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'''Paul Barresi''' (born 1949) is an American former ], former pornographic film director, and media personality.
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'''Paul Barresi''' (born ] ] <ref>Most sources give 1948. entry at ], or entry at ].</ref>) is an ] ] and ] personality who has appeared in and directed ]s under his own name, as well as under '''Jason Thorpe''', '''Joe Hammer''', and '''Michael Franco'''. Barresi has also been involved in various capacities in several high-profile ] ]s.


==Early life and military career== ==Early life and military career==
Born in ], when Barresi was 12 his family moved to ] for his father's job at the United States Naval Academy. Barresi was offered a wrestling scholarship to the University of Maryland but opted to instead enlist in the United States Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War. Barresi served at bases in the United States and the ], and he was honorably discharged as a ] in 1971 after completing his tour at ].<ref name="Ebner">Ebner, Mark and Jack Cheevers (April 26, 2001). '']''</ref> Upon returning to civilian life, he soon began working as a ] at a gym in nearby ].<ref name="Ebner"/> {{dubious|date=March 2015}}


==Work in modeling, theater and film==
Born in ], when Barresi was 12 his family moved to ] for his father's job at ]s. He attended the ] on a ] scholarship. <ref name=etremont>D'Entremont, Jim (March 1998). ''The Guide''</ref> Barresi left college and enlisted in the ] during the ]. <ref name=Mardonov>Dr. Mardonov (March 2003). '']''</ref> He was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1973 after completing his tour at ], after which he began managing a gym in nearby ]. <ref name=Ebner>Ebner, Mark and Jack Cheevers (April 26, 2001). ''New Times Los Angeles''</ref>
In March 1974, Barresi was featured in '']'' magazine with ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.datalounge.com/thread/17771043-elvira-actress-releases-book |title=Elvira Actress Releases Book |website=datalounge.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
The following year he was selected by ] as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/476607573036262361/ |title=Mandate |website=pinterest.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> In December 1978, Barresi was the first man ever to appear on the cover of '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/paul-barresi-to-be-inducted-into-gayvn-hall-of-fame-23494.html |title=Paul Barresi |website=AVN.com |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> The print modeling led to dozens of offers to star in adult film. Barresi's natural muscular build and unique persona on film made him into one the highest paid and most sought after adult film icons of the '70s, starring in adult film classics including ''Co-ed Fever'', ''Bad Girls II'', ''All American Girls II'' and ''Secret of Stage Five''.


Barresi wrote, produced and directed adult films. In 1992 Barresi, using the name "Joe Hammer", won the Gay Video Guide Award in the Best Specialty Release category for the fetish video ''Razor Close''.<ref></ref> Barresi earned a 2003 ] nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance&nbsp;&mdash; Gay or Bi" for ''Long Strokes''.<ref name=skee>Skee, Mickey (July 2003). Gay/Bi Gossip column on '']'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207161754/http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gay0703_01.html |date=February 7, 2006 }}</ref><ref></ref> Barresi also won the 2007 GayVN award and a 2007 ] for "Best Non-Sex Performance" for his work in ''Velvet Mafia (parts 1 and 2)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1066352/awards|title=The Velvet Mafia: Part 2 (2006) (V) - Awards|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=18431|title=Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record|date=February 26, 2007|work=]|access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref> And in 2008, Barresi was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gayvnawards.avn.com/noms/hall-of-fame.html|title=Hall of Fame|publisher=]|access-date=November 21, 2011}}</ref> Barresi was particularly noted for his military themes; '']'' has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos."<ref name=Spencer>Spencer, Jeremy (October 2002). {{cite web |url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gaycover1002_01.html |title=Reporting for Booty |access-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212145139/http://www.adultvideonews.com/gay/gaycover1002_01.html |archive-date=February 12, 2003 |df=mdy-all }} (review). '']''.</ref>
==Work in modeling and film==


