The advent of the video cassette gave Jeff Stryker the sway over a new generation of dogged porn pups. His entrepreneurial spirit - effortlessly going from star to director/producer at his own Surge Studios paved the way for Chris Steel, Michael Lucas, Owen Hawk and other porn star-turned-director hyphenates. His simple, iconic style (tight jeans, well-groomed facial hair, muscles for days) spawned the “clone”� look that was de rigeur for urban gay men in the 70’s. Ask us tomorrow, and we may give you a completely different list, but until then this is our story and we’re sticking to it (for now.)Īl Parker transcended the “porn star” moniker and became, arguably, the burgeoning gay community’s first celebrity. After some heated back-and-forths we managed to whittle away our initial list of about 30 and come up with our take. We know it’s sure to inspire lots of healthy (but civilized, please!) debate. When Cybersocket Magazine asked us to tap into our gay porn expertise and come up with a list of the ten greatest porn stars of all time we were flattered but also somewhat daunted by this Herculean task.
