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dano
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Posted - Apr 11 2003 : 5:36PM
The straight forums have "performer of the week" threads that seem to generate a lot interest. I offered to do something similar for this forum and got some encouragement, so here goes. I'll add to this and start others with different themes if interest warrants. This thread will highlight some of the "top tops" in gay adult videos.

It seems appropriate to start with one of the most popular models of the past couple years, Matthew Rush.

Matthew was born September 22, 1972, and grew up in Pennsylvania. He got a degree in exercise physiology from Penn State and works as a personal trainer in Ohio. He's also a competitive bodybuilder who trains without performance-enhancing products. Several years ago he was approached to perform in porn. He initially declined, but during an employment transition phase he auditioned for Falcon Studios, who then shot a couple scenes with him in 2000. He made an immediate impact on the industry, appearing on box covers, in magazines, and on the cover of the 2002 Adam Gay Video Directory, and garnering the GayVN Newcomer of the Year Award in 2002. He recently signed a "lifetime exclusive contract" with Falcon.

Unlike many porn performers, Matthew is pretty comfortable with the celebrity that comes with the territory. He's open about many aspects of his personal life, including his given name, his heritage, his sexuality, and his relationships. He appears to have a level head and a keen business sense, and he'll be making money off his looks for a long time.

The following is a list of his videos along with his roles in them. Only one video (AfterShock 2) is available on DVD, but count on Falcon to release others on DVD in the next couple years.

AfterShock 2 - tops Jake Marshall in an orgy
Alone With 1 - solo (audition)
Bounce - tops Hans Ebson and Hans Hintern in a 3-way
Deep South 2 - tops Josh Weston
Defined - tops Joe Foster (his one-time SO)
Good as Gold - scene with Jake Andrews and/or Joe Foster (not yet released)
Hazed - tops Tristan Paris in hazing ritual (on the cover but is in less than half the scene)
Hooked - tops Colby Taylor
Out of Aspen V - tops Eric Leneau
Ready for More - tops Matt Skyler
Splash Shots III - tops Jason Hawke in a 4-way with Josh Harting and Tommy Brandt

Matthew has his own website (actually it's a Falcon site) for products and pictures, but it's not hard to find pictures of him on the net. Here are a couple of my favorites (thanks to the radvideo website): Matthew as a cowboy, in a jock, in a Speedo, in tighty-whities, poolside, and working hard.

joeblow69
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Posted - Apr 12 2003 : 11:10AM
Great idea dano! You certainly seemed to have done your homework on this one ! I've always found Matthew a little too "lippy" for my tastes, but I can definately see why he's been so popular. What an incredible body!
GaySatyr
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Posted - Apr 12 2003 : 1:39PM
I can think of at least a dozen ways to put his lips to good use - all of them having something to do with various parts of my anatomy! Yummy!!!!!

~ GaySatyr

folkyboy
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162 Posts
1/03
Posted - Apr 12 2003 : 2:26PM
yeah Matthew has SUCH a hot body. i don't know how he does it! damn...he must eat only protein shakes or some shit. heh

protein!

Janitor
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Posted - Apr 13 2003 : 10:41AM
i didn't realize guys signed lifetime exclusive contracts. that's a commitment!

(just here to learn, not to look at pictures of hot guys ;)

 
joeblow69
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Posted - Apr 13 2003 : 11:12AM
Falcon does usually make the really big stars sign exclusive lifetime contracts, but they don't really mean anything. Tom Chase had a lifetime exclusive contract, but has just finished making his first movie for Colt.
dano
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104 Posts
8/02
Posted - May 1 2003 : 1:22PM
Earlier this week I caught the episode of the Rikki Lake show on bisexuality. I can't believe I sat through that crap...it didn't seem like anyone on the show had a point or the ability to present one. Billy Brandt was the featured guest on the show, I suppose because he is bisexual even though he refuses to label himself as such. But he is a popular top, so I thought it would be appropriate to highlight him in the Top Men thread.

Billy was born in July 1979 in Michigan. By his own admission he had a rough childhood, and by his late teens he was doing exotic dancing and turning the occasional trick to support a child. One of his fans suggested he do gay porn and sent some pictures of him to Falcon Studios. In February 1999 he was flown to San Francisco, and Falcon signed him on the spot. Within a month his hair was bleached and he was on his way to Australia to shoot the annual Falcon epic. In fact, he was the star of one of the two videos shot. He did a couple more videos for Falcon, appearing on the cover of all of them, and quickly became their most popular model. Besides his "combination" looks (a little bit of innocence with some rough edges), he was known for his very vocal performances, which he maintains was a true expression of the passion he brings to the set.

