In 1969 Bacchus broke with New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions and announced that a national celebrity would reign as King. Starting with Danny Kaye, many greats have since reigned as Bacchus!
1990 DENNIS QUAID 
1991 STEVE GUTTENBERG 
1993 HARRY CONNICK, JR. 
1994 JEAN CLAUDE VAN-DAMME 
1995 JOHN LARROQUETTE 
1996 DICK CLARK 
1997 TOM ARNOLD 
1998 DREW CAREY 
1999 JIM BELUSHI 
2000 LUKE PERRY 
2001 LARRY KING 
2002 NICOLAS CAGE 
2003 JON LOVITZ 
2004 ELIJAH WOOD 
2005 SEAN ASTIN 
2006 MICHAEL KEATON 
2007 JAMES GANDOLFINI 
2008 HULK HOGAN 
2009 VAL KILMER 
2011 ANDY GARCIA 
2012 WILL FERRELL 
2014 HUGH LAURIE 
2015 JOHN C. REILLY 
2016 ANTHONY MACKIE
