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'''Michael Lucas''' is a [[gay]] [[Jew]]ish [[pornographic actor]] and the [[ownership|owner]] of [[Lucas Entertainment]].<ref name="something Bunder Entertaining">Bunder, Leslie ([[August 18]], [[2006]]), [http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/1979_entertaining_gay_isr.htm "Entertaining gay Israeli troops"], retrieved from www.somethingjewish.co.uk on [[September 3]], [[2006]].</ref> Born '''Andrei Treivas Bregman''' <ref>[http://nymag.com/movies/features/23146/index1.html The Lion of Chelsea], retrieved [[December 20]] [[2006]] from nymag.com</ref> in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], on [[March 10]] [[1972]], Lucas attended college in Moscow, graduating with a [[academic degree|degree]] in law.<ref name="Lucas bio">[http://www.lucasentertainment.com/models.asp?ModelID=12 Model profile] at www.lucasentertainment.com, retrieved from www.lucasentertainment.com on [[September 5]], [[2006]]</ref> In 1995, Lucas moved to Germany<ref name="Lucas bio" /> and lived in [[France]] for 2 years before moving to the [[United States]].<ref name="Oswoski">Oswoski, Kevin ([[April 22]], [[2005]]), [http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=29397 "Adult film producer fleshes out his 'fantasy' at tea"], ''Yale Daily News'', retrieved from www.yaledailynews.com on [[August 31]], [[2006]].</ref>
'''Michael Lucas''' is a [[gay]] [[Jew]]ish [[pornographic actor]] and the [[ownership|owner]] of [[Lucas Entertainment]].<ref name="something Bunder Entertaining">Bunder, Leslie ([[August 18]], [[2006]]), [http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/1979_entertaining_gay_isr.htm "Entertaining gay Israeli troops"], retrieved from www.somethingjewish.co.uk on [[September 3]], [[2006]].</ref> Born '''Andrei Treivas Bregman''' <ref name="Van Meter" /> in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], on [[March 10]] [[1972]], Lucas attended college in Moscow, graduating with a [[academic degree|degree]] in law.<ref name="Lucas bio">[http://www.lucasentertainment.com/models.asp?ModelID=12 Model profile] at www.lucasentertainment.com, retrieved from www.lucasentertainment.com on [[September 5]], [[2006]]</ref> In 1995, Lucas moved to Germany<ref name="Lucas bio" /> and lived in [[France]] for 2 years before moving to the [[United States]].<ref name="Oswoski">Oswoski, Kevin ([[April 22]], [[2005]]), [http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=29397 "Adult film producer fleshes out his 'fantasy' at tea"], ''Yale Daily News'', retrieved from www.yaledailynews.com on [[August 31]], [[2006]].</ref>


==Biography and career==
==Biography and career==
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Lucas was the owner of a travel agency in Moscow for a short time after graduating university. He worked as a nude model and male [[male prostitution|prostitute]], and began his adult film career by appearing in a [[Germany|German]] [[heterosexual]] [[pornographic film]].<ref name="Oswoski" /> Using the name "Michel Lucas", he worked as a [[Falcon Studios|Falcon Exclusive]], performing as a [[top (sex)|top]] in five gay pornographic films released in [[1997]] and [[1998]].<ref>List of videos at the [http://www.falconstudios.com/shop/showBiggerList.do?websiteName=falconstore&searchResults=true&searchTopic=Michel%20Lucas&sectionName=shop_default&groupName=shop_default Falcon Studio] online store with Michel Lucas in the cast. ''Adult images.'' Retrieved from www.falconstudios.com on [[September 3]], [[2006]]</ref>
Lucas was the owner of a travel agency in Moscow for a short time after graduating university. He worked as a nude model and male [[male prostitution|prostitute]], and began his adult film career by appearing in a [[Germany|German]] [[heterosexual]] [[pornographic film]].<ref name="Oswoski" /> Using the name "Michel Lucas", he worked as a [[Falcon Studios|Falcon Exclusive]], performing as a [[top (sex)|top]] in five gay pornographic films released in [[1997]] and [[1998]].<ref>List of videos at the [http://www.falconstudios.com/shop/showBiggerList.do?websiteName=falconstore&searchResults=true&searchTopic=Michel%20Lucas&sectionName=shop_default&groupName=shop_default Falcon Studio] online store with Michel Lucas in the cast. ''Adult images.'' Retrieved from www.falconstudios.com on [[September 3]], [[2006]]</ref>


