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{{short description|American pornographic actor (1954-1988)}}
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'''Michael Skrzypcak''' (September 24, 1954 – February 19, 1988) best known by his stage name '''Eric Stryker''', was an American [[gay pornography|gay pornographic]] performer and model.<ref>Obituary of Eric Stryker from ''Manshots'', September 1988, [http://www.gayeroticarchives.com/22_listings/Monthlies/Manshots.html "Manshot's magazine: 1988 - 2001, publication Model listings]. Gay Erotic Archives. February 2006.</ref><ref>Men of ''Advocate Men''; model listing for Jan/Feb 1986 and Apr/May 1986; Gay Erotic Archives.</ref><ref name ="Noel Kemp"/> He was known for his handsome blond features and his muscular physique. He also performed as '''Noel Kemp''' for [[COLT Studio Group|Colt Studio]], '''Mike Kelly''', '''Mike Saunders''' and, '''Michael John Saunders'''.<ref name ="Noel Kemp">Noel Kemp/Colt Studio, model profile as Noel Kemp at Gay Erotic Archives.</ref><ref name ="Eric Stryker">Eric Stryker, model profile as Eric Stryker at Gay Erotic Archives.</ref>
'''Michael Skrzypcak''' (September 24, 1954 – February 19, 1988) best known by his stage name '''Eric Stryker''', was an American [[gay pornography|gay pornographic]] performer and model.<ref>
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Obituary of Eric Stryker from ''Manshots'', September 1988, [http://www.gayeroticarchives.com/22_listings/Monthlies/Manshots.html "Manshot's magazine: 1988 - 2001, publication Model listings]. Gay Erotic Archives. February 2006. </ref><ref> Men of ''Advocate Men''; model listing for Jan/Feb 1986 and Apr/May 1986; Gay Erotic Archives. </ref><ref name ="Noel Kemp"/> He was known for his handsome blond features and his muscular physique. he also performed as '''Noel Kemp''' for [[COLT Studio Group|Colt Studio]], '''Mike Kelly''', '''Lance''', '''Mike Saunders''' and, '''Michael John Saunders'''.<ref name ="Noel Kemp"> Noel Kemp/Colt Studio, model profile as Noel Kemp at Gay Erotic Archives.</ref><ref name ="Eric Stryker"> Eric Stryker, model profile as Eric Stryker at Gay Erotic Archives.</ref>


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In 1984, shortly after his lover died from [[AIDS]], Stryker was diagnosed with [[HIV]]. His response was to focus his activities away from the life of a porn star and become an activist for AIDS awareness.{{Clarify|date=January 2010}}<!--- this seems to contradict his film history unless the later ones were re-using old material ---> Stryker continued his studies in architecture at [[Woodbury University]] and his regular workouts. As he put it, "I live for the day." He worked with the AIDS Couples Group and lectured around the country for the AIDS Project Los Angeles. In 1987, he appeared in the documentary ''It Starts with A'', his last film appearance.<ref>{{Cite video | title = ''It Starts With 'A''' | medium = documentary for television also released on videotape | publisher = [[PBS]] | location = United States | date = 1987 }}</ref> In his last public appearance, his body showing the effects of [[Kaposi's sarcoma]], he marched in the Christopher Street West parade in Los Angeles in a tank top and shorts, becoming one of the early persons with the disease to publicly display its symptoms. On February 19, 1988, he died of AIDS at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital.<ref name="MSO"/><ref>Graham Thompson, ''American culture in the 1980s'', pp. 96-7, Edinburgh University Press, 2007, {{ISBN|0-7486-1910-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7486-1910-8}}.</ref> He was 33.
He was born in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] and served in the U.S. Air Force, where he rose to the rank of sergeant. After retiring, he worked for a time as a construction worker in Phoenix before moving to Los Angeles, where he began modeling for Colt Studios, he likely adopted his Stryker moniker from [[Jeff Stryker]].<ref> Jascha Hoffman, "What's in A Name?", ''Boston Globe'', January 9, 2005.</ref> He appeared in over fifty porn films, chiefly for Le Salon, Huge, and Buckshot. His most popular titles included ''A Matter Of Size'', ''Arcade'', ''Asian Knights'', ''Student Bodies'', ''Good Hot Stuff'', and ''[[Rawhide (pornographic film)|Rawhide]]''. Stryker's co-stars ran the gamut of the classic porn star roster, including [[J. W. King]] and [[Bill Henson (gay porn star)|Bill Henson]].

