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| In March 1974, Barresi was featured in '']'' magazine with ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.datalounge.com/thread/17771043-elvira-actress-releases-book |title=Elvira Actress Releases Book |website=datalounge.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The following year he was selected by ] as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/476607573036262361/ |title=Mandate |website=pinterest.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> In December 1978, Barresi was the first man ever to appear on the cover of '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/paul-barresi-to-be-inducted-into-gayvn-hall-of-fame-23494.html |title=Paul Barresi |website=AVN.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> The print modeling led to dozens of offers to star in adult film. Barresi's natural muscular build and unique persona on film made him into one the highest paid and most sought after adult film icons of the '70s, starring in adult film classics including ''Co-ed Fever'', ''Bad Girls II'', ''All American Girls II'' and ''Secret of Stage Five''. | ||
| ⚫ | Barresi wrote, produced and directed adult films. In 1992 Barresi, using the name "Joe Hammer", won the Gay Video Guide Award in the Best Specialty Release category for the fetish video ''Razor Close''.<ref></ref> Barresi earned a 2003 ] nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance — Gay or Bi" for ''Long Strokes''.<ref name=skee>Skee, Mickey (July 2003). Gay/Bi Gossip column on '']'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207161754/http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gay0703_01.html |date=February 7, 2006 }}</ref><ref></ref> Barresi also won the 2007 GayVN award and a 2007 ] for "Best Non-Sex Performance" for his work in ''Velvet Mafia (parts 1 and 2)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1066352/awards|title=The Velvet Mafia: Part 2 (2006) (V) - Awards|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=18431|title=Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record|date=February 26, 2007|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref> And in 2008, Barresi was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gayvnawards.avn.com/noms/hall-of-fame.html|title=Hall of Fame|publisher=]|access-date=November 21, 2011}}</ref> Barresi was particularly noted for his military themes; '']'' has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos."<ref name=Spencer>Spencer, Jeremy (October 2002). {{cite web |url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gaycover1002_01.html |title=Reporting for Booty |access-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212145139/http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gaycover1002_01.html |archive-date=February 12, 2003 |df=mdy-all }} (review). '']''.</ref> | ||
| In the summer of 1972 Hollywood film producer ] spotted Barresi standing outside the set during the filming of '']'' in Riverside, California and offered him a job on the spot working as personal assistant to the film’s star ]. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} He was later given a small role as the bartender in the movie, released in 1975.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In March 1974, Barresi was featured in '']'' magazine with ], better known today as Elvira ‘Mistress of the Dark’. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} | |||
| ⚫ | The following year he was selected by ] as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of '']''. |
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| Barresi continued to direct adult films, including several popular titles for the gay market, and was particularly noted for his military themes. ''Adult Video News'' has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos."<ref name=Spencer>Spencer, Jeremy (October 2002). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212145139/http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gaycover1002_01.html |date=February 12, 2003 |title=Reporting for Booty }} (review). '']''.</ref> | |||
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| In the wake of ], Barresi was asked by French nationals Stella Marcroft (a former girlfriend of Barresi’s) and her common law husband Philippe Lemarque to help them sell a story of allegedly having witnessed Jackson molest child actor ] while under Jackson’s employ at the ] in 1991. They promised Barresi 10% of whatever number he could get for them, however, the offer had to be no less than $100,000. Within three days Barresi got them an offer from Jerry George at the '']'' of $150,000, cash on the table, however in the interim the apparently greedy French couple went over Barresi’s head by finding a Beverly Hills lawyer Arnold Kessler, who persuaded them to dismiss Barresi and refuse Enquirer’s offer; promising a much bigger pay day to the tune of a half a million dollars for their story. It did not take long for Barresi to learn of the French couple's betrayal; after which he immediately went into action by secretly tapping them tell their story once again about how they allegedly saw Jackson inappropriately touching Culkin. | |||
| In February 1994 Barresi was prominently featured in a PBS '']'' documentary entitled ‘Tabloid Truth’ The Michael Jackson Story. He spoke candidly and in great detail about his involvement and how he got the upper hand on the French couple who betrayed him. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} {{Original research inline|date=August 2015}} | |||
| Barresi: ''"I called the editor at ] and I said, 'I have a tape, I'm on the way down town to hand it to the District Attorney.' And his words were, 'let us come with you.' And then I knew I had him. The next thought in my mind was I'm going to ask for $30,000. You always ask for twice as much as what you hope to get. He put me on hold, and within less than a minute he came back and he said 'well, we can't give you thirty, we'll give you ten.' I said 'make if fifteen,' he said 'you have a deal.'"'' Reporter: ''"Could you see the headlines coming?'' Barresi: ''"Oh yeah, sure, and I could see that money coming too.<ref>name="Frontline"</ref>"'' {{dead link|date=August 2015}} | |||
