Shawn Valentino is an author and television personality from Sterling Heights, Michigan. He resides in the affluent Calabasas area of Los Angeles. He is the author of a self-help book The Showstopper Lifestyle, which he touted as a Playboy Philosophy for the new age. He is also the subject of a Vice Media documentary, The Showstopper: The Next Hugh Hefner. Shawn is a frequent guest at the Playboy Mansion and can often be seen at the famous Midsummer Night's Dream and New Year's Eve parties. He guest-starred in the raucous party show Playboy's Beach House and made an appearance as Playboy memorabilia expert on Auction Hunters. He has proclaimed that his jet-setting international playboy lifestyle was influenced by Hefner. Shawn has been interviewed on numerous talk shows about his playboy lifestyle, including The Tyra Banks Show, Dr. Phil, The Jeff Probst Show and The Real. He also has starred on many reality shows including FOX's Take Me Out with George Lopez, and Baggage with Jerry Springer. He headlined The Hollywood Reporter for his starring role on Myx TV's groundbreaking dating show Bagged. He is known for his flashy Showstopper persona that he said was influenced by his love of professional wrestling and classic movies growing up.
He is the author of a self-help book The Showstopper Lifestyle, and the foreword was written by the legendary Nina Hartley.
Shawn is a columnist for the Pro Wrestling Torch and writes a column titled Magic, Memories and Mania.
He graduated with highest honors from the University of Michigan and followed Johnny Cochran, Robert Shapiro and Gloria Allred to graduate from Loyola Law School before passing the California and Michigan Bar Exams.
The first poster he had on his wall in college was of Tyra Banks. His first television interview was on The Tyra Banks Show.
He grew up idolizing Hugh Hefner and now he is a regular guest at the Playboy Mansion and was the subject of a Vice Media documentary The Showstopper: The Next Hugh Hefner.
His favorite actors of all time are Tom Cruise and Montgomery Clift.
Minimize worries and maximize life experiences.
Inside every person is a superhero.
Live every day as if it is your first.
If somebody told me when I was growing up that if you Google "the next,Hugh Hefner" I would be the first thing to show up, I would have two,comments. First I would say, "Wow that is so cool. " Then I would ask,"What the hell is Google?".
