Since its first use as a grocery store in 1921, Los Angeles' 8852 Sunset Boulevard has lived countless lives. Yet even after enthralling audiences as a jazz club, an adult entertainment hotspot and legendary rock club Filthy McNasty's throughout the '70s, The Viper Room is the locale's most iconic claim to fame.
Since opening its doors in 1993, the Johnny Depp and Sal Jenco-owned joint was the Gen X Hollywood hotspot, hosting concerts, interviews, and some of the most revered star-studded events of the '90s and early aughts.
From The Sopranos star Drea de Matteo enjoying a night on the town to Iggy Pop taking the stage, here are 20 effortlessly cool photos of '90s and '00s stars at the Viper Room.
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Jennifer Aniston and a pal attend Viper Room’s 1999 grand re-opening
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“Johnny Cash, June Carter and Johnny Depp at the Viper Room 1993.”
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Legendary guitarists Slash and Danny Saber shred during a performance at the Viper Room, 1999.
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‘The Sopranos’ star Drea de Matteo attends a performance at the Viper Room, 2000.
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Juliette Lewis performing at the Viper Room, 2003.
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“Kate Moss & Johnny Depp, Viper Room 1993.”
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Socialite Paris Hilton and aughts gossip columnist Perez Hilton come face to face alongside a few other pals, 2009.
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Iggy Pop performs to a packed crowd, 1995.
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The exterior of the Viper Room the day after actor River Phoenix’s death, 1993.
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Benicio del Toro and then-aspiring composer Joseph Kraemer enjoy a night out at the Viper Room, 1996.
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Pamela Anderson during a night out at the Viper Room, 2000.
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“Johnny Depp Interviews Hunter S. Thompson at the iconic Viper Room (1996).”
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Juliette Lewis performing at the Viper Room in 2003.
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Actress Tina Yothers poses with a bandmate in 1998.
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Concrete Blonde rocks out during a performance, 1993.
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Courtney Love and Hole pose for a photo during a benefit concert, 1999.
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Poet Allen Ginsberg performs at the Viper Room, 1994.
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Tenacious D. hitting the Viper Room stage, 1997.
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Then Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland attends a benefit concert, 1999.
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Paris Hilton and pal Nicole Lenz pose during a night out, 2003.