| According to ] of '']'', Barresi had arranged the $15,000 deal with The Globe, but he got impatient and contracted tabloid broker Kevin Smith of Splash News Service, who placed it with '']'' for $2,400. When the Globe deal came through, Smith could not undo the Mirror deal, and the Mirror scoop kept Barresi from getting paid by The Globe. Smith claims Barresi came to his office "with a gun and a huge bodyguard," and Smith arranged for Barresi to get $1,000.<ref name=NYDNseagal>Rush, George and Joanna Molloy (February 6, 2006). '']'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214180404/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/388769p-329866c.html |date=February 14, 2006 }}</ref> In the end, the DA decided that the stories of the LeMarques and that of the Quindoys (who also sold their story to the tabloids) could not be used. Barresi ended up making $30,000 in total on the Jackson story.<ref>name=Halbfinger>Halbfinger, David M. and Allison Hope Weiner (April 6, 2006). '']''</ref> | |||
| ===Involvement with Anthony Pellicano=== | |||
| Barresi told ABC News about his work with ], "Whenever there was a damaging story involving a celebrity client that involved sex, then I was involved." Barresi said that Pellicano hired him to "get dirt on" Pellicano's former client ].<ref name=holson03>*Holson, Laura M. and Bernard Weinraub (November 17, 2003). . '']'' | |||
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| The actor's phone was allegedly bugged by Pellicano during a lawsuit over ].<ref name=Primetime>'']'' (February 16, 2006). </ref> Barresi told Vanity Fair that Pellicano had a ] against Stallone after the two had a falling-out: "Pellicano hired me on two occasions to find dirt on Stallone.The first time was in 1995 or '96 and then again in late 2001."<ref name=Burrough>Burrough, Bryan, and John Connolly (June 2006). '']'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502160605/http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060426fege01 |date=May 2, 2006 }}</ref> | |||
| Barresi told '']'' that Pellicano hired him when ] was considering running for governor in 2001, "to look for information that may be of good use to Schwarzenegger’s detractors," so Schwartzenegger's team could prepare for any damage control.<ref name=holson03/><ref name=Finke2003>Finke, Nikki (November 20, 2003). '']''</ref> Barresi submitted 27 | |||
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| Barresi also says that he was sought out for comment by the press as the 2002-2008 Pellicano criminal-defense case unfolded. Barresi told the ''New York Times'' he has been aiding the defense team for ] Bertram Fields, a long-term client of Pellicano's who is now under investigation, in hopes of a later payday.{{Original research inline|date=April 2015}} Barresi also reportedly worked with attorneys for producer ] in 2006. {{Original research inline|date=March 2015}} As part of a ], they seek Pellicano's wiretapped calls for any ] that ] ordered Pellicano to terrorize former '']'' reporter ]{{who|date=August 2015}} {{when|date=August 2015}} <ref name="NYDNseagal"/> In May 2006, Barresi turned over tapes from Mitteager {{who|date=August 2015}}with transcriptions to the ]. {{vague|date=August 2015}} <ref name=Grove0506>Grove, Lloyd (May 9, 2006). '']'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112141443/http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/416127p-351454c.html |date=November 12, 2006 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Barresi toured in a 1980 ] suite of scenes from ] plays, headlined by ].<ref name=Lynde>Barresi played the ] role from '']''. Wilson, Steve and Joe Florenski (2005). ''Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story''. Advocate Books, {{ISBN|1-55583-793-X}}, and {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909215604/http://home.columbus.rr.com/paullynde/kenley7580.htm |date=September 9, 2007 }}</ref> He had several roles in mainstream film and television projects, including '']'', '']'',<ref name="Lentz2001">{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a21ZAAAAMAAJ|access-date=November 20, 2011|year=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0951-8|page=1548}}</ref> '']''{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} and '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dexL7dNTZS8 |title=Father Dowling Mysteries Paul Barresi Clip |website=youtube.com |date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> Barresi told '']'' of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously ... and no one really respects a porn actor."<ref name=ET>Moran, Julie (March 8, 1997). Cover story: Porn. '']''</ref> | ||
| Pellicano was sentenced in December 2008 to 15 additional years in prison for wire taping and racketeering. He had previously served for illegal firearms and homemade grenades. Pellicano was further ordered (with two other defendants) to forfeit $2 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 Years for Hollywood Investigator |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/business/30pellicano.html | agency=Associated Press | date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2008-12-15 | first=Brooks | last=Barnes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/media/16pellicano.html|title=Pellicano Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=December 16, 2008|work=The New York Times|page=3|accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/24/national/24PELL.html|title=Hollywood Investigator Gets 30-Month Term in Weapons Case|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|date=January 24, 2004|work=]|accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> | |||
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Paul Barresi (born 1949) is an American former pornographic actor, former pornographic film director, and media personality.
