What ever become of the Chippendales? Where are the Chippendales’ leading ladies? Or are they no longer alive? Fans frequently pose multiple-choice questions of this nature online. You do not want to miss the new Hulu series Welcome to the Chippendales, which is based on the true story of Chippendales founder Steve Banerjee. Dear visitor, Streaming of The Chippendales will begin on November 22, 2022.
The show’s episodes were shown on the Hulu platform every Tuesday. It demonstrates Steve Banerjee’s meteoric ascent and tragic decline as the creator of Chippendales. The first male strip dancing dance company, Chippendales, was founded in 1979 by Steve Banerjee. For the first time, a male strippers dance club—known as Chippendales—became a prosperous commercial sector in the United States.
The male stripper dance troupe Chippendales was founded in 1975 when Steve purchased the failing bar Destiny II in West Los Angeles and changed its name to “Chippendales.” On special nights, they perform with male dancers exclusively for women to amuse the females and become a big hit in their time.
What Happened To Chippendales?
The Chippendales made news in 1987 for explanations that were unbelievably horrific. Steve Banerjee hired Ray Colon, a former Palm Springs police officer, and reserved a lounge room for performers in order to kill Chippendales show producer De Noia.
Following that, Ray Colon recruited Gilberto Rivera Lopez, a murderer, to carry out the murder of De Noia, a manufacturer of Chippendale shoes, on his behalf. On April 7, 1987, at his midtown Manhattan office, De Noia was murdered by a man posing as a messenger for his friend. He was 46 years old when that happened.
Steve Banerjee and De Noia split up in 1987 after constantly battling over their creative differences and living different lives. In order to launch his own Chippendales expedition and live performance show under the affiliation of Chippendales Universal, which was at its height and extremely well-liked in New York City at the moment, De Noia had left Steve Banerjee behind.
De Noia and Steve had both agreed to a contract and had noted it on the back of a napkin. De Noia gives Steve Banerjee 50% of the money made from the sales of tickets for the Chippendales tour. Steve grew frustrated and envious when he learned of the tour’s amazing success.
No proof linking Banerjee to the murder of De Noia was discovered for a long time, but in 1993, everything abruptly changed. Together with two other former Chippendale dancers named Read Scot and Steve White, Steve Banerjee intended to kill Michael Fullington, an ex-dancer and choreographer, once more in the years 1990 and 1991. They were a part of the rival dance group Adonis at the time, and they were on tour in the UK.
The mystery surrounding the murder was not resolved until a man by the name of “Strawberry” came forward and admitted to the FBI and the police that he had been recruited by Steve Banerjee to commit the killings.
The FBI investigated the murder of De Noia, and the investigation turned up Colon, who consented to work with the FBI and assisted in the capture of Banerjee after the latter confessed to planning the killings of Fullington, Scot, and White as well as De Noia’s death.
In addition, Steve Banerjee was charged with two counts of criminal mischief and three counts of attempted murder:
At Moody’s Disco in Santa Monica in the year 1979.
At Marina del Rey’s Red Onion Restaurant & Bar in 1985.
He also tried the third time on a different rival bar.
Steve Banerjee was convicted guilty of threatening and recruiting a man to kill. He admitted his guilt and received a 26-year prison term. But on October 23, 1994, Steve Banerjee hanged himself in his cell, killing himself at the age of 47, shortly before he was given a 26-year prison term.
Irene Banerjee, Steve’s wife, acquired ownership of all of Chippendale’s assets following her husband’s passing. Breast cancer-related complications caused Irene Banerjee’s death in February 2001.