Barresi toured in a 1980 ] suite of scenes from ] plays, headlined by ].<ref name=Lynde>Barresi played the ] role from '']''. Wilson, Steve and Joe Florenski (2005). ''Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story''. Advocate Books, {{ISBN|1-55583-793-X}}, and {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909215604/http://home.columbus.rr.com/paullynde/kenley7580.htm |date=September 9, 2007 }}</ref> He had several roles in mainstream film and television projects, including '']'', '']'',<ref name="Lentz2001">{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a21ZAAAAMAAJ|access-date=November 20, 2011|year=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0951-8|page=1548}}</ref> '']''{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} and '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dexL7dNTZS8 |title=Father Dowling Mysteries Paul Barresi Clip |website=youtube.com |date=October 28, 2014 |publisher=. |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> Barresi told '']'' of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously&nbsp;... and no one really respects a porn actor."<ref name=ET>Moran, Julie (March 8, 1997). Cover story: Porn. '']''</ref>
During filming in Riverside, Barresi worked as an uncredited ] for ] <ref name=Mardonov/> and had an uncredited role as a bartender in '']'', released in 1975. In March 1975, Barresi appeared with a pre-] Cassandra Peterson in a '']'' pictorial. Barresi was selected by ] as an early ], and was featured with other Colt men on the cover of the November 1975 '']''. He was also on the cover of '']'' in December 1978. <ref name=hustler>Barresi is sometimes described as "the first man ever to appear on the cover of ''Hustler''" . A couple with their backs to camera pose as ] on the July 1978 cover by ]. A cartoon of ] reading ''Hustler'' is the first identifiable male (August), and Barresi is the first identifiable male after three previous 1978 photographic covers of couples where male partners' faces are not visible. See these for reference.</ref>


== References ==
The print modeling led to a number of appearances in film as a pornographic model and actor. He appeared in a straight scene with ] in the 1979 gay classic '']'', and his first role in a straight feature was in 1980's '']'', where he is credited as Jason Thorpe. He played the minister and performed in a straight scene in the breakthrough 1983 transsexual film ''Sulka's Wedding,'' starring ] with the eponymous bride. <ref name=sulka>Stryker, Mike (dir.). '''', Caballero, 1983</ref> Barressi appeared in dozens of straight films after that, including ''Hollywood Confidential 3: Secrets Of Stage Five'' (1983) <ref name=secrets>Lyons, Paul (dir.) ''Secrets Of Stage Five'', also released as ''Backstage Pass'', ''Hollywood Confidential 3'', and ''Hollywood Lust Machine'', Classic X Collection, original release 1983.</ref>, ''Nasty Nurses'' (1983), <ref name=nasty>Vatelli, Paul G. (dir.) ''Nasty Nurses'', Caballero, 1983</ref>, ''Diary Of A Sex Goddess'' (1983), <ref name=diary>''Diary Of A Sex Goddess'', also released as ''Hot Nights'' and ''Sex Star Search'', VCA Pictures, 1983 </ref> ''All American Girls 2: In Heat'' (1983), <ref name=aagirls>Milling, Bill (as Bill Eagle), dir. ''All American Girls 2: In Heat'' Caballero, 1983</ref> and ''Bad Girls 2'' (1983), <ref name=badgirls>Frazier, David I. (dir.) ''Bad Girls 2'', Gourmet (Collector's), 1983</ref> among many others. <ref name=iafd>for a partial list, see entry at International Adult Film Database</ref>
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==External links==
His roles in films for the gay market are straight or solo performances, and they frequently involve him playing a ] straight authority figure punishing ] younger males without explicit sexual contact with male performers. <ref name=superstar>For example, see the 2003 clip anthology by Control T</ref>
*{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120404015123/http://www.paulbarresi.com/}}
*{{IMDb name|0056947|Paul Berresi}}
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*. ''SexTV'', Episode 7–19, May 14, 2005.
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In 1992, ''Razor Close'', a Joe Hammer fetish video, won AVN and Gay Video Guide awards as "Best Specialty Video." Barresi has been nominated for several other ], including 8 nominations for the 1998 gay mafia epic which he wrote, directed, and produced, titled ''GoodFellas/BadFellas'', and featuring him in a non-sexual role. Barresi earned a 2003 ] nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance - Gay or Bi" for ''Long Strokes'', noting he got the nod "just for taking my shirt off; if I knew they wanted more, I'd have done more." <ref name=skee>Skee, Mickey (July 2003). Gay/Bi Gossip column on '']''</ref>

In addition to his work in ], Barresi toured in a 1980 summer stock suite of scenes from ] plays, headlined by ]. <ref name=Lynde>Barresi played the Borden Eisler role from '']''. Wilson, Steve and Joe Florenski (2005). ''Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story''. Advocate Books, ISBN 155583793X, and </ref> Barresi told '']'' of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously... and no one really respects a porn actor." <ref name=ET>Moran, Julie (March 8, 1997). Cover story: Porn. '']''</ref> Barresi's biggest part in mainstream film was a speaking role as a member of the Sports Connection gym in the 1985 film '']'', directed by ] and starring ].

