Oh Those 90's....

Someone recently posted a shot from this 1990's shoot with Jensen Ackles on Twitter.  Ackles was so adorable during his time as Eric on Days of our Lives and did quite a few sexy shirtless shoots at the ti me.  It's hard to imagine a tv star today (especially one who identifies as straight) striking such poses today.  Oh those 90's! 

The Penguin

The Penguin:  An act of revenge. A humiliation prank involving pulling a guys pants down to his ankles and have him waddle around, mimicking a penguin. 

I never really watched Ally McBeal when it originally aired.  I remember seeing a few episodes, but I was still in school at the time, and it didn't really interest me. Still, given the press the show and it's stars got, I was familiar the cast.  I did do two Actors & Skin pieces on two of the male cast members.  Gil Bellow, (HERE:) after seeing him in The Shawshank Redemption.   I also did a Thanksgiving piece on Peter McNicol after seeing him Addams Family Values. (HERE:)

I recently started streaming the series and am glad I finally began to watch.  I'm still making my way through season one, but so far, I'm really enjoying it.  The cast is great, but I could watch an hour of Jane Krakowski as Elaine.  It has the familiar fell of most David E. Kelley series, and although very serious in parts, is also really funny.  I just finished episode 13, and as you can see, it inspired a post.

I'm a sucker for any scene with a nude male model posing for an art class.  In this case, it's a sculpting class taken by Ally (Calista Flockart) and her roommate Renee. (Lisa Nicole Carson)  The male model in this case is Glenn, played by actor Michael Easton.  I've watched some soaps off and on over the years, but I've always seemed to miss Easton's appearances.  I know he spent some time on several soaps including stints on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital.

Glenn, (and Easton) looks exactly like what a typical artsy nude model would look like.  I'm sorry Easton's time on television mostly passed me by as he's incredibly hot in his two episode stint.  Maybe in part, because his character has a REALLY impressive penis.  You can tell Ally is stunned when Glenn first takes off his robe.

The funniest part of the story was the ending.  Glenn and Ally end up sleeping together, but he ends up not interest in pursuing anything more.  Ally enlist Renee to help get a little revenge.  The decide to do the 'Penguin', a sexual humiliation ritual to get Glenn back.  Renee convinces Glenn she wants to pleasure him, and has him drop his pants in a public space, they walk, (waddle) after her for his reward.

Turns out the only reward for poor Glenn is embarrassment.  I'm not sure if the version I watched was the same that aired in the 1990's, but you actually got a wee bit of skin from Glenn, especially for a show on prime-time.  A bit of side butt and crack when Renee pulls down his pants, and when Glenn pulls them back up.  Now, it's much, but given I don't think Easton did any other nudity, (that I could find) a little was enough to grab my attention! 

Ethan Erickson in Pact With The Devil

'Beauty is only skin deep.'

Pact With The Devil

Ethan Erickson as Dorian

Feature Film: 2003

In 2003's Pact With The Devil, Dorian, (Ethan Erickson) has it all: money, fame, beautiful women. The one thing he doesn't have is time, and when that goes, so will his looks and his modeling career. His mysterious agent Henry Wooten has an offer that Dorian can't refuse: eternal youth.

I've lusted after actor Ethan Erickson even before ever seeing him on-screen. During the 90's, Erickson appeared on Guiding Light, leading to many tease and shirtless shots appeared in magazines and then on-line.  I think I first saw the actor on film in episodes of Melrose Place and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  He also appeared in films including Scream 3 and Jawbreaker.

I'm guessing many of you remember Erickson seductively sucking on a popsicle from Jawbreaker. I did a previous piece on the scene HERE:

Pact With The Devil has a stellar cast including Malcom McDowell and Christopher Waltz.  Erickson was and is a beautiful man and was perfectly cast as Dorian.  Despite having a number of credits on his resume, the ole 'introducing' Ethan Erickson was used in the films opening credits.

  It appears the actor showed just a wee bit of butt in one scene, but it's difficult to find a decent copy.  The full movie is on Youtube, (HERE:) but the sex scene is a bit blurry.  Sad, as it's really the only thing close to a nude scene on the actor's resume.

