Marc Wallice

Marc Wallice
Born
Marc Stephen Goldberg

(1959-10-03) October 3, 1959 (age 65)[1]
U.S.

Marc Wallice (born Marc Stephen Goldberg;[2] October 3, 1959) is a former American pornographic actor. He performed in over 1,700 pornographic films and has directed as well. Wallice was inducted into both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.

He tested HIV positive in 1998 after allegedly hiding his HIV positive status for two years and infecting at least four women, sending shockwaves throughout the porn industry.[3]

He left the industry but later returned as a director, editor, and writer.[citation needed]

Career

Wallice entered the porn industry in 1982 at the age of 22.[1] He was working as a grocery store bagger when he answered an ad for the World Modeling Agency. He started out with non-speaking roles, but worked his way up to become a very active actor, doing more than 1,300 heterosexual movies. One of his first films was a gay pornographic film called "A Matter of Size."[citation needed]

Since 1982 Wallice has appeared in productions for studios such as 4-Play Video, Anabolic Video, Caballero Home Video, CDI Home Video, Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Filmco, Legend Video, Leisure Time Entertainment, Sin City, VCA Pictures, VCA Picturesidco, Vivid Entertainment, Wicked Pictures, and the Zane Entertainment Group.[4]

Wallice was also featured on the HBO documentary series about the adult industry Real Sex in 1998[5] and in the documentary Porndemic (2018).

In 2003, he returned to the industry as a director.[6]

HIV

On April 30, 1998, the then-head of AIM Medical, Sharon Mitchell, announced that Wallice was HIV positive.[3] Wallice's career as a performer was effectively over and there were rumors and speculation that he intentionally hid his HIV positive status with fake blood work through several HIV testing cycles to continue working,[7] and consequently infected several actresses, including Brooke Ashley[8] (a.k.a. Anne Marie Ballowe),[9] Tricia Devereaux,[10] Caroline, and Kimberly Jade.[11][12][13] Doubts of this speculation were investigated using Wallice's tests.[14][15]

After his HIV positive status became public, Wallice announced his intention to go back to school to learn computer programming.[16]

Awards

  • 1990 AVN Best Group Sex Scene – Video for Gang Bangs II[17]
  • 1992 XRCO Best Actor (Single Performance) for House of Sleeping Beauties[18]
  • 1993 AVN Best Group Sex Scene – Video for Realities 2[17]
  • 1993 XRCO Male Performer of the Year (Body of Work)[19]
  • 1998 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Film for Red Vibe Diaries[17]
  • AVN Hall of Fame[20]
  • XRCO Hall of Fame[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Marc Wallice - porn star and director". Internet Adult Film Database. 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. ^ McNeil, Legs; Jennifer Osborne (2006). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Industry. with Peter Pavia. New York: ReganBooks. p. 577. ISBN 0-06-009660-8.
  3. ^ a b "Porn Industry Still Struggles With Condom Issue". ABC News. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Staff. "Marc Wallice". IAFD. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Real Sex Episode 21". IMDB. September 5, 1998.
  6. ^ Staff. "Marc Wallice's Return To Directing". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Harvey, Dennis (October 3, 2005). "3 Needles". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Reed Elsevier Inc. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 29805619.
  8. ^ Kernes, Mark (August 11, 2005). "Powers Shoots HIV-Positive, Hetero Scene". Adult Video News. Philadelphia, PA: Adult Video News, Inc. ISSN 0883-7090. OCLC 12197226. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  9. ^ Huffstutter, P.J. (January 12, 2003). "See No Evil". Los Angeles Times Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  10. ^ Allen, Jane E. (2010). "Actor's Positive HIV Test Disrupts Filming as Clinic Traces On-Screen Sex Partners". ABC News. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Interview with Luke Ford". Archived from the original on February 21, 2008.
  12. ^ "Marc Wallice Porn Star". Excalibur Films. Retrieved February 8, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "HIV Update: Kimberly Jade Is Fifth Industry HIV Victim Since January 1". 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  14. ^ Staff. "Marc Wallice Closer to Vindication?". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  15. ^ Staff. "Marc Wallice Speaks Out on his Role in the HIV Controversy: "Brooke Ashley Is Off Her Fucking Rocker!"". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  16. ^ "Marc Wallice Quotes". BrainyQuote. BookRags Media Network. 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  17. ^ a b c "Past AVN Award Winners". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  18. ^ a b "XRCO Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  19. ^ "XRCO past winners". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  20. ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2008.