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Hottest Chippendales Photos From Over the Years

Ahead of the new Hulu series Welcome to Chippendales, take a trip down memory lane and check out old photos of the first male strip club. 

Dolly Parton and The Chippendales on 'Dolly' in 1987.
Dolly Parton and The Chippendales on 'Dolly' in 1987.

Chippendales is a touring dance group best known for their striptease spectacles, as well as their minimal attire, such as a bow-tie collar. The group was founded in 1979 as the first male stripping dance troupe with high-quality choreography, setting them on a path within the entertainment industry that led to appearances on popular television shows including Dolly, Saturday Night Live, and more. Today, Hulu is offering viewers a look into the male strip club's creation with its new series Welcome to Chippendales.

The show chronicles the rise and fall of the prolific male strip club as well as the multi-million-dollar man behind the empire. Kumail Najiani will play Chippendales founder Somen "Steve" Banerjee in this eight-episode limited series that outlines how the businessman's legacy was overshadowed by scandal.

On the heels of Welcome to Chippendales' premiere, let’s jump back to the beginnings of one of the hottest and most successful male strip clubs ever with a visual history of Chippendales.

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The opening of a show by the Chippendales in New York City, 1983.
Sizzling on the sand, 1990.
Chippendales perform in Paris, 1990.
Chippendales in Garderobe, 1992.
Chippendales' calendar photoshoot in Las Vegas, 2002.
Chippendales in Paris, 1998.
Anna Nicole Smith attends a Chippendales show at The Rio in Las Vegas, 2002.
Vegas Magazine launch party, 2003.
Rita Rudner with the Chippendales dancers for their 30,000th performance at Rio Hotel, 2003.
Here Come The Boys! UK Tour, 2009.
The Men of Chippendales debut their 2010/2011 calendar at Venus Pool Club, 2010.
Nevada AIDS Project's "Life's A Ball: A Celebration Of Life And Journey Towards The Cure," 2011.
Kiss by Monster Mini Golf grand opening, 2012.
Raiding The Rock Vault opening night At LVH in Las Vegas, 2013.
'The Meredith Vieira Show,' 2014.
Model Tyson Beckford poses for photos with Chippendales at the Rio, 2015.

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