FUCKING FOR 15 MINUTES..(I MEAN TWO YEARS) OF FAME

A new series on here!TV, John Roecker's Everything You Wanted to Know About Gay Porn Stars *but were afraid to ask, is an intimate, brave and frequently witty exploration inside the heads of 16 male erotic video performers, many with well-known nom de porns: Johnny Hazzard, Brad Benton, Nick Capra and Jason Ridge.

David Lamble: What would you say is the average career length of a gay porn actor in today's industry?

John Roecker: It's five years, and then you're out.

Nick Capra: Five years! That's pushing it. I would say two years if you look at how long it takes the average porn star to go up, plateau, then be written off. I don't know many porn stars who have been around for five years.

Roecker: You have.

Capra: I'm in a rare percentage. If you look at the people who become huge stars, their descent into drugs and the drug culture, and into self-destructive things is what they transition to. I don't think a whole lot of them transition into a masters degree.

BAY AREA REPORTER
Dec 5 2008