Their most recent joint effort, Peepshow Loops 69: 70's & 80's All Color, was released in 2008 by Blue Vanities. Baressi on camera most often with Michael Morrison. Paul Baressi has worked with a sizable group of actors which include Rick Taylor, Rick Pantera as well as Brad Mason. The categories include grindhouse plots, muscle men and even fantasies. This actor is very well rounded and has worked in films which are associated with 80 categories. Paul Baressi has worked with many studios including Regiment Productions, Blue Vanities, and Alpha Blue Archives. Paul Baressi originated from Lynn, MA, US. Coincidentally, he has the same birthday as Grace Noel, however, Paul is 42 years older than Grace Noel. SexTV, Episode 7-19, May 14, 2005.Paul Baressi is a male model. ^ "Father Dowling Mysteries Paul Barresi Clip".Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. Advocate Books, ISBN 1-55583-793-X, and tribute site Archived September 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ^ Barresi played the Borden Eisler role from Plaza Suite.^ "Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record".^ "The Velvet Mafia: Part 2 (2006) (V) - Awards".^ AVN - 2003 GayVN Award Nominations Announced.Sam Tyson and Michael Knight Impersonators? Gay/Bi Gossip column on Adult Video News Archived February 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ^ a b Ebner, Mark and Jack Cheevers (April 26, 2001).and no one really respects a porn actor." References Barresi told Entertainment Tonight of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously . He had several roles in mainstream film and television projects, including Perfect, Spontaneous Combustion, JAG and Father Dowling Mysteries. Barresi and was particularly noted for his military themes Adult Video News has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos." īarresi toured in a 1980 summer stock suite of scenes from Neil Simon plays, headlined by Paul Lynde. And in 2008, Barresi was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame. Barresi also won the 2007 GayVN award and a 2007 Grabby Award for "Best Non-Sex Performance" for his work in Velvet Mafia (parts 1 and 2). Barresi earned a 2003 GayVN Awards nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance - Gay or Bi" for Long Strokes. In 1992 Barresi, using the name "Joe Hammer", won the Gay Video Guide Award in the Best Specialty Release category for the fetish video Razor Close. Barresi's natural muscled build and unique persona on film made him into one the highest paid and most sought after adult film icons of the 70’s, starring in adult film classics including Co-ed Fever, Bad Girls II, All American Girls II and Secret of Stage Five.īarresi wrote, produced and directed adult films. The print modeling led to dozens of offers to star in adult film. In December 1978, Barresi was the first man ever to appear on the cover of Hustler. The following year he was selected by Rip Colt as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of Mandate. In March 1974, Barresi was featured in Playgirl magazine with Cassandra Peterson. Upon returning to civilian life, he soon began working as a fitness trainer at a gym in nearby Riverside, California. Barresi served at bases in the United States and the Philippines, and he was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1971 after completing his tour at March Air Force Base. Barresi was offered a wrestling scholarship to the University of Maryland but opted to instead enlist in the United States Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, when Barresi was 12 his family moved to Annapolis, Maryland for his father's job at the United States Naval Academy.