Falcon wanted to have him bottom in a video, and although he was reluctant to do that, he acquiesced after they offered him his choice of a partner. He picked a model with a 5-inch pencil-dick, but still he was not comfortable and wanted to maintain a reputation as a top, so he would not agree to do more bottom scenes. Falcon released him from his contract, and he signed with a promoter/pimp who got him a 3-picture deal with Pacific Sun. The three videos were supposed to be star vehicles for him, and while he did grace all the box covers once again, his performances were either overshadowed by other cast members or were marked by an inability to get erect or ejaculate (in one of his scenes it appears a stunt dick has to perform the fucking chores). During this time Falcon announced they were issuing one of his videos on DVD and would include as an extra his bottoming scene. This infuriated Billy, and since that time he has taken a hiatus from videos, although he still does some dancing and promotional work. His agent keeps promising that Billy will return to the porn set.

Billy obviously believes he's the best thing to happen to gay porn; he had such an astonished look when Chad Hunt (who was in the audience) said that Billy was no longer as big a star as he was a couple years ago. But then again, Falcon continues to exploit his image (cover of a photo book and 2003 calendar, cover of Alone With 4) and he was chosen "Freshmen of the Year" last year by readers of Freshmen magazine, so there's no denying his popularity.

Here is his videography and roles. All the videos are available on DVD. They are among the best-selling videos for their respective studios.

Absolute: Arid - tops Dylan Reece; jerks off in a solo; tops Sean Kirby
Aim to Please - tops Jeremy Jordan
Alone With 4 - solo (audition), release imminent
Angel Blue - tops Rocky; tops Deacon Frost
Getting It At The Rave - sucks Bryan Archer; tops Bryan Archer; tops Hans Ebson
Lost on Sex Island - "tops" Kirk Kelley; tops Drew Peters; sucks Damian Ford
No Way Out - tops Michel Mattel; tops Jeremy Jordan in orgy; bottoms for Jeremy Jordan in the DVD version

Check out Billy in a promo for his first video, in tighty whities, baring it all in a barn, getting it at the rave, and in a promo for his most recent video.

Billy Bathgate
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Posted - May 1 2003 : 2:07PM
That photo from the cover of Getting it at the Rave -- he looks like Macaulay Culkin's brother! Maybe they shoulda called it Homo Alone.

Edited by - BillyJizz on 5/1/2003 3:13:34 PM

Edited by - BillyJizz on 5/1/2003 3:14:47 PM

GaySatyr
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Posted - May 1 2003 : 3:01PM
Yeah, right! Me, either, Steph.

Actually, those contracts are 100% unenforceable. The studios use the contracts to attempt to keep a leash on the actors. It seldom works for long.

~ GaySatyr

dano
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104 Posts
8/02
Posted - May 20 2003 : 10:38AM
Latin Inches published his birthday as May 20, 1976, but before you go sending Tiger Tyson a birthday greeting, be aware that the biographical information in magazines is often made up. But this week also marks the DVD release of Tiger's first video, so it's a good time to recognize him as a top man.

Tiger may be the most popular of what are called the "Blatino" porn stars (part Black, part Hispanic). Fellow exotic dancer Malice got him into gay porn by introducing him to Enrique Cruz, who featured him in several videos. He claims his first experience with a guy was for the camera (probably his scene with Malice, where he unexpectedly starts to ejaculate during penetration). Tiger also made some videos for Latino Fan Club before he started his own production company, which has focused more on internet offerings. He's got a compact build (5'8" and 155 lbs) but has one of the most impressive offerings among top men. Following is his videography.

I Was a Teenage Hustler - tops GQ
More Spanish Lessons 2: Hard Study - 3-way with Ikon and Angel
Off Da Hook - tops Antonio Torres
Off Da Hook 2 - tops Antonio Torres
Papi's in Paris - non-sexual role
Sweatin' Black - tops Malice
Tiger Untamed - solo; tops Spade
Tiger's Brooklyn Tails - jerks off as a voyeur; tops Juany; tops Malice
A Tiger's Pride
Wild Animals

Here's a picture (in poor light) of Tiger's wood and Tiger basking in the glow with Malice.

dano
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104 Posts
8/02
Posted - Jun 2 2003 : 2:12PM
Julio Vidal was introduced to video director Max Julien by friend and fellow bodybuilder Alex Villaboas and soon was cast in several Marcostudio videos. Although Julio is blessed with good looks, muscular physique, beer-can endowment, and erupting ejaculations, Max was most impressed with the ease with which Julio gets aroused. It's easy to understand why he is a popular choice of many studios. He even appears in the latest video by Kristen Bjorn, who usually doesn't work with established stars. In addition to the videos listed below, Julio has made many straight and trans-sexual videos, in which he is usually identified as Juliano. Despite a recent scene where he flip-flops, he is very much a top man.

