Famed 70s Porn Star Peter Berlin Gives Interview, Refuses To Be Shown On Camera

Tonight marks the opening of an art show in SF’s Castro of the artwork of Peter Berlin. And he just gave an interview to Mike Enders to talk about his photography work in particular, taking selfies back when they weren’t called selfies and selling them for cash via mail order.

When The Sword’s Adam Baran spoke to Berlin for his inaugural Fisting for Compliments column back in February, Berlin has been living for decades off of the generosity of a single john, “a wealthy businessman whose patronage has allowed him to ‘live comfortably’ for the past 31 years,” but due to some personal problems that arrangement may be coming to an end soon.

Also, there are plenty of recent photos of Berlin around, including the one at left from World of Wonder, but for some reason Berlin did not want to appear on camera in the interview with Enders.

This may or may not have motivated Berlin to mount this exhibit, which opens today at Magnet on 18th Street in San Francisco with an opening reception on Friday night. Also, Berlin will be giving a public talk on October 18 at 7 p.m., also at Magnet.

Berlin says it’s more interesting talking about life now than it is exhibiting photos he took “a hundred years ago,” and he says the image that people have drawn of him in their minds “has nothing to do with who I am as a person.”

[Accidental Bear]

Previously: PORN LEGEND PETER BERLIN TALKS JOHNS, BOYFRIENDS, AND SEXTING

13 thoughts on “Famed 70s Porn Star Peter Berlin Gives Interview, Refuses To Be Shown On Camera”

  1. A lot of old gay men are alone because of their selfish on their younger age, they only wants to be with good looking guys, pretty boys. They don’t have and eye for unattractive, fats, or medium size men, people that are also humans and have a heart. I have meet to many of them, I hope no to end in that way. When you are young and handsome you may conquer the world, but when you get old, who look at you?, only those who wants money for sex, or those who wishes you dead so they can collect your leftovers. Porno makers has teach us to only look into the good looking, athletic, hot young men and discriminates those who are not, they don’t teach us through their sex movies how to enjoy someone different in body shape, size, unattractive men who will give their heart to a good man, who look at them and no to be reject by their own kind of people. Hypocrites, stereotypes devils. Why they don’t make a movie where Paddy O’Brian has sex with a fat boy, or Young Sebastian has sex with an unattractive men, interesting hah!. Good luck in your love hunting next time remember my words.

    1. You ask, “Why they don’t make a movie where Paddy O’Brian has sex with a fat boy, or Young Sebastian has sex with an unattractive men.

      Even mainstream movies tend to feature attractive people. Why? Because that’s what sells.

      The movie Brokeback Mountain features to two handsome actors playing Jack and Ennis. But in the short story on which the movie is closely based, Jack has buck teeth and a fat ass, and Ennis has a high-arched nose, a narrow face, was scruffy and a little cave-chested; as they got older, Jack got fat and Ennis had a broken nose that healed crooked and a benign growth appeared on his eyelid and gave it a drooping appearance.

      1. I am ready to fuck Paddy or Young on their ass, I am sure I will make besides the company millions of $$$$ for been the first fatso with a pretty face, nice heart, sincere, drug free, diseases free, excellent cooker, a well nice size :) Something new out of the ordinary. Imaging an alien having sex with Paddy, who wont’ see the movie. lol.

        Note: I will like to know when a porno star goes to Jail if they has the option to choose. There is no money in Jail only all kind of men.

    2. If you think cute, young guys should be open to fat, ugly trolls, why don’t YOU go after fat, ugly trolls? There are plenty around to choose from. The reason you don’t and why you complain about being rejected by attractive young boys is, because that’s what you want, too. Otherwise, you’d be approaching other unattractive men, who are “willing to give you their heart.” You’re just too lazy to do the work to make yourself attractive and think everyone else should make the allowances you’re not willing to make.

  2. This is why I’m scared of becoming an old gay man… I see ones like him in NYC all the time. You know they were attractive decades ago, and now they’re just living as a shadow of their former selves, usually with no family, kids, or even a partner left.

    1. Everyone who lives long enough–whether gay or straight–becomes a shadow of his former self and loses friends and loved ones to death. You want a kid? Adopt one.

  3. it is so sad when you realize than porn stars finish their days in this way , I mean in the photo he looks homeless and miserable , People in gay porn can say than they have a very good life and Don´t give a fuck about what people talk but they eventuality lost friends , family and partners because porn just passesBill sooner or later .

    1. Where is your research for the claim that “porn stars finish their days in this way?”

      I don’t know how you can look at that photo of Peter Berlin and conclude that “he looks homeless and miserable.”

      I look at the same photo, and I see how EVERYONE ends up when they get OLD. He is not homeless, nor does he even look homeless to me, and according to the article, he’s been LIVING COMFORTABLY for the past 31 years.

      Many people in gay porn CAN say they have a very good life. But how long do they stay in gay porn? How long does a career in gay porn last? Berlin is 72. Do you think he’s still in gay porn? How many 72-years-olds are doing gay porn? If you live long enough, you will lose all your friends, family and partners.

      1. Don´t be rude I am not talking about how old is he , I´m talking about this persons take the decition of make porn but later in life they can’t find a decent Job or practice they careers because someone around them Find than they werw porn stars a just fuck all , if you Don´t trust me do a research of porn stars than werw fired from their jobs by their porn past and about their relationships , yes they can go and have sex with the want but I have meny friends tahn were dating hot guys but the Find than they wewr porn stars just leave that guys bacause is hard to trust in someone than works in sex industry and you don´t know how with how many people they have sex

  4. It should read “had been living,” not “has been living.”

    The john whose patronage has supported Berlin for the last 31 years must be older than Berlin, who’s 72. The “personal problems” that threaten this arrangement could be the john’s impending death.

    There may well be “plenty of recent photos of Berlin around,” but I doubt that he enjoys having his picture taken. After all, he’s 72 and missing teeth. How many 72-years-olds are taking selfies and posting them in Facebook, Twitter or other social media?

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