As reported by John Katsilometes for Neon in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Monti Rock III, the flamboyant Las Vegas bon vivant whose larger-than-life personality made him a staple of late-night television, died Monday. Feb. 23, at his home in Las Vegas. A fixture on The Tonight Show, where his charm and showmanship earned him dozens of appearances, Rock embodied the glitz and swagger of a bygone Vegas era. He also made a memorable cameo as a DJ in the disco classic Saturday Night Fever, further cementing his place in pop culture history. With his unmistakable style and self-made mystique, Monti Rock III leaves behind a legacy as one of Las Vegas’s most colorful and enduring personalities.
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