In 1998 he launched his own production company, [[Lucas Entertainment]], with money he earned from working in [[prostitution]].<ref name="Oswoski" /> He based the company in [[New York City]] to take advantage of the lack of competition there.<ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/21/michael_lucas_c.php Michael Lucas, CEO Lucas Entertainment], retrieved [[December 18]] [[2006]] from www.gothamist.com</ref> Lucas likens his success in the field of prostitution to his subsequent success in [[filmmaking]], saying, "if you’re going to sell sex, do it well. That’s the secret to a successful career as an escort (and the same reason my movies do so well.)".<ref>[http://www.lucasblog.com/archives/2005/06/prostitution.html "Prostitution"], "Lucas Blog", retrieved from http://www.lucasblog.com on [[September 6]] [[2006]].</ref>
In 1998 he launched his own production company, [[Lucas Entertainment]], with money he earned from working in [[prostitution]].<ref name="Oswoski" /> He based the company in [[New York City]] to take advantage of the lack of competition there.<ref name="Mao">Mao, Tien ([[June 21]],[[2006]]),[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/21/michael_lucas_c.php Michael Lucas, CEO Lucas Entertainment], retrieved [[December 18]] [[2006]] from www.gothamist.com</ref> Lucas likens his success in the field of prostitution to his subsequent success in [[filmmaking]], saying, "if you’re going to sell sex, do it well. That’s the secret to a successful career as an escort (and the same reason my movies do so well.)".<ref>[http://www.lucasblog.com/archives/2005/06/prostitution.html "Prostitution"], "Lucas Blog", retrieved from http://www.lucasblog.com on [[September 6]] [[2006]].</ref>


He filmed his first project as a director, ''Back in the Saddle'', in 1998 as well, and also performed in the film.<ref name="Adam 1999">{{cite book
He filmed his first project as a director, ''Back in the Saddle'', in 1998 as well, and also performed in the film.<ref name="Adam 1999">{{cite book
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==Personal==
==Personal==


*Lucas lives in the Chelsea area of Manhattan with his boyfriend of five years, international investor and prominent Democratic party contributor Richard Winger; Bianca, his Great Pyrénées dog; and a Peruvian guinea pig he smuggled back from vacation in his carry-on.<ref>[http://nymag.com/movies/features/23146/index1.html The Lion of Chelsea], retrieved [[December 20]] [[2006]] from nymag.com</ref>
*Lucas lives in the Chelsea area of Manhattan with his boyfriend of five years, international investor and prominent Democratic party contributor Richard Winger; Bianca, his Great Pyrénées dog; and a Peruvian guinea pig he smuggled back from vacation in his carry-on.<ref name="Van Meter" />
*Lucas has "slight" [[Attention Deficit Disorder]] (ADD) for which his doctor has suggested medication. He finds it difficult to focus when not medicated<ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/21/michael_lucas_c.php Michael Lucas, CEO Lucas Entertainment], retrieved [[December 20]] [[2006]] from www.gothamist.com</ref>and hard to concentrate on too many people at the same time.<ref>http://www.gaypornblog.com/archives/2005/06/michael_lucas_t.html</ref>
*Lucas has "slight" [[Attention Deficit Disorder]] (ADD) for which his doctor has suggested medication. He finds it difficult to focus when not medicated<ref name = "Mao" /> and hard to concentrate on too many people at the same time.<ref>http://www.gaypornblog.com/archives/2005/06/michael_lucas_t.html</ref>
*Although Lucas was born in Russia and speaks Russian with his family, he self-identifies as Jewish and has no nostalgia for the land of his birth, owing to the widespread homophobia and anti-jewish sentiment there.<ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/21/michael_lucas_c.php Michael Lucas, CEO Lucas Entertainment], retrieved [[December 20]] [[2006]] from www.gothamist.com</ref>Talking of his youth in Russia, Lucas said: “I did not have friends...the teachers couldn’t stand me."<ref>[http://nymag.com/movies/features/23146/index1.html The Lion of Chelsea], retrieved [[December 20]] [[2006]] from nymag.com</ref>
*Although Lucas was born in Russia and speaks Russian with his family, he self-identifies as Jewish and has no nostalgia for the land of his birth, owing to the widespread homophobia and anti-jewish sentiment there.<ref name="Mao" /> Talking of his youth in Russia, Lucas said: “I did not have friends...the teachers couldn’t stand me."<ref name="Van Meter" />
*On [[November 12]], [[2004]], Lucas was sworn in as an [[United States|American]] [[Citizenship|citizen]].<ref name="Lucas bio" />
*On [[November 12]], [[2004]], Lucas was sworn in as an [[United States|American]] [[Citizenship|citizen]].<ref name="Lucas bio" />


