Biography of Jack Radcliffe

Jack Radcliffe (born Frank Martini; July 5, 1960) is an American pornographic film actor. Radcliffe is considered a pornographic icon, and in particular, an icon of gay bear subculture and its physical aesthetics.

Radcliffe was born in Staten Island, New York in 1960. He grew up with his two parents, and two siblings, a sister and a younger brother. Radcliffe attended school in Staten Island until leaving to attend college at Buffalo State University in Buffalo, New York, earning two Bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics. He came out in 1983 and later moved to Denver, Colorado that summer.

Radcliffe was "discovered" in 1989 by photographer Chris Nelson. Nelson featured Radcliffe (as "Jack Radcliff") in his coffee table book The Bear Cult, which helped establish the iconic imagery associated with the nascent gay "bear" subculture. He debuted in issue #9 of Nelson and Nelson's partner Richard Bulger's foundational publication Bear Magazine and continued to appear in the publication as a model for the magazine's company, Brush Creek Media, after moving to San Francisco in 1989. Nelson worked as the magazine's photographer, while Bulger served as the magazine's publisher.

During the same photoshoot, Radcliffe also shot his first solo adult video. Continuing to work as a regular model for Brush Creek Media, Radcliffe quickly became popular in the bear community. Several years later, Nelson and Bulger contacted Radcliffe concerning interest in shooting non-solo films for Brush Creek Media. Radcliffe appeared in seven adult films with Brush Creek Media and later appeared in additional films with Butch Bear and Massive Studio. He retired from adult acting after performing in Massive Muscle Bears with Massive Studio.

Full name: Jack Radcliffe

Born: July 5, 1960

Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, USA