Sasha Gabor
Sasha Gabor | |
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 Gabor in the 1970s when he was in the United States Army | |
| Born | Sámuel Guttmann 6 June 1945[1] |
| Died | 27 June 2008 (aged 63)[2] Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Hungarian[1] |
| Citizenship | Norway[2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–2001[2] |
| Style | Pornography Film director |
| Children | 5[3] |
Gábor Sárközy or Gabor Sarkøzy (born Sámuel Guttmann, 6 June 1945 – 27 June 2008),
Early life
Gabor was born Sámuel Guttmann in
Career
Prior to acting, Gabor worked as a commercial airline pilot. He eventually lost his commercial pilot license due to alcohol-related arrests.[7]
In the early 1980s, Gabor was acting in small parts in mainstream films in Los Angeles. He was a
Gabor acted regularly in films by Bobby Bouchard. He performed in Burt Reynolds parody porn films, using the stage name Turd Wrenolds. He co-starred in the Smokey and the Bandit parody All-American Girls in Heat.[7][8] He had plastic surgery to appear more like Reynolds.[7]
Gabor was also a regular in Jeremy's films in the late 1980s, when Jeremy was a director for Leisure Time Entertainment. They filmed many films together, including 20 to 30 films on houseboats at Lake Mead with Samantha Strong and Tracey Adams, the result of having to film out of state due to obscenity laws in Los Angeles.[2] Gabor's alcohol abuse often impacted his ability to get an erection, and Jeremy would often stand in for Gabor. Jeremy estimated that one-third of Gabor's films showed Jeremy's circumcised penis in lieu of Gabor's uncircumcised penis. Jeremy would serve as one of Gabor's best friends throughout Gabor's life.[7]
Gabor traveled frequently to Thailand, where he would vacation and also have plastic surgery, which he documented in photographs. He stopped dying his hair black and let it go gray and had plastic surgery to look more like Sean Connery. Back in the United States, he worked as a Connery lookalike outside of porn, attending special events. He lived in Marina del Rey, California followed by Tampa, Florida.[7]
Gabor retired from acting in 2001 and moved back to Norway after too many alcohol-related arrests and to escape from paying
Views on the film industry
Gabor believed pornographic films were beneficial for men and women to watch, suggesting one can learn that "there is no one way to make girls climax" and that one can "learn many things from porn movies."[5]
Later life and legacy
Gabor was an
After retiring in 2001, Gabor moved back to Norway.[2] Norwegian journalist Alex Rosén featured Gabor in his documentary series People on the Move for NRK1. The film was supposed to be aired in February 2001, but was delayed until March due to the controversial nature of the program. The film featured Gabor participating in a gang bang.[12] Gabor died of cardiac arrest on 27 June 2008 on vacation in Bangkok, Thailand.[5][13][14] Gabor was married three times and had five children.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sasha Gabor". iafd.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hunter, Tod (10 July 2008). "Sasha Gabor Dies in Thailand". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Pornokongen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Morgenbladet. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Norsk pornostjerne død". VG (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Haga, Sverre Gunnar (15 March 2001). "Sasha vil lage norsk porno". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Pornostjerne fra Lillestrøm funnet død" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Warren, Peter. "Ron Jeremy Remembers Sasha Gabor AVN". AVN. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Stenerud, David (10 August 2007). "Pornoen stjeler stjernene". Se og Hør (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Mo Hanssen, Anders (4 January 2007). "Pornostjerne vil lage sameporno i Finnmark". www.nordlys.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Lundh, Francis. "Sasha Gabor klar for same-porno". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Sasha Gabor Found Dead in Thailand". Mike South. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "NRK viser porno-dokumentar". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 9 March 2001. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Golf, Silje Julie (9 October 2017). "Døde på ferie i Thailand" (in Norwegian). Klikk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Johnsen, Vibeke (10 July 2008). "Sasha Gabor er død" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
- Sasha Gabor at IMDb
- Sasha Gabor at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Sasha Gabor at the Adult Film Database