Blast From The Past: Clayton Norcross

I've never really been an avid soap opera watcher, but over the years, I have watched a few different soaps in spurts.  It started with my mother.  I'd arrive home after school, drop my book bag, make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Then, I'd head into the TV room to tell mom about my day, only during the many commercials of course, while she watched Another World.

Thanks to a Jr. High School girlfriend, I watched a little of The Young and the Restless and Santa Barbara.  Thanks to working night shifts, and a co-worker who brought in her VHS recordings, I caught some of Days of our Lives.   Even today, when I'm home sick, or catch a few minutes of one that's still airing, I can pick right back up. With so many actors and characters that have been there for decades, it's easy to jump back in.

One soap I pretty sure I never watched an entire episode of was The Bold and the Beautiful.  Sure, I've seen a few minutes here and there when changing channels, but I was never really drawn to the show.  Maybe it was the name, even for me, it's a bit much...  I have however, caught some scenes on Youtube, especially when someone on a forum links to an old scene (like this one)  where a shirtless Clayton Norcross and a speedo wearing Ronn Moss are hanging out by the pool. 

Was there ever a more 'soapy' name for a character than Thorne?  I also don't think there were ever a pair of hot, chiseled faced actors playing siblings on a soap.  Norcross played Thorne to Ross' brother Ridge when the soap first premiered in 1987.  After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications and Film Production from San Diego State University., Norcross began working as a male model in the early 1980's.  It wasn't long before his beautifully sculpted face began appearing on television and in films.

I wasn't aware until recently, thanks to a poster on DreamCap, that Norcross also dipped his toe into the world of softcore flicks in the 80's and 90's.  With titles like Sky High, Intimate Encounters, and two flicks ending with the word Passion, (both Fatal and Sheer) you'd think there'd be a long resume of nude scenes.  Sadly the list is not that long, but there are a couple of scenes worth taking a closer look at.  Check them out on the NEXT PAGE HERE:

Norcross continues to act, both in film, on television and on stage.   He's also written a screenplay he hopes to get made.  When not in front of the camera, Norcross devotes his time to environmental and conversation causes and organizations.

Norcross' face is still beautifully sculpted, and he also still models. The shot below is from his current modeling portfolio. 

Clayton Norcross: Actors & SKIN

As a male model, Clayton Norcross had to show a bit of skin.  This continued when he was cast as Thorne Forrester on the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.  During his short two year stint on the show, Norcross was often out by the pool, hanging out in his speedos with brother Ridge.  The actors great looks are undeniable, and he promoted his soap role with an appearance in Playgirl in 1988.  Sadly, his surf clothes remained tightly on.

After leaving the soap in 1989, Norcross appeared regularly on television and in films.  He also did a series of softcore flicks in the late 80's and 1990's.  For the most part however, Norcross still remained clothed, not doing an official nude scene until his turn in the 1998 softcore thriller Sheer Passion.

Clayton Norcross on Instagram

I'm not exactly sure where the 2 images below originated, but I'm thankful to xyzpdq for saving them in his Scenes of Male Skin archive.  My guess is that they are shots of Clayton a flesh colored undies from one of his softcore love scenes.   Thankfully the flesh colored undies were left in the dressing room for his final love scene in Sheer Passion.  Then, we finally got a peak of his bountiful backside.

Sheer Passion

After a model is strangled inside a fashion designer's house, the designer is the obvious suspect. Unfortunately, the police appear to be dragging their feet on the investigation.

Sky High (1985)

Three American college students traveling in Greece find themselves thrust into the world of international spies when an experimental mind control device falls in their hands.

Although there are no nude scenes, some of my favorite moments of male skin from Norcross come his very first role in the 1985 adventure comedy Sky High.  Norcross has several scenes in speedos and undies, including a quick few second scene with all three of the male actors in small white bikini briefs. They were wearing them just before dressing as women to escape their follower.

I found a copy of the movie, and made a clip of one of the scenes of the guys in their undies. (below)  The quality however, isn't as good as in these caps, which were made by the original poster on DC who inspired the post.  Thank you!