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This article is about the porn star. For the artist and illustrator, see Al Parker (artist). Al Parker (1906-1985 was an American Artist and Illustrator, called the Dean of Illustrators.


Al Parker (born Andrew "Drew" Okun 25 June 1952, Natick, Massachusetts - died 17 August 1992, San Francisco, California) was a gay American pornographic actor (porn star), producer, and director. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natick (Pronunciation ˈneɪtɪk is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. He died from complications of AIDS at the age of 40. [1]

Raised in the Greater Boston area, Parker was best-known for being well-groomed and having the lean moustached physique popularized in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood as the ideal Castro clone. Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston Massachusetts. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Castro District better known as The Castro is a neighborhood within Eureka Valley in San Francisco California. Castro clone is Gay slang for an archetypical Gay man who appeared in dress and manner as a hyper- masculinized Working-class man

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Early career

After arriving in California, Parker was employed by Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion West as a butler. Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine The Playboy Mansion (also known as the Playboy Mansion West out of reference to the original Playboy Mansion that was located in Chicago at 1340 N [2] Parker's career in gay film started when he was "discovered" by Rip Colt, founder of Colt Studios. Jim French (born July 14 1932) is an American Photographer who under the name Rip Colt was founder of the Colt Studio COLT Studio Group has produced all-male Erotica for over 40 years It was Colt who gave him the name "Al Parker".

Parker began his film making career when he was signed by Brentwood Studios. He made 12-15 minute loop films shot on 8 mm film reels.

Surge Studios

After he moved to California in the mid-70s, Parker met handsome veteran Richard Cole, a man a dozen years his senior. Cole introduced Parker to the guiltless sexual hedonism of the age.

Later in life the two men put a bed in the back of their van to use for their sexual pickups during their cross-country trips. In 1980 Drew and Richard formed Surge Studio to produce Al Parker films and videos.

Parker was a producer, director and actor. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or Surge Studios started making larger budget "theme" features and not just the "film loops. " Many of the films were shot out of Parker's home in Hermosa Beach, California. Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Surge Studios was one of the first studios to mandate safe sex practices when AIDS appeared. [3]

Personal life

Parker's partner, Cole, died of AIDS in 1986. Following Cole's death Parker continued in the adult film business and began a relationship with Canadian porn star Justin Cade. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Parker is the subject of Roger Edmonson's biography Clone: The Life and Legacy of Al Parker Gay Superstar. Parker's remains were cremated and a memorial service was held at his private residence.

Selected videography

See also


References

  1. ^ Al Parker at Outcyclopeida
  2. ^ Al Parker at Outcyclopedia
  3. ^ Al Parker at Outcyclopedia

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