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ReplyDeleteMichael Christopher was a prolific and amazing young man who became one of the greatest mysteries of gay adult cinema.
ReplyDeleteFirst appearing in the late late 1970's, Michael was a pioneer of sorts - men appearing in gay porn through the 1960's and 1970's were overwhelmingly built like surfers - thin, trim and cut. Michael on the other hand was "buff" - considered muscular (although not pumped like Rip Colt's boys) he definitely stood out in the crowd at 6'1" and 204lbs. Of course, a verified 10" swinging between his legs didn't hurt either.
Michael was charismatic and well-liked - bisexual, he acted in both straight and gay films and was entirely versatile, although his appearance and junk made him a "natural top." However, he did bottom in a few of his early career films. Naturally smooth and very youthful in appearance, his predominant roles had him as a college age student or athlete, although he did some military, leather and blue-collar scenes as well.
Michael seemed to come out of nowhere and became very popular in gay porn. His popularity exploded with the evolution of home video and he - along with a handful of other gay porn actors - suddenly became major stars in the genre. However, Michael was very private and guarded about his personal life; he never discussed his life outside of work, never did public appearances, shows, or conventions and only did two existing interviews - both centered almost entirely on his porn work. In fact, it has been reported that not even the producers and companies knew his real name or how old he actually was. He skipped around the industry a lot, doing films for big houses such as Surge, HIS Video, Mustang, Falcon, Nova, BIjou and Catalina as well as less minor players and even flirted with Colt, doing a few photo spreads for the magazine and the obligatory 250' reel for Buckshot Productions.
But (here's the mystery) - he disappeared out of the industry as quickly as he entered it and rose up. He just stopped making films or associating with anyone in the industry so no one knows what happened to him, where he went or what his life was like after he quit. Some believe that he just left the industry and LA, moving to mid-America to lead a quiet life, whereas others think that he died of AIDS-related causes (he disappeared in the late 1980's at the height of the crisis). However, if he did pass from ARC, his stage name was never connected with his death and no further mention of him was ever found.
There are a few rumors that he did show up in films as cameo appearances even into the 1990's, but was never credited nor confirmed by the studios or production crews, so who knows? I have a couple of films that feature him, and he certainly was a talented, well endowed actor that was exuberant in his work. I like to think he left the industry behind and settled down to a quiet, "normal" life with a partner. Regardless, he helped shape the industry and what we enjoy today!
Thanks Rick!
RBrysco - Thanks for the interesting biography.
DeleteThanks RBrysco for entertaining information.
ReplyDeleteMichael was "that guy" who was "height-weight proportionate" (terminology for back then) and could be athletic if desired. He did look good in running shorts. BUT when the shorts came off, everything changed! As jaws dropped and HE took control of the situation.
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