Revision as of 15:44, 20 December 2006

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Michael Lucas is a gay Jewish pornographic actor and the owner of Lucas Entertainment.[1] Born Andrei Treivas Bregman [2] in Moscow, Russia, on March 10 1972, Lucas attended college in Moscow, graduating with a degree in law.[3] In 1995, Lucas moved to Germany[3] and lived in France for 2 years before moving to the United States.[4]

Biography and career

Lucas was the owner of a travel agency in Moscow for a short time after graduating university. He worked as a nude model and male prostitute, and began his adult film career by appearing in a German heterosexual pornographic film.[4] Using the name "Michel Lucas", he worked as a Falcon Exclusive, performing as a top in five gay pornographic films released in 1997 and 1998.[5]

In 1998 he launched his own production company, Lucas Entertainment, with money he earned from working in prostitution.[4] He based the company in New York City to take advantage of the lack of competition there.[6] Lucas likens his success in the field of prostitution to his subsequent success in filmmaking, saying, "if you’re going to sell sex, do it well. That’s the secret to a successful career as an escort (and the same reason my movies do so well.)".[7]

He filmed his first project as a director, Back in the Saddle, in 1998 as well, and also performed in the film.[8]

In 2004 Lucas Distribution, Inc., his adult video distribution company, began operations; in 2005, LucasBlog.com was created, providing Lucas with an online media presence.

In the summer of 2005 Lucas released Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons; the film featured celebrity cameos from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, and Michael Musto. He continues to appear in his own films; he is in Encounters—The Point of No Return and Barcelona Nights, both released in 2006.[9]

Lucas has a reputation of being outspoken and controversial. A longtime opponent of drug use and advocate for safe sex, both in the porn industry and the gay community at large, he has taken out full-page public service announcements in several national publications. He was interviewed about his anti-drug campaign by Harvey Fierstein in the August 17, 2004, issue of The Advocate.[10]

In 2004 Lucas appeared in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' book XXX: 30 Porn Star Photographs.[11] and the accompanying HBO documentary Thinking XXX.[12]

Lucas was invited to speak at a Master's Tea at Yale University's Calhoun College in April 2005. At the Tea, organized with assistance from gaYalies,[13] he spoke to a group of about 50 students about his life history and his views on the porn industry in general.[4] In February 2006 he participated in a symposium on "Sex for Sale" sponsored by the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism.[14] His remarks, "On Gay Porn", were published in the Journal.[15]

