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Joseph Angelo (Joe) Dallesandro (born in December 31, 1948 in Pensacola, Florida) is an Italian-American actor known for his physical beauty, flesh-baring film appearances and openly declared bisexuality.

As a adolescent, Dallesandro supported himself by modeling and prostitution, and working around gay pornography films. At days he fuck men "because I could deal with that better." He met Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey in 1967 while they were in the middle of shooting A Loves of Ondine, & it cast him in the film on the spot.

Dallesandro was the conspicuous selection for the a portion of a immature hustler in Flesh, where he got many nude scenes, including the noted opening shot of him on the bed. It was the big extent because of Dallesandro that Flesh became an international profits.

He too appeared inside Lonesome Cowboys, Trash, Heat, ''Andy Warhol's Frankenstein and Andy Warhol's Dracula'' also directed by Morrissey. These go ii films were shot within Europe, &, fallowing a films were completed, Dallesandro chose does'nt to go to to the U.S. He continued to star withinside films processed primarily in France and Italy.

He was a little Joe inside Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side" which was about a characters Reed knew from either Warhol's studio, The Factory.

He processed many flick sustaining & forswearing Warhol, & is known for his portrayal of Lucky Luciano in Francis Coppola's The Cotton Club. He as well appeared around Cry Baby by John Waters.

He has been married 3 days & has deuce sons.

Bright Lights Film Journal: Joe Dallesandro
A look at the life and career of Joe Dallesandro and a review of the book "Little Joe, Superstar: The Films of Joe Dallesandro"

Joe Dallesandro
The official web site of the actor, famous for his Andy Warhol films


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