William Glen Harold Herrington (July 14, 1969 â€" March 2, 2018),
known professionally as Billy Herrington, was an American model and
pornographic film actor. In the late 2000s, his appearances in various
gay pornography movies led him to become a popular Internet meme on
video sharing websites such as Japan's Nico Nico Douga, where he was
referred to by the sobriquet "Aniki"(å…„è²´, lit. "older brother").
Since then, at least 110,000 short mash-up parodies of his clips â€"
known as "Gachimuchi" â€" have been produced by fans.Herrington was
born in North Babylon, New York. Herrington grew up in Long Island
learning karate from his father, a sensei. He had interests in boxing,
wrestling and martial arts, but did not start bodybuilding until he
was 24 years old, after moving to New York City.Herrington began his
erotic career when his then girlfriend surreptitiously submitted his
nude pictures to Playgirl magazine. The photographs won him a "Real
Men of the Month" contest and a $500 prize. His appearance in the
magazine caught the eye of famed photographer Jim French, but it was
two years before Herrington posed for his first Colt calendars for
French. Soon after, Herrington was filming hardcore gay adult films
for All Worlds Video, and appearing on mainstream TV programs such as
Love Connection and the Ricki Lake talk show. In 2002, Herrington said
the adult film industry helped him to understand his bisexuality. In
2016, he responded to a Twitter comment identifying him as homosexual
by stating that he was straight.
known professionally as Billy Herrington, was an American model and
pornographic film actor. In the late 2000s, his appearances in various
gay pornography movies led him to become a popular Internet meme on
video sharing websites such as Japan's Nico Nico Douga, where he was
referred to by the sobriquet "Aniki"(å…„è²´, lit. "older brother").
Since then, at least 110,000 short mash-up parodies of his clips â€"
known as "Gachimuchi" â€" have been produced by fans.Herrington was
born in North Babylon, New York. Herrington grew up in Long Island
learning karate from his father, a sensei. He had interests in boxing,
wrestling and martial arts, but did not start bodybuilding until he
was 24 years old, after moving to New York City.Herrington began his
erotic career when his then girlfriend surreptitiously submitted his
nude pictures to Playgirl magazine. The photographs won him a "Real
Men of the Month" contest and a $500 prize. His appearance in the
magazine caught the eye of famed photographer Jim French, but it was
two years before Herrington posed for his first Colt calendars for
French. Soon after, Herrington was filming hardcore gay adult films
for All Worlds Video, and appearing on mainstream TV programs such as
Love Connection and the Ricki Lake talk show. In 2002, Herrington said
the adult film industry helped him to understand his bisexuality. In
2016, he responded to a Twitter comment identifying him as homosexual
by stating that he was straight.
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