Matt Gunther

Matt Gunther
Born	May 28, 1963(1963-05-28) Garden Grove, California
Died	May 27, 1997(1997-05-27) (aged 33)
Alias(es)	Seth Matt Gunther
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Ethnicity	Caucasian

Matt Gunther (born Steven Matthew Laing, May 28, 1963, Garden Grove, CA – May 27, 1997) was an American pornographic actor (porn star) who appeared in gay pornographic movies and magazines from 1990 to 1995.^[1] He was popular with gay pornography fans because of his dark eyes, muscular body and large 9 inch penis. He performed mostly in the top role, although he did bottom on occasion.

Biography

In 1990 he moved to West Hollywood at the age of 27 and made his first gay porn film, To The Bone. He appeared in a total of 34 movies. He was nominated for several porno industry awards during his career, and won the 1992 Gay Erotic Video Awards' Biggest Bitch on the Set award.^[2] He was considered by directors to be difficult to work with, but was popular with other porn stars. His last film was Long Play, released in 1995.

He contracted HIV and used a wheelchair for two years due to a muscular disorder caused by AIDS. He appeared at the 1996 Probe "Men in Video" Awards as a presenter, and rode in an AIDS hospice float in that year’s West Hollywood Gay Pride parade.

He died from congestive heart failure resulting from AIDS. His ashes were scattered at sea.

Partial videography

• The Abduction Series, Part I
• Full Length
• The Long Hot Summer II
• 9 Inch Males
• Grand Prize
• Matt Gunther & Friends
• Raising Hell

See also

• List of male performers in gay porn films

References

1. ^ http://www.rame.net/faq/deadporn/mattgunther.html
2. ^ Gay Erotic Video Awards

External links

• Matt Gunther at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Gunther at the Internet Adult Film Database
• Matt Gunther at the Adult Film Database

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Name	Gunther, Matt
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Date of birth	May 28, 1963
Place of birth	Garden Grove, California
Date of death	May 27, 1997
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