Porn Stars Missing In Action: Whatever happened to…?
More than any other industry, porn stars tend to “cum and go.” Sometimes they return to filming after a hiatus of several months to several years. Some performers quietly and permanently quit the business without fanfare, while others go into-and-out-of retirement more often than Diego Sans changes hairstyles in a year.
I was happy to see Kip Johnson return recently to fill the role of the easy-going straight guy which was left open by Tom Faulk who stopped working due to legal troubles. It got me yearning for updates on some other favorite gay porn stars who have been M.I.A. the past couple of years for reasons unknown.
Return of the King
Connor Maguire is at the top of my list of stars who have gone missing, and I have not been able to find any information on the reason for his absence this past year. It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Connor on screen. His last scene at Men.com was released a year ago in March 2018. His Twitter account had not been updated in a few years, except for some recent activity retweeting posts by everyone else but him.
Connor Maguire selfie posted on Twitter December 18, 2018
The one flicker of hope that my ultimate “Boyfriend-Experience” had not completely gone into retirement was a single posting on Twitter dated December 18, 2018, showing a gym-bodied Connor looking mighty swole and with a chest full of beautiful ginger fur. He teased that he was getting ready to return to porn. I tweeted to confirm whether it was true, and King Connor kindly confirmed.
The Active Duty Curse
Active Duty’s Rocke aka Ronin at Chaosmen
Rugged and handsome Ronin or Rocke rocketed to gay porn fame with scenes at Active Duty, Reality Dudes, Gay Casting, Chaosmen and Men.com. His performances were not very inspiring but he could top, bottom and suck cock well enough. He was a beautiful man with a great body, huge juicy cock and tons of sex appeal. Then almost overnight, he disappeared from porn just as quickly as he came.
Active Duty’s Scott Ambrose (left) and Chaosmen’s Caspar (right)
Scott Ambrose followed a similar career trajectory as Rocke, starting with a solo at Active Duty and looking completely unrecognizable without facial hair. He also followed with a bottoming scene at Reality Dudes. He grew a beard, got lean and filmed several great scenes at Kink.com where he appeared as both dominant and submissive. He also made the rounds at Chaosmen and even appeared in a couple of scenes at The Guy Site.
Caspar riding cock at Chaosmen
In addition to his towering 6’5″ muscular frame that is covered in ginger-colored fur, audiences swooned over his deep masculine voice. As Caspar at Chaosmen, he gave energetic performances when he was topping and bottoming in his flip scenes. His V-shaped body looked amazing while he was fucking upright or on his back getting plowed. For me, Caspar was at his best when he was straddling his partner and riding cock. Yet for all his immense popularity Scott Ambrose/Caspar completely ghosted his fans after a couple of appearances at The Guy Site in 2017. After a one-year hiatus, he returned in a couple of scenes at Bromo in October 2018. It seems a no-brainer that Raging Stallion should snatch him up, but his comeback seems to have been stalled.
John at Active Duty
Is it just an unfortunate coincidence or an industry curse for the small group of performers who got their start at Active Duty, only to have their careers fizzle out shortly thereafter? Consider the promising but brief career of John Culver. John started at Active Duty and was completely forgettable in his solo debut with his clean-shaven face and hairless body.
John fucking Colton Phobos with Ivan James at Active Duty
He was completely awkward in a threesome as a top in another scene and had very little body contact and no chemistry whatsoever with his scene partners Colton Phobos and Ivan James.
Handsome hairy Cole gets fucked at Reality Dudes
Then overnight, John miraculously went from “zero to hero” with a new look, complete with facial scruff and body hair in a sizzling debut as Cole at Reality Dudes. He played a straight guy who was convinced to suck cock and bottom on camera for the right price. He filmed several more frat-house themed scenes with Reality Dudes which were mostly forgettable due to amateur camera work and poor execution of the concept.
John Culver fucks superstar Alex Mecum at Men.com
John was finally recruited by Men.com and given the name John Culver. He was paired with superstar Alex Mecum in his first outing at a major studio. It was supposed to be the beginning of the career he deserved, but sadly that would be his last and only scene at Men.com and he has not been seen anywhere else since.
Brad Banks and Markie More on ActiveDuty
And then there was Brad Banks who became an overnight superstar with his handsome face, rock-solid body, and huge hard cock. He started at Active Duty where he appeared in scenes as both a top and bottom with superstars Markie More, Ivan James and Quentin Gainz. He showed off admirable cock-sucking skills before moving to Next Door Studios where he would be typecast as a top for the remainder of his brief career. Brad also filmed several scenes as a top at Broke Straight Boys that would complete his gay porn legacy.
Unrecognizable Brad Banks and Vadim Black at Bromo
In a huge fuck-up by the folks over at Bromo, producers covered up Brad’s handsome face and gorgeous body in not just one scene but several scenes in a series that spoofed the “Scream” movies. What a tremendous wasted opportunity to showcase the handsome hunk.
Brad Banks tops Vadim Black at Men.com
Brad fared better at Men.com where he was reunited with Vadim Black in a hot scene which showcased his oral and topping skills. He appeared in a few other scenes at Men.com, but his star never really shined and his career never really took off as it should have for someone so endowed. For reasons unknown, his career in porn quietly faded to black.
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