==Involvement with tabloids and celebrity scandals==

===John Travolta claim and retraction===

According to an investigative report by ], "Barresi moved sharply higher on the Hollywood notoriety scale in 1990 when '']'' ran a front-page story showcasing his claim that he'd had a two-year love affair with John Travolta. Barresi told the tabloid he'd met Travolta in 1982 when the actor followed him into the shower room of an L.A. health club." <ref name=Ebner/> According to Jim D'Etremont of ''The Guide'', Barresi said his relationship with Travolta continued through the filming of ''Perfect'', but had cooled by 1990, when Travolta passed over Barresi for a personal trainer job. Barresi asked for and received $100,000 from ''The Enquirer'' in exchange for the details of his relationship with Travolta. <ref name=Guide1998>D'Entremont, Jim (March 1998) ''The Guide''</ref> The issue was published on May 8, 1990, <ref name=Advocate>Gallagher, John and Alan Frutkin (April 4, 1995). '']''.</ref> but several months later, Barresi retracted his story, saying in a letter to Travolta's attorney that he'd never engaged in homosexual activity with Travolta. <ref name=Enclan>Enclan, Jake (March 3, 2000). '''', Issue 123.</ref> <ref>Young, Paul (2002). ''L.A. Exposed: Strange Myths and Curious Legends in the City of Angels''. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312206461</ref> Barresi told ''The Guide's Jim D'Etremont that he did so with assurances from Travolta's attorney that the affair could be brought "to a soft landing" if he issued a retraction and an apology: "I was having a nervous breakdown… I just wanted it to be over. But when the dust settled, I regretted the retraction a lot more than I regretted that initial call to the ''Enquirer''." <ref name=Guide1998> In 2000, Barresi told Jake Enclan of ''Fab!'' magazine, "I have no hang-ups about straight, gay, bi, or anything else. When I was young and wild, just like a lot of other straight boys, I would just about fuck anything. Had it not been for ], ] would be far more accepted today than it is. But the virus threw everybody in the closet. Everybody kept their own behavior in check because they didn't want to be branded. That's why a lot of closet cases like John Travolta would only go out with straight men, because he was so fearful of catching AIDS." <ref>Wockner, Rex (Mar 21, 2000). #169, citing the March 3 piece in ''Fab!'' by Jake Enclan.</ref>

===Michael Jackson allegations===

After making the rounds on the ] circuit, <ref name=etremont/> Barresi became a self-styled investigator. <ref name=Smoking>The Smoking Gun (April 4, 2005). </ref> In the wake of ], Barresi attempted to sell ] ] in 1994 after secretly taping two accusers in order to scoop them. <ref name=mjeol>MJEOL (March 31, 2005). ''MiniBullet #17''. Contains embedded clip from Cramer's 1994 ''Frontline'' piece.</ref> Barresi claimed he met and dated Stella LeMarque, then surnamed "Marcroft," before she and husband Philippe married. The LeMarques tried to cash in on their story after being dismissed in 1991 as workers at Jackson's ], claiming they had witnessed Jackson inappropriately touching ]. <ref name=Friedman>Friedman, Roger (April 11, 2005). '']''</ref> When their asking price was $100,000, Barresi said "'the hand was outside the kid's pants' … As soon as their price went up to $500,000, the hand went inside the pants." <ref name=Fisher>Fisher, Mary A. (October 1994) Did Michael do it? The untold story of the events that brought down a superstar. ].</ref>

Barresi appeared in a PBS '']'' documentary about the incident and described his involvement:

:Barresi: So I called the editor at '']'' and I said, 'I have a tape, I'm on the way down town to hand it to the District Attorney.' And his words were, 'let us come with you.' And then I knew I had him. The next thought in my mind was I'm going to ask for $30,000. You always ask for twice as much as what you hope to get. He put me on hold, and within less than a minute he came back and he said 'well, we can't give you thirty, we'll give you ten.' I said 'make if fifteen,' he said 'you have a deal.'

:Reporter: Could you see the headlines coming?

:Barresi: Oh yeah, sure, and I could see that money coming too. <ref name=Frontline>Cramer, Richard Ben (February 15, 1994) Tabloid Truth: The Michael Jackson Story. '']'', PBS</ref>

According to ] of ''Vanity Fair'', Barresi had arranged the $15,000 deal with ''The Globe'', but he got impatient and contracted tabloid broker Kevin Smith of Splash News Service, who placed it with '']'' for $2,400. When the ''Globe'' deal came through, Smith couldn't undo the ''Mirror'' deal, and the ''Mirror'' scoop kept Barresi from getting paid by ''The Globe''. Smith claims Barresi came to his office "with a gun and a huge bodyguard," and Smith arranged for Barresi to get $1,000. <ref name=orth>Orth, Maureen (January 1994). '']'' </ref> In the end, the DA decided that the stories of the LeMarques and that of the Quindoys (who also sold their story to the tabloids) could not be used. Barresi ended up making $30,000 in total on the Jackson story. <ref name=Frontline/>

