Dennis Posa, aka Dennis Parker, (October 28, 1946 â€" January 28,
1985), better known by his performance name of Wade Nichols, was an
actor and singer who started his career in adult films.Nichols was
born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Freeport, New York. He
attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, studying Furniture
Design. During his stint at PMCA, he won a role in a touring company
production of The Trojan Women. He later attended New York University
and the Herbert Berghof Studio, where he studied acting. He supported
himself by working as a carpenter for several years.Nichols' first
feature film role was probably in the gay adult film Boynapped!
(1975). He subsequently appeared mostly in straight porn films shot in
New York, such as Barbara Broadcast, Blonde Ambition, Jail Bait,
Maraschino Cherry, Punk Rock, Summer of Laura, Take Off, and Teenage
Pajama Party. Posa was credited as Wade Nichols in most of the adult
films in which he appeared.In 1979, using the name Dennis Parker, he
recorded a disco album on Casablanca Records titled Like an Eagle. The
album was produced by Village People creator and producer Jacques
Morali, who was Nichols' boyfriend at the time. He also toured Europe
to promote the album. He later appeared in the French film Monique
that same year, with "Like an Eagle" being used as its theme song. The
title track was released as a single and appears on the box set The
Casablanca Records Story (1994). "New York By Night," another song
recorded by Nichols as Dennis Parker, peaked at #11 on the South
African music charts in 1980.
1985), better known by his performance name of Wade Nichols, was an
actor and singer who started his career in adult films.Nichols was
born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Freeport, New York. He
attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, studying Furniture
Design. During his stint at PMCA, he won a role in a touring company
production of The Trojan Women. He later attended New York University
and the Herbert Berghof Studio, where he studied acting. He supported
himself by working as a carpenter for several years.Nichols' first
feature film role was probably in the gay adult film Boynapped!
(1975). He subsequently appeared mostly in straight porn films shot in
New York, such as Barbara Broadcast, Blonde Ambition, Jail Bait,
Maraschino Cherry, Punk Rock, Summer of Laura, Take Off, and Teenage
Pajama Party. Posa was credited as Wade Nichols in most of the adult
films in which he appeared.In 1979, using the name Dennis Parker, he
recorded a disco album on Casablanca Records titled Like an Eagle. The
album was produced by Village People creator and producer Jacques
Morali, who was Nichols' boyfriend at the time. He also toured Europe
to promote the album. He later appeared in the French film Monique
that same year, with "Like an Eagle" being used as its theme song. The
title track was released as a single and appears on the box set The
Casablanca Records Story (1994). "New York By Night," another song
recorded by Nichols as Dennis Parker, peaked at #11 on the South
African music charts in 1980.
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