Lorraine and her family are pioneers of the Las Vegas business community. Her family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1943 from Niagara Falls, NY. She graduated Las Vegas High School and attended Westlake College of Music in Los Angelos, California. She began her musical studies at the age of nine and embarked on a professional music career at age 18, performing as a vocalist on the Las Vegas Strip, and in Reno, and Lake Tahoe. She appeared on national television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skeleton Show, and CSI. In the late 60's, Lorraine's voice was heard on many famous radio and television commercials as the voice of the Tropicana Hotel's Les Folies Bergere, The Desert Inn, and the Landmark Hotel (which she opened in 1969 with her group The Lauri Perry IV). Ironically, in 1995, as Chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority, Lorraine imploded that same historic Howard Hughes property as part of the filming of the satirical motion picture Mars Attacks.
Lorraine and her family are pioneers of the Las Vegas business community. Her family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1943 from Niagara Falls, NY. She graduated Las Vegas High School and attended Westlake College of Music in Los Angelos, California. She began her musical studies at the age of nine and embarked on a professional music career at age 18, performing as a vocalist on the Las Vegas Strip, and in Reno, and Lake Tahoe. She appeared on national television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skeleton Show, and CSI. In the late 60's, Lorraine's voice was heard on many famous radio and television commercials as the voice of the Tropicana Hotel's Les Folies Bergere, The Desert Inn, and the Landmark Hotel (which she opened in 1969 with her group The Lauri Perry IV). Ironically, in 1995, as Chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority, Lorraine imploded that same historic Howard Hughes property as part of the filming of the satirical motion picture Mars Attacks.
Lorraine and her family are pioneers of the Las Vegas business community. Her family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1943 from Niagara Falls, NY. She graduated Las Vegas High School and attended Westlake College of Music in Los Angelos, California. She began her musical studies at the age of nine and embarked on a professional music career at age 18, performing as a vocalist on the Las Vegas Strip, and in Reno, and Lake Tahoe. She appeared on national television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skeleton Show, and CSI. In the late 60's, Lorraine's voice was heard on many famous radio and television commercials as the voice of the Tropicana Hotel's Les Folies Bergere, The Desert Inn, and the Landmark Hotel (which she opened in 1969 with her group The Lauri Perry IV). Ironically, in 1995, as Chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority, Lorraine imploded that same historic Howard Hughes property as part of the filming of the satirical motion picture Mars Attacks.
Lorraine and her family are pioneers of the Las Vegas business community. Her family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1943 from Niagara Falls, NY. She graduated Las Vegas High School and attended Westlake College of Music in Los Angelos, California. She began her musical studies at the age of nine and embarked on a professional music career at age 18, performing as a vocalist on the Las Vegas Strip, and in Reno, and Lake Tahoe. She appeared on national television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skeleton Show, and CSI. In the late 60's, Lorraine's voice was heard on many famous radio and television commercials as the voice of the Tropicana Hotel's Les Folies Bergere, The Desert Inn, and the Landmark Hotel (which she opened in 1969 with her group The Lauri Perry IV). Ironically, in 1995, as Chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority, Lorraine imploded that same historic Howard Hughes property as part of the filming of the satirical motion picture Mars Attacks.
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AN AMERICAN BUSINESSWOMAN, FORMER POLITICIAN AND ENTERTAINER. LORRAINE SERVED AS THE 32ND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE U.S. STATE OF NEVADA, FROM 1999 TO 2007.
ENTERTAINMENT & EARLY YEARS
Lorraine graduated from Las Vegas High School and then attended Westlake College of Music in Los Angeles, California. She began her Musical studies at the age of nine and embarked on a professional music career at age 18, performing as a vocalist on the Las Vegas Strip, in Reno, and Lake Tahoe. She appeared on national television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skeleton Show, and CSI. In the late 60’s, Lorraine’s voice was heard on many famous radio and television commercials as the voice of the Tropicana Hotel’s Les Folies Bergere, The Desert Inn, and the Landmark Hotel (which she opened in 1969 with her group The Lauri Perry IV). Ironically, in 1995, as Chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority, Lorraine imploded that same historic Howard Hughes property as part of the filming of the satirical motion picture Mars Attacks.
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HUNT BONO RECALLS LANDMARK OPENING, IMPLOSION
Vegas Confidential
November 2015
HALL OF FAME 2009 INDUCTEES
UNLV College of Fine Arts
September 2009
RENO FILM FESTIVAL
The Nevada Report
2002
Landmark Hotel Grand Opening - July 1, 1969
Lorraine’s Boss Howard Hughes
Lauri Perry with Jerry Colonna -
Tropicana Hotel
“Vision Over Vegas” - Lauri Perry -
Top of Mint Hotel, Downtown Las Vegas
Lauri Perry -
Landmark Hotel
Lauri Perry IV - Landmark Hotel - Las Vegas
Lauri Perry - Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas
Lauri Perry and Steve Lawrence
recording demos at Las Vegas
recording studio for Steve Lawrence’s Golden Rainbow Broadway Show
Lorraine and her husband Dennis Bono today “Sittin’ in” at the family’s Bootlegger
Italian Bistro in Las Vegas
Lorraine singing at the family's
Bootlegger Italian Bistro in Las Vegas
UNLV Hall Of Fame
Lorraine and Dennis singing together in Beijing, China
Lorraine Hunt-Bono, Mitzi Gaynor, and Dennis Bono
Dennis Bono and Lorraine Hunt-Bono sing "Happy Birthday" as LVCVA Host Committee Chairman Oscar B. Goodman celebrated his 80th Birthday at the Fremont Street Experience Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
Lorraine Singing to Anthony Rais' Totolino
Penn Jillette, Dennis Bono, Siegfried, Lorraine Hunt-Bono, Raymond Teller and Lance Burton
Dennis Bono, Lorraine Hunt-Bono and Siegfried
Lt Gov Lorraine Hunt & Richard Branson
Inaugural Virgin American Las Vegas Flight 2007
Rene Angelil, Celine Dion, Lorraine Hunt-Bono and Dennis Bono
Dennis Bono, Deana Martin, Lorraine Hunt-Bono and John Griffeth
Lorraine Hunt-Bono, Wayne Newton, Dennis Bono