Early life and military career
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, when Barresi was 12 his family moved to Annapolis, Maryland for his father's job at the United States Naval Academy. Barresi was offered a wrestling scholarship to the University of Maryland but opted to instead enlist in the United States Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War. Barresi served at bases in the United States and the Philippines, and he was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1971 after completing his tour at March Air Force Base. Upon returning to civilian life, he soon began working as a fitness trainer at a gym in nearby Riverside, California.
Work in modeling, theater and film
In March 1974, Barresi was featured in Playgirl magazine with Cassandra Peterson. The following year he was selected by Rip Colt as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of Mandate. In December 1978, Barresi was the first man ever to appear on the cover of Hustler. The print modeling led to dozens of offers to star in adult film. Barresi's natural muscular build and unique persona on film made him into one the highest paid and most sought after adult film icons of the '70s, starring in adult film classics including Co-ed Fever, Bad Girls II, All American Girls II and Secret of Stage Five.
Barresi wrote, produced and directed adult films. In 1992 Barresi, using the name "Joe Hammer", won the Gay Video Guide Award in the Best Specialty Release category for the fetish video Razor Close. Barresi earned a 2003 GayVN Awards nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance — Gay or Bi" for Long Strokes. Barresi also won the 2007 GayVN award and a 2007 Grabby Award for "Best Non-Sex Performance" for his work in Velvet Mafia (parts 1 and 2). And in 2008, Barresi was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame. Barresi was particularly noted for his military themes; Adult Video News has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos."
Barresi toured in a 1980 summer stock suite of scenes from Neil Simon plays, headlined by Paul Lynde. He had several roles in mainstream film and television projects, including Perfect, Spontaneous Combustion, JAG and Father Dowling Mysteries. Barresi told Entertainment Tonight of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously ... and no one really respects a porn actor."
References
- ^ Ebner, Mark and Jack Cheevers (April 26, 2001). The Bagman. New Times LA
- "Elvira Actress Releases Book". datalounge.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "Mandate". pinterest.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "Paul Barresi". AVN.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- AVN – Barresi Moves On to Falcon
- Skee, Mickey (July 2003). Bad Boys. Paul Barresi. Sam Tyson and Michael Knight Impersonators? Gay/Bi Gossip column on Adult Video News Archived February 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- AVN – 2003 GayVN Award Nominations Announced
- "The Velvet Mafia: Part 2 (2006) (V) - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- "Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record". Edge Boston. February 26, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- "Hall of Fame". Adult Video News. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- Spencer, Jeremy (October 2002). "Reporting for Booty". Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2006. (review). Adult Video News.
- Barresi played the Borden Eisler role from Plaza Suite. Wilson, Steve and Joe Florenski (2005). Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story. Advocate Books, ISBN 1-55583-793-X, and tribute site Archived September 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. McFarland. p. 1548. ISBN 978-0-7864-0951-8. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- "Father Dowling Mysteries Paul Barresi Clip". youtube.com. . October 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- Moran, Julie (March 8, 1997). Cover story: Porn. Entertainment Tonight
External links
- Official website
- Paul Berresi at IMDb
- Paul Barresi at Adultfilmdatabase.com
- "Paul Barresi". SexTV, Episode 7–19, May 14, 2005.
- Paul Barresi at Internet Adult Film Database