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In 1984, shortly after his lover died from [[AIDS]], Stryker was himself diagnosed with [[HIV]]. His response was to focus his activities away from the life of a porn star and become an activist for AIDS awareness. Stryker continued his studies in architecture at Woodbury University and his regular workouts. As he put it, "I live for the day." He worked with the AIDS Couples Group and lectured around the country for the AIDS Project Los Angeles. In 1987, he appeared in the [[PBS]] documentary, ''It Starts With A'', his last film appearance.<ref>{{Cite video | title = ''It Starts With 'A''' | medium = documentary for television also released on videotape | publisher = [[PBS]] | location = United States | date = 1987 }}</ref> In his last public appearance, his body showing the effects of [[Kaposi's sarcoma]], he marched in the Christopher Street West parade in Los Angeles in a tank top and shorts, becoming one of the first persons with the disease to publicly display its symptoms. On February 19, 1988, he died of AIDS at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital.<ref> Graham Thompson, ''American culture in the 1980s'', pp. 96-7, Edinburgh University Press, 2007, ISBN 0748619100, 9780748619108.</ref><ref name="MSO"/> He was 33 years old. More than twenty years after his death, he remains popular with many fans, one of the icons of the classic era of gay porn.

==Selected filmography==

* ''Easy Entry'' (1995) <ref name ="Noel Kemp"/>
* ''Wrestling Meat 2'' (1992)
* ''Alley Cats'' (1991)
* ''Magnum Griffin 10'' (1991)
* ''Magnum Griffin 12'' (1991)
* ''Magnum Griffin 9'' (1991)
* ''Arcade'' (1990)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Hot Shots Volume 30: Hot Jocks'' (1989)
* ''Asian Orgy'' (1986)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Asian Knights'' (1985)<ref>Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu, Min Song, ''Asian American studies: a reader''; pp. 345, Rutgers University Press, 2000, ISBN 0813527260, 9780813527260. </ref>
* ''Firsts'' (1985)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Hot Shots Volume 1: All Star Revue'' (1985)
* ''Hot Shots Volume 6: Kink'' (1985)
* ''Bore 'N Stroke'' (1985)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Lovers & Friends'' (1985)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Thinking Big'' (1985)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Bathhouse Fantasies'' (1984)
* ''The Best Of Buckshot Productions'' (1984)<ref name ="Noel Kemp"/>
* ''Knockout'' (1984)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Student Bodies'' (1984)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''Easy Entry'' (1983)
* ''Good Hot Stuff'' (1983)<ref name ="Noel Kemp"/>
* ''A Matter Of Size'' (1983)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/><ref> Earl Jackson, ''Strategies of deviance: studies in gay male representation: Theories of representation and difference''; pp. 162, Indiana University Press, 1995, ISBN 0253331153, 9780253331151.</ref>
* ''Wrestling Meat 2'' (1982)
* ''Rawhide'' (1981)<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>
* ''An Excited State''<ref name ="Eric Stryker"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[List of gay porn stars]]
* [[List of male performers in gay porn films]]


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Latest revision as of 04:44, 14 November 2024

Eric Stryker
Born
Michael Skrzypcak

(1954-09-24)September 24, 1954[1]
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
DiedFebruary 19, 1988(1988-02-19) (aged 33)[1]
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesNoel Kemp, Mike Kelly, Mike Saunders, Michael John Saunders
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Michael Skrzypcak (September 24, 1954 – February 19, 1988) best known by his stage name Eric Stryker, was an American gay pornographic performer and model.[2][3][4] He was known for his handsome blond features and his muscular physique. He also performed as Noel Kemp for Colt Studio, Mike Kelly, Mike Saunders and, Michael John Saunders.[4][5]

In 1984, shortly after his lover died from AIDS, Stryker was diagnosed with HIV. His response was to focus his activities away from the life of a porn star and become an activist for AIDS awareness.[clarification needed] Stryker continued his studies in architecture at Woodbury University and his regular workouts. As he put it, "I live for the day." He worked with the AIDS Couples Group and lectured around the country for the AIDS Project Los Angeles. In 1987, he appeared in the documentary It Starts with A, his last film appearance.[6] In his last public appearance, his body showing the effects of Kaposi's sarcoma, he marched in the Christopher Street West parade in Los Angeles in a tank top and shorts, becoming one of the early persons with the disease to publicly display its symptoms. On February 19, 1988, he died of AIDS at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital.[1][7] He was 33.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Manshots, September 1988, Obituary listing for Stryker
  2. ^ Obituary of Eric Stryker from Manshots, September 1988, "Manshot's magazine: 1988 - 2001, publication Model listings. Gay Erotic Archives. February 2006.
  3. ^ Men of Advocate Men; model listing for Jan/Feb 1986 and Apr/May 1986; Gay Erotic Archives.
  4. ^ a b Noel Kemp/Colt Studio, model profile as Noel Kemp at Gay Erotic Archives.
  5. ^ Eric Stryker, model profile as Eric Stryker at Gay Erotic Archives.
  6. '^ It Starts With 'A (documentary for television also released on videotape). United States: PBS. 1987.
  7. ^ Graham Thompson, American culture in the 1980s, pp. 96-7, Edinburgh University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-7486-1910-0, ISBN 978-0-7486-1910-8.
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