An article published at www.somethingjewish.co.uk reporting on Lucas's August 2006 planned trip to Israel, "Entertaining gay Israeli troops",[1] was also published at www.ynetnews.com, where it received negative comments in the article's "Talkbacks" section.[16] His plans to visit Israel and the publicity surrounding it were also attacked, but in a follow-up article, "Lucas responds", Lucas said that the trip would not be cancelled; he went on to characterize some of the responses to the announcement of his trip to Israel as "homophobic".[17] He also responded to the criticism by creating an entry at his blog, "Dear friends and fellow Jews", in which he wrote, "I can't believe that some of us can be so intolerant, especially to gay people!"[18] Lucas himself, however, has demonstrated a lack of tolerance for others. In another entry on his blog about a trip he made to Peru, Lucas published a photo of a young boy standing next to a priest. He captioned the photo, "A reminder for parents not to forget to send their little boys to church. This can be found everywhere in Peru. You can see how this little boy is moaning for the father's holy cock." Another photo, of a painting of the crucified Jesus, is captioned, "All of these museums I visited had all of these pictures of these crucafixes.[sic] The worldwide obsession with this skinny Jewish masochist enjoying himself on the cross 'for all our sins' bores the shit out of me."[19]

In the summer of 2006, Lucas began production on Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita, a gay pornographic remake of the Fellini classic La Dolce Vita.

Personal

  • Lucas lives in the Chelsea area of Manhattan with his boyfriend of five years, international investor and prominent Democratic party contributor Richard Winger; Bianca, his Great Pyrénées dog; and a Peruvian guinea pig he smuggled back from vacation in his carry-on.[2]
  • Lucas has "slight" Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) for which his doctor has suggested medication. He finds it difficult to focus when not medicated[6] and hard to concentrate on too many people at the same time.[20]
  • Although Lucas was born in Russia and speaks Russian with his family, he self-identifies as Jewish and has no nostalgia for the land of his birth, owing to the widespread homophobia and anti-jewish sentiment there.[6] Talking of his youth in Russia, Lucas said: “I did not have friends...the teachers couldn’t stand me."[2]
  • On November 12, 2004, Lucas was sworn in as an American citizen.[3]

Credits

The following represents the bulk of Lucas's work; it is an incomplete list.[9]

Film:

Cast (as Michel Lucas)

(All films by Falcon Studios, John Rutherford, director)

  • Basic Plumbing 2 (Falcon Pac 118), 1998
  • The Chosen (Falcon Pac 111), 1997
  • High Tide (Falcon Pac 112), 1997


  • Maximum Cruise (Jocks Pac 079), 1997
  • Red Alert (Falcon Pac 115), 1998

Cast (as Michael Lucas)

(Director as well; all films by Lucas Entertainment)

  • Apartments, 2003
  • Back in the Saddle, 1999
  • Barcelona Nights, 2006
  • Director's Uncut, 2001
  • Encounters: The Point of No Return, 2006, Tony DiMarco, Vincent Lambert, additional directors
  • Fire Island Cruising 1, 2000
  • Fire Island Cruising 2 (Boys on Fire), 2001
  • Fire Island Cruising 3–8, 2002–2006
  • Hunt & Plunge, 2000–2003, Alex Poole, additional director (compilation with additional original material)
  • Inside Paris, 2002
  • Lifestyles, 2001
  • Lost (Wilfried Knight), 2004
  • Love for Sale, 1999
  • Lucas Entertainment Portfolio, 1999–2003 (compilation)
  • Lucas On Top, 2002
  • Manhattan Heat, 2004


  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 1–Vol. 6, 2004–2005
  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 7: Barcelona, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 8: Scandalous, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 10, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 12, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, 2005
  • Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Top to Bottom, 2000
  • Michael Lucas' Uncovered, 2002
  • Michael Lucas' Vengeance, 2001
  • Michael Lucas' Vengeance 2, 2003
  • More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, 2005–2006
  • Pick of the Pack, 2002
  • Shooting Stars, 1999
  • Straight to Prague, 2005
  • Strangers of the Night, 2003
  • To Moscow with Love Part 2, 2002
  • To Moscow with Love, 2001

