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. Part of the club was owned by actor Johnny Depp, while the other part belonged to fellow actor Sal Jenco. From the outset, the nightclub became one of the hottest spots in town, and on its opening night, it featured performances by rock band Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, musician Shane MacGowan from The Pogues, and Evan Dando, the lead vocalist of The [...] A major mystery surrounding the Viper Room is the disappearance of Anthony Fox, the co-owner of the bar. In 1999, Anthony accused Johnny Depp in court, alleging that the actor had embezzled millions of dollars from the club. However, just one day before Fox was scheduled to testify in court, he mysteriously disappeared. His car was found abandoned in Santa Clara, California, days later, but Anthony's body was never found. In 2004, Johnny relinquished his share of the Viper Room, which then [...] The Viper Room has undergone several changes in ownership and continues to host musical performances of various genres, including metal, punk rock, and alternative rock. The Viper Room is on the list of the most controversial—and beloved—spots for celebrities. Like Studio 54 and the Chateau Marmont hotel, the venue collects scandals, tragedies, and wild stories experienced by the biggest stars in film, music, and fashion. (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash e Johnny Depp in The Viper Room )

• Drugs, Dolls and Johnny Depp: The Viper Room's demolition is the ...

  In theory, at least, The Viper Room will re-emerge from the rubble. Silver Creek Development, which bought the property four years ago, says that their towering new building will include a modern, revamped Viper Room alongside the inevitable hotel, restaurants and 26 condos. Designs show the prospective venue’s clean glass foyer, while plans promise that “memorabilia from the original Viper will be featured throughout”. [...] When it opened, on 14 August 1993, The Viper Room was the hottest ticket in town. Despite the cave-like venue’s miniscule capacity of just 250, the stellar bill on that first night featured Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Evan Dando of the Lemonheads and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan. A who’s who of Hollywood watched from the crowd, with directors Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch and Tim Burton rubbing shoulders with stars like Dennis Hopper, Christina Applegate and Patricia Arquette. The [...] He got his wish, and the deliberately dark and dingy Viper Room quickly became the city’s hippest hang-out for film and music A-listers. It wasn’t long, however, before tragedy struck. On 30 October 1993, less than three months after it opened, rising star River Phoenix arrived at the club with siblings Leaf (now known as Joaquin) and Rain to play a set with the band P, whose members included Phoenix’s friends Flea and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. During the show Phoenix told a

• When the Viper Room Ruled the Sunset Strip - Los Angeles Magazine

  The current redevelopment proposal designed by the Miami-based firm Arquitectonica as commissioned by Silver Creek Development, which owns the property, includes a “reimagined” Viper Room, according to its website. Tommy Black, the Viper’s current general manager, says if that happens, he thinks it could lead to a rebirth. The Viper has withstood many transitions since Depp was forced to divest his ownership in 2004 when another partner mysteriously went missing. [...] Today, the future of the Viper Room is uncertain. A development has been approved to take over that corner of Larrabee and Sunset, and no one knows yet what’s in the cards for the 250-capacity venue. There have been petitions to save the Viper Room, arguing that the 102-year-old building is a historic landmark. I recall circulating a petition back in ’89 to save the Formosa Cafe and witnessing the tears of Diane Keaton as she pleaded against tearing down the Ambassador Hotel. We keep killing [...] Even the front-of-house personnel were famous at the Viper. Handsome Jack—Johnny Knoxville’s best friend—worked the bar; Sean G was at the cash register. My friend Frankie Fingers worked sound. Frankie, an engineer from Glasgow who has toured with Elvis Costello and the Wallflowers, had the audio mix so dialed in that everything just sounded better at the Viper Room. On the club circuit of the late ’90s, the Coconut Teaszer’s sound would assault you, Dragonfly’s was often blown out, the

• The History (and Future) of the Sunset Strip's Viper Room

  Finally, in 1993, Depp and actor Sal Jenco opened The Viper Room (Depp would later sell his share of the club in 2004). At Depp’s request, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed on the club’s opening night. The Viper Room became a magnet for both well-established artists and up-and-comers, including Johnny Cash, The Strokes and The Pussycat Dolls—and it continues to host live rock bands today. Many production companies have used the Viper Room as a film and television location, and despite [...] In July 2018, developers purchased the property between Larabee and San Vicente that is currently home to the Viper Room, raising questions about the venue’s future. Preliminary plans for the site’s redesign, which included an ultra-modern, 15-story building, received pushback from residents and activists concerned about losing the historic property from the fabric of Sunset Boulevard. The project has since been scaled back to a 12-story building that would include a five-star boutique hotel, [...] Arts & Culture # The History (and Future) of the Sunset Strip’s Viper Room From grocery store to cabaret to rock club, the Viper Room is a historic fixture of the Sunset Strip. By Chris EptingNovember 13, 2023 — 4 Minute Read