JOHN STAGLIANO

'John Allen Stagliano' (born November 29, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois), also known as 'Buttman', is an American entrepreneur, pornographic actor, producer, and director. Stagliano, who was a Chippendale dancer before entering porn,[1] is best known for his ''Buttman'' series of films, which are credited with sparking the "gonzo" adult film genre. These films involve dedicated butt worship, highlighting the female buttocks, with actors often licking, kissing and playfully biting the female behind, not necessarily anything to do with anal sex. Early Stagliano productions had little to no anal sex in them at all and were critically acclaimed for the showcasing of his buttocks fetish. Later Buttman films included numerous anal-sex scenes, often featuring Stagliano himself.
In 1997, Stagliano tested positive for HIV. To date, medication has kept the virus in check. He continues to produce adult films and still acts in non-sexual roles. He is married to former porn star Tricia Devereaux (also HIV positive). Stagliano espouses a libertarian political philosophy, and as such is a significant financial contributor to the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation (both libertarian think tanks).
Stagliano owns the adult video production company Evil Angel. The company distributes porn from directors such as Rocco Siffredi, John Leslie, Joey Silvera and Belladonna. Ass-to-mouth shots and anal sex were a hallmark of his early films with Rocco Siffredi—both are standards in many current adult productions; these scenes often include multiple male actors.
Since October 2004, Stagliano has produced and directed a Las Vegas show called Fashionistas based on his porn film of the same name.

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Stagliano's Buttman series is notable (and somewhat unique among gonzo series) for maintaining a level of continuity and even character development between titles. Early installments featured appearances by Siffredi as "Dario", an anal-obsessed porn star Buttman tries to impress. In later episodes, the Dario facade is dropped: Rocco is Rocco. Another ongoing plotline saw Buttman trying to win the favor of fetish video producer Bruce Seven. Many Buttman productions take the form of travelogues, with frequent stops in Britain, Hungary, and Brazil.
A spin-off series of non-hardcore videos entitled ''Buttman at Nudes-a-Poppin'' features various striptease contests held at the ''Nudes-a-Poppin'' ^[1]
outdoor nude beauty pageant as well as at strip clubs and other nudist events.
Some of Stagliano's Buttman productions have been epic in length, such as ''Buda'' and ''Buttman Confidential''; the latter production is a controversial work as Stagliano, as Buttman, appears to undergo an emotional collapse on camera; references to the death of Krysti Lynn (Stagliano's real-life lover and frequent Buttman performer who died in a car crash in 1995), and allusions to HIV, not to mention a segment showing Stagliano having sex with a she-male, have led to rumors that this tape might have been autobiographical (Stagliano has stated that he believes he contracted HIV from such an encounter with a she-male). Stagliano's organization has denied on his official website that ''Buttman Confidential'' is anything more than an artistic endeavor.
Stagliano served as mentor, producer, and co-director to Tristan Taormino in her video version of ''The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women''.