J. D. Slater (porn director)
Encyclopedia
J. D. Slater is a director of gay
pornographic films as well as an accomplished soundtrack composer in the United States who co-founded Raging Stallion Studios
with Chris Ward
in 1999.
and raised by Irish Catholic
parents. In order to get away from home, he went to UCLA, where he received his bachelor's degree in psychology
, before getting his master's in clinical psychology
at Fordham
in New York
. As he said in an interview:"porno was the farthest thing from my mind. I was expecting to be a psychotherapist.".
In 1981, a photographer friend's casual photo landed Slater on the cover of Numbers, director Joe Gage (also known as Tim Kincaid
) saw it and demanded that Slater appear in his movie, HandSome. Slater was soon appearing in films by Wakefield Poole
and other early producers of gay
erotica.
By learning from these people, Slater learned how to make a film. He said, "In 1986, I'd established my image, and learned how to make a film. So I started directing and producing." Also in 1989, a series of challenges were thrust upon Slater. He was diagnosed with cancer, HIV and tuberculosis, and also faced some aggressive legal prosecution for some of his porn work.
Consciously abandoning the mainstream industry he felt had gotten sterile, Slater produced what he calls his "big guerilla filmmaking things"; titles like Smut, Motorsexual, and Confessions. For the 1990 feature Guilty, he started his own production company, and nearly landed in jail when copies he'd shipped to England
were seized and declared obscene.
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
pornographic films as well as an accomplished soundtrack composer in the United States who co-founded Raging Stallion Studios
Raging Stallion
Raging Stallion Studios based in San Francisco, California, is a major adult film studio and one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography. It was begun by Chris Ward and J. D. Slater; Michael Brandon later became a co-owner. Michael Brandon starred in several Raging Stallion films...
with Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Chris Ward may refer to:*Chris Ward, American rapper and television performer, better known as mc chris*Chris Ward , former Canadian cabinet minister*Chris Ward , English chess grandmaster...
in 1999.
Biography
Slater was born on Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
and raised by Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic is a term used to describe people who are both Roman Catholic and Irish .Note: the term is not used to describe a variant of Catholicism. More particularly, it is not a separate creed or sect in the sense that "Anglo-Catholic", "Old Catholic", "Eastern Orthodox Catholic" might be...
parents. In order to get away from home, he went to UCLA, where he received his bachelor's degree in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, before getting his master's in clinical psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...
at Fordham
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. As he said in an interview:"porno was the farthest thing from my mind. I was expecting to be a psychotherapist.".
In 1981, a photographer friend's casual photo landed Slater on the cover of Numbers, director Joe Gage (also known as Tim Kincaid
Tim Kincaid
Tim Kincaid is an American film director, film writer and film producer often credited as Joe Gage or Mac Larson.-Biographical note:...
) saw it and demanded that Slater appear in his movie, HandSome. Slater was soon appearing in films by Wakefield Poole
Wakefield Poole
Wakefield Poole is an American dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, and pioneering film director in the gay pornography industry from the 1970s and 1980s....
and other early producers of gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
erotica.
By learning from these people, Slater learned how to make a film. He said, "In 1986, I'd established my image, and learned how to make a film. So I started directing and producing." Also in 1989, a series of challenges were thrust upon Slater. He was diagnosed with cancer, HIV and tuberculosis, and also faced some aggressive legal prosecution for some of his porn work.
Consciously abandoning the mainstream industry he felt had gotten sterile, Slater produced what he calls his "big guerilla filmmaking things"; titles like Smut, Motorsexual, and Confessions. For the 1990 feature Guilty, he started his own production company, and nearly landed in jail when copies he'd shipped to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
were seized and declared obscene.
Awards and nominations
- 2002 GayVN AwardsGayVN AwardsThe GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.The award recipients...
Hall of Fame. - 2003 Grabby AwardsGrabby AwardsGrabby Awards , are presented annually in Chicago to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by Grab Magazine, a free weekly that describes itself as "Chicago's premier LGBT publication." The Grabby Awards and Grab Magazine are owned and operated by Grabbys, LLC....
Wall of Fame.
As a director & producer
- Fistpack 4: Nutts for Butts(2005)
- Sexpack
- Hairy Boyz4&5
- Centurion Muscle
- Hard (1985)
- Bound, Beaten, and Banged
- Centurion Muscle 2: Alpha
- Centurion Muscle 3: Omega
- Centurion Muscle 4: EROTIKUS
- Centurion Muscle 5: MAXIMUS
- Centurion Muscle 6: MONUMENT
- Centurion Muscle
- Hard Sex
- Hunter/Hunted
- Knight After Night
- Punishment Chamber
- Red and the Black
- Roid Rage
- Your Masters
As an actor
- Manholes and More Manholes (2003)
- Confessions (1989)
- Ranch Hand (1988)
- In Heat (1986)
- Bring Your Own Man (1985)
- Daddies Plaything (1985)
- One, Two, Three (1985)
- What the Big Boys Eat (1985)
- Outrage (1984)
- Handsome (1981)
CD
- Deeper
- Raiders Soundtrack
- Master
- Submission
- Obey
- Unrepentant
- Harder
- Filling your silence
See also
- List of Grabby recipients
- List of male performers in gay porn films
- List of pornographic movie studios