Director (additional films)

(All films by Lucas Entertainment)

  • Encounters 3: Flash Point, 2006
  • Filming Bruce Beckham, 2005–2006
  • Getting Around, 2000


  • Michael Lucas' Auditions Vol. 11, 2006
  • Michael Lucas' Restless, 2000
  • Sexual Infidelity, 1999

Screenwriter

(Cast and director as well; all films by Lucas Entertainment)

  • Hunt & Plunge, 2000–2003
  • Michael Lucas' Vengeance, 2001

Producer

{All films by Lucas Entertainment}

  • Encounters: The Heat of the Moment, 2006
  • Encounters 3: Flash Point, 2006
  • More Dangerous: The Making of Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, 2005–2006

Live event:

Model

  • XXX 30 Porn-Star Portraits, Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy, photographer, 2005, Bulfinch Press , New York, NY
  • Adam Gay Video 2005 Directory, Lawrence, Doug, Editor-in-Chief, 2004, Knight Publishing Corp., Los Angeles, CA

References

  1. ^ a b Bunder, Leslie (August 18, 2006), "Entertaining gay Israeli troops", retrieved from www.somethingjewish.co.uk on September 3, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Van Meter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Model profile at www.lucasentertainment.com, retrieved from www.lucasentertainment.com on September 5, 2006
  4. ^ a b c d Oswoski, Kevin (April 22, 2005), "Adult film producer fleshes out his 'fantasy' at tea", Yale Daily News, retrieved from www.yaledailynews.com on August 31, 2006.
  5. ^ List of videos at the Falcon Studio online store with Michel Lucas in the cast. Adult images. Retrieved from www.falconstudios.com on September 3, 2006
  6. ^ a b c Mao, Tien (June 21,2006),Michael Lucas, CEO Lucas Entertainment, retrieved December 18 2006 from www.gothamist.com
  7. ^ "Prostitution", "Lucas Blog", retrieved from http://www.lucasblog.com on September 6 2006.
  8. ^ Lawrence, Doug, Editor (1998). Adam Gay Video 1999 Directory. Los Angeles, California: Knight Publishing Corp. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, |3=, |4=, |5=, |6=, |7=, |8=, |9=, and |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b List of credits at the tlavideo online video store, retrieved from www.tlavideo.comon September 3, 2006 Cite error: The named reference "tla" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ "The actor and the porn star". Advocate.com © Planet Out Inc. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 2006-09-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy, Photographer (2005). XXX 30 Porn-Star Portraits. New York, New York: Bulfinch Press. ISBN 0821277545. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, |3=, |4=, |5=, |6=, |7=, and |8= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy, Director (2004). Thinking XXX (TV Documentary). HBO. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, |3=, |4=, and |5= (help)
  13. ^ GAYalies—"a discussion and social group for gay, bisexual and questioning men"
  14. ^ Yale Journal of Law and Feminism,"Sex for Sale", February 4, 2006
  15. ^ Lucas, Michael (Spring 2006). "On Gay Porn". Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. Vol. 18 (p. 299). {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, |3=, |4=, |5=, |6=, |7=, |8=, |9=, |10=, |11=, |12=, |13=, |14=, |15=, and |coauthors= (help)
  16. ^ Bunder, Leslie (August 19, 2006), "Entertaining gay Israeli troops": "Talkbacks", retrieved from www.ynetnews.com on September 5, 2006.
  17. ^ Bunder, Leslie (August 24, 2006), "Lucas responds", retrieved from www.somethingjewish.co.uk on September 3, 2006.
  18. ^ Lucas, Michael (August 23, 2006), "Dear friends and fellow Jews", retrieved from www.lucasblog.com on September 5, 2006
  19. ^ Lucas, Michael (June 2, 2006), " My Trip to Peru...", retrieved from www.lucasblog.com on September 5, 2006
  20. ^ http://www.gaypornblog.com/archives/2005/06/michael_lucas_t.html

See also

External links

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