Hands down this is one of my favorite tours EVER! I have done the Dearly Departed Tour a few times now and every time there is something different about it and I LOVE that.. I've done this tour with both Brian and Scott and with either of them, you simply can't go wrong with the level of detail, truth and... More

This tour was packed full of information about the tragic stories of those who have claimed fame in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The details the tour driver knew and supplemental information provided through pictures and audio files made the almost three hours fascinating. From old celebs who started the glam off to recent news, it was all covered. It made... More

Drew, the tour guide, packed this nearly three hour tour with drama, humor, macabre stories and a colorful history of Hollywood with personal anecdotes and audio of 911 calls included. He covers actors from the silent picture era to Mae West and the Black Dahlia to Marilyn Montoe and the Ramones to "Hallloween" to River Phoenix to more recent stories... More

We were meant to be on the 12/04 tour so given the existing review we maybe dodged a bullet with the Dallas crowd! We had already been to Vegas and San Fran on our holiday and had done tours in both places but this was head and shoulders the best. The word character was invented for people like Brian who... More

I was SO excited to take this tour, especially after the Bordain endorsement, but I was honestly contemplating giving it a "poor" rating. Ouch! I refrain from that because you do get a great overview of Hollywood and driving around with narration gives you a lay of the land. Nothing personal against Brian, our game tour guide, but the material... More

This is not your typical Hollywood tour -- it's SO much better! If you only do one tour of Hollywood, this would definitely be the one to go with. Our guide was Brian and he was refreshingly hilarious; especially on a topic as depressing as death. He often interjected facts about local architecture and other famous events that didn't pertain... More

We were lucky enough to have Brian as our tour guide on the Sunday morning of the Oscars. We were concerned about the meeting point on Hollywood Blvd so close to the action but Brian was able to manouver his way there and back without any difficulty. He made the tour so much fun with all of the information he... More

My sister and I just took a tour with Brian Donnelly of Dearly Departed. He made the tour so much fun. He was so full of interesting information and I loved his sense of humor. Of course this tour can't cover all the gruesome tidbits of LA but they cover a lot in the 2 1/2 hr tour. My sister... More

After much research of tours in LA, I went with this one rather than one of the many tours of celebrity houses. This is backed up by research as well as pictures and audios to help. You end up seeing/hearing about a LOT of things like the ATM where Hugh Grant took money out before meeting up with the prostitute... More