Stephen Geoffreys
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Stephen Geoffreys (born November 22, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor. In 1984, he was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical" for his performance in a play based on the The Human Comedy. Geoffreys appeared in a handful of horror and teen films in the 1980s, most notably Heaven Help Us (1985) as well as Fraternity Vacation and 976-EVIL in 1989. He is best known for playing "Evil Ed" in the campy 1985 vampire classic Fright Night starring Roddy McDowall. Two of Geoffrey's lines from that film became catch phrases in the mid '80's: "To what do I owe this dubious pleasure?" and "You're so cool, Brewster!" Some critics have suggested that Geoffrey's refusal to appear in the Fright Night sequel was a major career misstep.
Both before and during his mainstream career Geoffrey appeared in both straight and gay adult movies, but by the early 1990s continuing thru the beginning of the 2000s, he appeared almost exclusively in numerous gay pornography films, where he was usually credited as Sam Ritter or Stephan Bordeaux. Exactly how many pornographic films he has made is unknown, since he appeared in some uncredited. Geoffreys generally played the part of the bottom. In the later part of his porn career he often appeared with a hat on even when otherwise totally nude, causing speculation that he was going bald. Geoffreys appears to have retired from films entirely since 2002. Some sources claim he has turned to a career in writing homoerotic short stories, but if so, little of it has surfaced. Perhaps, as in his film career, he is using a fake name.
It is one of modern Hollywood's most intriguing mysteries how a Tony nominated performer who was once regarded as one of his generation's more promising character actors disappeared into the gay porn industry. In recent years a cult following has formed around Geoffrey's films, both mainstream and pornographic, with particular interest among fans in discovering more about his strange career and reclusive lifestyle.