Born in 1972 (one source says April, Marcostudio says he's a Pisces), Julio is accomplished in the Brazilian martial arts (capoeira). Here's his gay videography:

Alex and His Buddies - solo jerk off
Back to the Baths - tops Rubens Leal in 3-way with Murilo Mendes
Brazilian Beef - tops Marcio Pittbull
Brazilian Moves - tops Marcos Axel; tops Marcelo Boni
Brazilian Sizzle - tops Pedro Paulo
Crossroads of Desire - tops Andres Duranza and Mateo Ferrero in 4-way with Hugo Viera
Julio's Desires - tops Paulo Machado; tops Edmundo Castro
Opposite Attraction 2 - tops Roberto Aguilar
Sex Parade - flip-flops with Felix Bahia
Towel Off! (Back to the Baths 2)
Stand at Attention! - tops Eduardo Galisteu; tops Marcio Smith and Eduardo Galisteu in 4-way with Pablo Picaco
Stiff Security - tops Ivan de Morais twice, once with Emerson Prada and once with Hugo Toledo

See Julio in his first video (before he got his shark tattoo), admiring his piece (now watch the shark jump) , and showing his other impressive assets.

DenverDon
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Posted - Jul 29 2003 : 9:47PM
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dano
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8/02
Posted - Jul 30 2003 : 1:56PM
Thanks, Don.

Jeremy Penn was the quintessential "college jock" type who starred in a few Falcon videos in the 1997/1998 timeframe. He was a very popular model, but left porn briefly to reportedly pursue opportunities in mainstream modeling. In 2001 much fanfare was made of his return to Falcon, for whom he made three more scenes that appeared in two videos released in 2002. In one of these scenes he bottomed for the first time on video, and Falcon propagated rumors that the scene would be included in Branded (it wasn't). It was, however, included in the vignette feature Defined, although Falcon did not do much in the shooting of the scene to convince viewers that the scene was not stunted.

Jeremy was born April 23, 1975. He attended a large, midwestern university, and an enterprising fan was able to identify him in a photograph of cheerleaders for his school's football team. He apparently performed with his pep squad at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Earlier this year he announced his retirement from the industry for good, leaving us with this 9-flick videography of his work, only the first of which is currently available on DVD:

Alone With 5 - solo
Branded - tops Jason Tyler and Vince Ditonno in orgy; tops Robert Balint in 3-way with Carlos Morales
California Kings - tops two guys in a 3-way
Current Affairs - tops Brian Daniels
Defined - bottoms for Roland Dane
The Freshmen - jerks off with Sebastian Cruz; tops Stone Michaels
High Tide - tops Matthew Anders
Hot Wheels - tops Ethan Michael-Ayers; tops Colby Taylor in 4-way with Ethan Michael-Ayers and Eric Hanson
Manhandlers - tops Brent Sawyer and Jordan West in 5-way with Jeff Palmer and Eric Hanson

Here are a couple pics of Jeremy Penn, front and back.

madara
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10/01
Posted - Aug 15 2003 : 5:14PM
Wow really cool thread! I just heard of this Matthew Rush guy lately and his huge following. I was wondering why this forum was so matthew rush lacking until found this post.
I take it all his videos were before dvd, because I cant seem find any of him on dvd? bounce, etc Since I selfishly bumped up this old thread feel free to add to it again, hehe
Especially Matt pics :)


Edited by - madara on 8/15/2003 5:15:16 PM

Cindy Papa
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93 Posts
3/03
Posted - Aug 15 2003 : 9:31PM
Too bad that Jeremy Penn, who has a really cute, wholesome look about him, ruined his body with those hideous tatoos!

UGH!!!!!

 
dano
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104 Posts
8/02
Posted - Aug 16 2003 : 1:01PM
I'm going away for a couple weeks but I will update this and other threads when I get back. I have seen AfterShock in the video store, and Matthew is in a group scene in Part 2 (and radvideo has a pic of him in leather and a goatee that I will link to). Also, I believe Deep South is now available on DVD. Good as Gold will likely be available retail (VHS and DVD) by September, and he is in 3 scenes. It got a "highly recommended" rating at mannet.com, and Gay Chicago Magazine gave it a very high 3.75.

And thanks for the kudos on the thread.

madara
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10/01
Posted - Aug 18 2003 : 5:12PM
I agree but how else can you hide stretch marks?.. giggle..

Alot BB'ers are in same boat when adding mass or even losing it :( Such vain world we in live:)

Edited by - madara on 8/18/2003 5:12:46 PM




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