===Eddie Murphy incident===

Following a 1997 incident involving ] and a ] ], Barresi attempted to collect sworn statements from other sex workers alleging encounters with Murphy. Ebner notes some received as much as $15,000: "<nowiki></nowiki> offered them payoffs to reverse their stories and coached them to give false testimony. He personally squired two of them to <nowiki></nowiki> Singer's law office, where they declared under penalty of perjury that they'd lied to the tabs about having sex with Murphy." <ref name=Ebner/> With the exception of the person with whom Murphy was found, Barresi said, "In less than 10 days, I got them all to sign sworn, videotaped depositions, stating it wasn't Murphy himself, but rather a look-alike, who they'd encountered." <ref name=Wilson>Wilson, Chris (March 2, 2006). '']''</ref> In a review of Ebner and Breitbart's book, '']'' notes "when Murphy's lawyers didn't compensate Barresi, he turned all his records over to the authors." <ref name=pubishers>Review: Hollywood Interrupted. '']'', February 2, 2004. via Amazon.com</ref>

===Involvement with Anthony Pellicano===

Barresi began working with private investigator ] around the time of the 1994 Jackson incident. According to Barresi, Pellicano would purchase tabloid reporters' celebrity gossip before it became public. He then would offer to do damage control for $25,000 or more. "He says these people pursue him to hire him, when in fact, he pursues them," said Barresi. <ref name=Halbfinger>Halbfinger, David M. and Allison Hope Weiner (April 6, 2006). Complex Maneuvering Over Evidence in Hollywood Wiretapping Scandal. '']''</ref> Barresi says he also assisted Pellicano in a 1994 investigation of paternity claims involving ] and a porn actress. <ref name=NYDN2006>Rush, George and Joanna Molloy (April 5, 2006). '']''</ref>

Barresi told ABC News about his involvement with Pellicano, "Whenever there was a damaging story involving a celebrity client that involved sex, then I was involved." Barresi said that Pellicano hired him to "get dirt on" ]. The actor's phone was allegedly bugged by Pellicano during a lawsuit over ]. <ref name=Primetime>'']'' (February 16, 2006). </ref>

Barresi told '']'' that Pellicano hired him when ] was considering running for governor in 2001, "to look for information that may be of good use to Schwarzenegger’s detractors," so Schwartzenegger's team could prepare for any damage control. <ref name=Finke2003>Finke, Nikki (November 20, 2003). '']''</ref> Barresi submitted 27
pages but could not say who requested the probe. <ref>Fields-Meyer, Thomas, Champ Clark, Frank Swertlow, and Sam Jemielity (December 8, 2003). L.A. Confidential. '']''</ref>

The '']'' reported that In November 2002, Barresi arranged for a porn actor to meet with him and Pellicano to discuss selling his story about his alleged London sexual encounter with ]. <ref name=RushMolloy>Rush, George and Joanna Molloy (May 20, 2005). '']''</ref> Barresi felt the story was not credible, but Pellicano informed Cruise's lawyer ], who warned the actor in a letter to drop the matter. Barresi received $5,000 for his efforts after the actor fled to Europe on Barresi's advice. <ref name=Halbfinger/>

Barresi is also in possession of illegally taped phone conversations made by Jim Mitteager, the Los Angeles bureau chief of tabloid '']''. Mitteager died of throat cancer in 1997, and he bequeathed the tapes to Barresi. <ref name=Finke2006>Finke, Nikki (March 14, 2006). . ''LA Weekly''</ref> Barresi told reporter Drew Griffin "<nowiki></nowiki> indicated to the person who gave them to me that I would know what to do with them," and Barresi arranged for ] to air them in a multi-part series in 2004. <ref name=KCBS>Drew Griffin (February 12, 2004). The Real Source. CBS 2 Special Assignment, KCBS-TV</ref> The tapes aired by KCBS include a conversation where Pellicano offers Mitteager a story about his new client ] in return for Mitteager's dropping one about client ]. <ref name=Whoopi>Studio Briefing (February 25th, 2004). via movieweb.com</ref>

In 1999, Barresi says he was assigned by Pellicano to investigate a model who named ] in a ] suit. <ref name=Rock>Krikorian, Greg, Chuck Philips and Robert Welkos (April 25, 2006). '']''</ref> Barresi also says he was hired to look into the ] of ], a successful security consultant of whom Pellicano was jealous. <ref>Rush, George and Joanna Molloy (March 17, 2006). '']''</ref>

