Rod Barry (born 5 December 1973; also Rob deBaer, Rod Berry, Rod)[1] is a former pornographic actor and director from the United States who has been credited in over 150 pornographic films and internet-based shows since entering the industry in 1996.[2] Most of Barry's appearances have been in the gay pornography genre, but he has appeared in bisexual, transsexual and heterosexual videos.[1] In 2008, he was inducted into the gay pornography industry's Hall of Fame.[1]
Rod Barry | |
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| Born | 5 December 1973 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Website | www |
Career
Barry entered the industry in 1996, being discovered by Dirk Yates,[1] and his first film was The Few, The Proud, The Naked #8.[1] Barry won a Grabby Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998,[1] for his performance in A Lesson Learned, and the Best Supporting Actor award at the GayVN Awards for White Trash.[3] He has worked for many leading directors, including Chi Chi LaRue, John Rutherford, Wash West, Steven Scarborough, Michael Zen, Mike Donner, and Doug Jeffries.[1] In 2005, he directed his first gay adult video, Down The Drain, for All Worlds Video, which incorporated a "making of" section that was considered important in the development of the genre.[4] Barry went on to direct a series called Argentinean Auditions for the studio.[5][better source needed]
Barry was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame at the 10th annual award ceremony in February 2008.[1][3] In 2008, he launched RodBarryWorld.com, a video-on-demand website.[6]
Personal life
After completing one year in college, Barry served in the United States Marine Corps in 1994, then entered the pornographic industry.[1][7]
Barry's sexual identity has been the topic of debate.[1] In a 1998 interview with director Jerry Douglas, Barry said: "I wouldn't say, heterosexual. I'd say sexual. Sexual is you like an orgasm and you don't care how you get it".[8] Barry was noted as a "famous example" of a "gay-for-pay" performer,[9] and Jeffrey Escoffier records his decision to perform full gay scenes was "based solely on financial compensation".[1][9]
In 2009, Barry wrote about his recovery from alcohol abuse.[6]
Awards and nominations
- 1997 Gay Erotic Video Awards nominee for Best Newcomer[10]
- 1998 Gay Erotic Video Awards nominee for Best Top[11]
- 1999 Grabby Awards winner of Best Supporting Actor in A Lesson Learned (All Worlds Video)[12]
- 2002 Grabby Awards nominee for Best Supporting Actor, Best Duo Sex Scene and Best Trio Sex Scene[13]
- 2002 GayVN Awards winner of Best Supporting Actor in White Trash[3]
- 2005 GayVN Awards nominee for Best Actor in Thirst[14][15]
- 2006 Grabby Awards winner of Hottest Versatile Performer[16]
- 2008 GayVN Awards inducted into the Hall of Fame[3][17]
See also
References
Further reading
- Jeffrey Escoffier (June 2009). Bigger Than Life: The History of Gay Porn Cinema from Beefcake to Hardcore. Avalon Publishing. pp. 356–363. ISBN 978-0786720101.
- Tan Hoang Nguyen (September 2014). A View from the Bottom: Asian American Masculinity and Sexual Representation. Duke University Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0822356844.
- Ahmet Atay; Sandra L. Pensoneau-Conway (October 2019). Queer Communication Pedagogy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138066441.
External links
- Rod Barry's Official blog Archived 2020-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Rod Barry at IMDb
- Rod Barry at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Rod Barry at the Adult Film Database