Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 1 – Podcast 155

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Bud Lee, exploring his experiences and perspectives in the adult film industry.

The adult film business is unique in that it has usually focused on women as the figureheads and main stars, and therefore often relegated men to the background. Over the last years, I’ve spoken to many female adult actors – from the 1960s through to the late 1980s, and it’s been interesting to see how their memories, experiences, and lives were affected as the sex film business changed. But I also wanted to hear from someone on the other side of the equation – and find out what it was like to be a male in the business, perhaps a partner of a major sex film star, or someone who was a performer, director, or agent in the business. Bud Lee is unique in that he has been – and still is – all of these things and more. And what’s remarkable about his life is that it mirrors the history of the industry itself: consider this – after meeting and marrying Hyapatia Lee , one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, they appeared in adult films together, before Bud became a director for adult industry mogul, Harry Mohney , directing large and expensive productions like ‘ The Ribald Tales of Canterbury ’ before working for Vivid Video , one of the biggest production companies of…

People in this episode

Host: Ashley West

Guest: Bud Lee

Topics covered

• adult film industry
• male perspectives
• history of adult film
• performers
• directors
• OnlyFans

Keywords

• adult film
• Bud Lee
• Hyapatia Lee
• Asia Carrera
• Vivid Video
• OnlyFans
• male performers
• directors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vivid Video, Playboy, Adam and Eve

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