David Forest, gay porn agent, dead at 66

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September 10, 2015 | The Biz

David Forest, gay porn agent, dead at 66

Talent agent and part time pimp David Forest has died. According to his obituary in the Los Angeles Times, he passed away last week due to complications from diabetes. He was 66.

Forest started in the entertainment business working with such acts as the Grateful Dead and the Moody Blues, but 35 years ago decided to shift his attention to the world of gay porn to work as a talent agent while arranging "private meetings" with porn stars. In the 1990's he spent time behind bars for pandering and pimping.

This summer, he experienced some serious health issues. “The trees in the ‘Forest’ are still standing tall,” he wrote at the time. “A broken leg and a heart attack can’t keep me down.”

“David and I were friends for about 20 years,” Chi Chi LaRue shared. “He used to be my agent and get me bookings on the road. He could be very, very frustrating and very maddening at times.

“[But] I think David had a good heart and he was a smart businessman. “He was successful in getting certain men in the gay porn industry, like Ryan Idol and Billy Herrington, to name a few, the highest prices ever paid to porn guys.

“He had lavish parties and along with that came some decadent behavior! Good, bad or indifferent, David was one-of-a-kind and he will never be forgotten.”

Publicist Mike Stabile added that Forest was planning a major comeback after recovering from his recent health scare.

“He told me he was planning a comeback — or at least was hoping his recent heart attack would provide enough drama for an article on said comeback,” Stabile explained. “Always a hustler, and never ever boring. I enjoyed his company immensely and will remember him with a large smile — and maybe a loving eye roll or two."

And Michael Lucas said there was "no denying there was a lot of tragedy in David Forest’s life, and it’s public knowledge that there was no love lost between the two of us over the years. ...But he also loved the adult industry and continually returned to work in it, even at the risk of his own freedom. That shows genuine dedication."

A “celebration of life service” is planned for Friday, September 11 at 11 a.m. at Hillside Mortuary in Los Angeles.

September 10, 2015 | The Biz

David Forest, gay porn agent, dead at 66

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