He has been sought out for comment by the press as the Pellicano case has unfolded. Barresi told the ''New York Times'' he has been aiding the defense team for entertainment lawyer Bertram Fields, a long-term client of Pellicano's who is now under investigation, in hopes of a later payday. <ref name=Halbfinger/> Barresi also reportedly worked with attorneys for producer Jules Nasso in 2006. As part of a lawsuit, they seek Pellicano's wiretapped calls for any evidence that ] ordered Pellicano to terrorize former '']'' reporter Anita Busch. <ref name=NYDNseagal>Rush, George and Joanna Molloy (February 6, 2006). '']''</ref>

Barresi has continued to direct adult films, including several popular titles for the gay market, often with military or discipline themes. In 2005, he directed a straight feature under the name Michael Franco.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb_name|0056947}}
*{{imdb_name|2006662}} (as Michael Franco)
*Holson, Laura M. and Bernard Weinraub (November 17, 2003). Hollywood's Investigator To the Stars Heads to Jail. '']''
*. ''SexTV'', Episode 7-19, May 14, 2005.


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Paul Barresi
Born1949 (age 75–76)
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • actor
  • model

Paul Barresi (born 1949) is an American former pornographic actor, former pornographic film director, and media personality.

Early life and military career

Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, when Barresi was 12 his family moved to Annapolis, Maryland for his father's job at the United States Naval Academy. Barresi was offered a wrestling scholarship to the University of Maryland but opted to instead enlist in the United States Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War. Barresi served at bases in the United States and the Philippines, and he was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1971 after completing his tour at March Air Force Base. Upon returning to civilian life, he soon began working as a fitness trainer at a gym in nearby Riverside, California.

Work in modeling, theater and film

In March 1974, Barresi was featured in Playgirl magazine with Cassandra Peterson. The following year he was selected by Rip Colt as an early Colt model and featured on the cover of the November 1975 of Mandate. In December 1978, Barresi was the first man ever to appear on the cover of Hustler. The print modeling led to dozens of offers to star in adult film. Barresi's natural muscular build and unique persona on film made him into one the highest paid and most sought after adult film icons of the '70s, starring in adult film classics including Co-ed Fever, Bad Girls II, All American Girls II and Secret of Stage Five.

Barresi wrote, produced and directed adult films. In 1992 Barresi, using the name "Joe Hammer", won the Gay Video Guide Award in the Best Specialty Release category for the fetish video Razor Close. Barresi earned a 2003 GayVN Awards nomination for "Best Non-Sex Performance — Gay or Bi" for Long Strokes. Barresi also won the 2007 GayVN award and a 2007 Grabby Award for "Best Non-Sex Performance" for his work in Velvet Mafia (parts 1 and 2). And in 2008, Barresi was inducted into the GayVN Hall of Fame. Barresi was particularly noted for his military themes; Adult Video News has said Barresi's directorial efforts make him "undisputedly the king of military-themed videos."

Barresi toured in a 1980 summer stock suite of scenes from Neil Simon plays, headlined by Paul Lynde. He had several roles in mainstream film and television projects, including Perfect, Spontaneous Combustion, JAG and Father Dowling Mysteries. Barresi told Entertainment Tonight of the difficulty crossing over into mainstream film: "No one really takes a porn actor seriously ... and no one really respects a porn actor."

References

  1. ^ Ebner, Mark and Jack Cheevers (April 26, 2001). The Bagman. New Times LA
  2. "Elvira Actress Releases Book". datalounge.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. "Mandate". pinterest.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. "Paul Barresi". AVN.com. . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. AVN – Barresi Moves On to Falcon
  6. Skee, Mickey (July 2003). Bad Boys. Paul Barresi. Sam Tyson and Michael Knight Impersonators? Gay/Bi Gossip column on Adult Video News Archived February 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. AVN – 2003 GayVN Award Nominations Announced
  8. "The Velvet Mafia: Part 2 (2006) (V) - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  9. "Michael Lucas' 'La Dolce Vita' Sets GAYVN Record". Edge Boston. February 26, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  10. "Hall of Fame". Adult Video News. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  11. Spencer, Jeremy (October 2002). "Reporting for Booty". Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2006. (review). Adult Video News.
  12. Barresi played the Borden Eisler role from Plaza Suite. Wilson, Steve and Joe Florenski (2005). Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story. Advocate Books, ISBN 1-55583-793-X, and tribute site Archived September 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  13. Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. McFarland. p. 1548. ISBN 978-0-7864-0951-8. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  14. "Father Dowling Mysteries Paul Barresi Clip". youtube.com. . October 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. Moran, Julie (March 8, 1997). Cover story: Porn. Entertainment Tonight

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