Brandon Lee (pornographic actor)
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Brandon Lee is a gay
Asian American
pornographic actor
of Filipino descent. He is regarded as the first gay Asian porn star and arguably the most popular Asian pornographic actor in contemporary gay male culture.
at a bathhouse. His first movies were under Catalina Video
for the Asian niche market but he crossed over into the mainstream gay pornography by 1998. He worked as a popular top which is unusual for an Asian actor in gay pornography.
An analysis of Lee's work, and his place in the gay pornography industry, written by Nguyen Tan Hoang
, appeared in the book Porn Studies (Linda Williams
, Duke University Press). According to Richard Fung
, Asian men are usually portrayed asexually in culture, and Nguyen argues that Lee's position in gay pornography challenges these stereotypes. The essay is entitled "The Resurrection of Brandon Lee: The Making of a Gay Asian-American Porn Star."
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
pornographic actor
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
of Filipino descent. He is regarded as the first gay Asian porn star and arguably the most popular Asian pornographic actor in contemporary gay male culture.
Pornography career
Lee started in the industry in 1997 at the age of 18. Legend has it that he was discovered delivering Chinese food to a pornography shoot but he was discovered by pornographic director, Chi Chi LarueChi Chi LaRue
Larry David Paciotti is an American film director of gay, bisexual and straight pornography. He is best known in his drag persona as Chi Chi LaRue and has also directed under the names Lawrence David and Taylor Hudson.- Career :...
at a bathhouse. His first movies were under Catalina Video
Catalina Video
Catalina Video is an award-winning production house of gay pornography, founded in 1978 by William Higgins. The company was primarily a distributor for Nova Studios in 1982. In 1987, Scott Masters was hired as its head of production, and he began making films for the studio...
for the Asian niche market but he crossed over into the mainstream gay pornography by 1998. He worked as a popular top which is unusual for an Asian actor in gay pornography.
An analysis of Lee's work, and his place in the gay pornography industry, written by Nguyen Tan Hoang
Nguyen Tan Hoang
Nguyen Tan Hoang is a gay Vietnamese American video artist and academic. Nguyen's research interests include Asian American masculinity in gay male video porn and Hollywood and international cinemas....
, appeared in the book Porn Studies (Linda Williams
Linda Williams (film critic)
Linda Williams is a professor of film studies in the departments of Film Studies and Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley....
, Duke University Press). According to Richard Fung
Richard Fung
Richard Fung is a video artist who currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and is openly gay.-Work:Fung's work investigates themes of queer sexuality, postcolonialism and issues of diaspora and family...
, Asian men are usually portrayed asexually in culture, and Nguyen argues that Lee's position in gay pornography challenges these stereotypes. The essay is entitled "The Resurrection of Brandon Lee: The Making of a Gay Asian-American Porn Star."