Ryan Idol (born August 10, 1966) is an American gay pornographic film actor who performed in the 1990s and later onstage in mainstream theater.
[2] He was approached to do a nude layout for Playgirl,[2] and in February 1989 appeared as the "Man of the Month" centerfold under his birth name Marc Anthony Donais.
[1] This appearance launched his career in the adult film industry,[2] in which he achieved notoriety and success under the name Ryan Idol.
At the height of his career, he claimed to earn $50,000 per film, and made tens of thousands of dollars more stripping at gay clubs around the United States.
[6] Idol made his Broadway debut when he played the "Crisco Patron" in the Roundabout Theater Company's 2007 revival of Terrence McNally's The Ritz.
Court documents related to a lawsuit filed by HealthSouth over allegations of misuse of funds donated to Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Larry Langford's Computer Help for Kids charity mentioned Idol under his real name.
[9] A Sacramento Superior Court jury convicted Idol on September 20, 2011, of attempted murder for smashing his girlfriend over the head with a toilet tank lid.