His many obituaries say he was a chemist in Hungary before he came to the U.S. Perhaps he'd been working outside the industry, trying to ease himself into a more traditional career. Anyone with a reasonably good digital camera and a friend with web design skills can launch a company. But there's far more competition today than there was when he entered the business nearly 20 years ago. Options are limited post-acting if you're going to continue working in the porn industry. That takes a lot of hustling, unless you've got a steady clientele. That would require about 230 dates a year at $350 each - or more than four a week, every week, year round. Let's say he needed to earn $80,000 a year, which wouldn't go far in the city. Plus, he lived in NYC - one of the most expensive places on the planet. I saw his ad once on Rentboy and was surprised by how small a premium he commanded as a very well-known actor: $350 a session, which is maybe only twice what an unknown escort charges. That starts to be a little long in the tooth for appearing in porn.
