Last April, as you know, I hung up my Turk Mason hat, took down my members fan site of three years (TurkXXXOnline) and shifted gears from an 8-year long career as an international award-winning adult entertainer to finish school and pursue other endeavors.
For awhile, I kept everyone updated via my new site NakkidYouth which, while it embraced Turk Mason, was geared more towards the man behind the name, the real me, Frank August Fanucchi. Also, a book by the same title was in the works, a story about my life to-date. The book has yet to be finished or released but that is still very much in the works. I will go into that later.
Anyway, as few know, during my entire adult career I kept side jobs and went to school, constantly changing my mind, major and place to live. I moved 16 times during this period of time all over California and for a brief while Las Vegas. Finally, I have settled here in San Francisco, not far from my hometown of Sonoma. In just one year here I have accomplished a great deal.
Last November, I graduated from Cosmetology school and became a licensed Esthetician. I acquired a job at a spa in the Castro of San Francisco, interestingly named “Hand Job”, where I currently still work by day. I quickly became the lead esthetician here and took charge of promotions and product. In February, we launched our own underwear brand as well, because let’s face it, who doesn’t want a pair of undies that have “Hand Job” on the elastic. Haha. I, of course, became the face of the brand and you can see us this June at San Francisco Pride wearing our “HJ” undies and promoting our mani, pedi, facial, waxing and massage services.
When I moved to SF one year ago this month, I also picked up a few bartending shifts at a very well-known after-hours club called The End Up, where I also currently work weekends. I was introduced to a few club promoters out here and within a month or two of moving, I found myself on posters and flyers all over the Castro every other week or so to promote parties I was either go-go dancing for or hosting. I’ve been hosting local LGBT charity parties at least once a month since January at different venues. I have been go-go dancing all over the city about 1-3 times per week since November.
Turk Mason is a HARD guy to kill off, as I like to say. No matter how many times I try to kill him off, he always manages to remain about 7-inches out of the grave. Haha.
It wasn’t long after I “retired” Turk that he came back, not by any means to the extent he used to be around, but present, nonetheless. The difference? This time around he was going to explore the avenues his previous fan base may have frowned upon. The kinkier, the better.
Turk re-emerged in November in the very first full-length scripted film CockyBoys has ever released titled “The Name of The Game” in which I where I portrayed an art buyer to the rich who was too busy to find a boyfriend, so I ordered my entertainment, in this case CockyBoys Exclusive Tommy Defendi. I also did an additional orgy scene for the film with Mason Star featuring all the hottest CockyBoys exclusives. After this, I returned from New York and began filming a little here in San Francisco: a company relaunch for Edger 9, a trip down memory lane doing a set for one of the first companies I ever worked for, Boyfun, another revisit to Hot House and finally a scene for Kink, whose studios are only a few blocks from my apartment in SF.
Kink was a new one for me! I had done a little leather and bondage before and been interestingly turned on by it, to be honest. Now I had decided to take it a bit further. During my career in porn I’d tried just about everything: men, women, kink, piss, orgies, a gang bang, public sex and your ordinary vanilla porn. So what was left? Tranny porn!
I did a scene for TS Seduction with their model Foxxy and I have to say I liked it! Now, I’m not going start chasing trannies, but it was an experience I enjoyed. Now, Turk is laying kinda low. I make an appearance here and there. You can be sure to find me at the usual booth at L.A. & SF prides (PornTeam). Overall, Turk is still very much retired. However, you have not seen the last of me on the screen. I’ll now be on the big screen, as myself. About a month back I completed filming a short film titled “Hours” which is one of four short features for the larger independent film to be released later this year titled “Eternal” by Amir Jaffer. I don’t want to give anything away just yet. However, be prepared to see a more sinister me.
In addition, I have been dancing back up for a local drag celebrity and more importantly, a good friend of mine, BeBe Sweetbriar. I was in the music video for her third single “Stand Up” playing a familiar role and I will be making a cameo in her upcoming video for the single “Here We Go (Up to the Sky)” coming soon. You can keep up-to-date with all of Bebe’s events, performances, etc at BeBe Sweetbriar, designed and maintained by yours truly! Did I forget to mention I do web design on the side as well? Haha. I keep myself busy!
Another notable SF queen and friend of mine whom you can find me go-going dancing for every Thursday at the Castro’s Edge Bar & Midnight Sun is Cookie Dough. Cookie invited me into her “Cookie Factory” (gang of Queens and Dough Hoes like myself) back in October when I performed small roles in a few of her shows. I was given the Dough name “Sexy Dough”, as I found a way to make every costume just a little bit more revealing. Haha. Also, look out for Cookie’s husband, DJ MC2’s new website, also by yours truly, launching in June at DJMC2.
As for the rest, well, I’ve been keeping busy with all my work. Of course, some play too! I travel as much as my schedule permits creating, albeit starting to create, my own underwear line which I dance in via the prototypes to work out the kinks. I’m still writing my book too!. NakkidYouth will once again become a place to find all things Frank / Turk soon enough. In the meantime, the best way to keep up-to-date on my life happenings is via my Facebook.
Thank you Turk for the most in-depth and up-to-date life transformation report I’ve ever received from a gay porn entertainer!
Images © and courtesy Alec Joseph Bates-David Wong-Eric Scot-Joseph N. Adkins-Punter Mag-Richard Phibbs
Video footage © and courtesy BeBe Sweetbriar-Amir Jaffer-TS Seduction-KINK
I have had the privilege of meeting Frank in person. He is the hardest working person that I know. Sometimes I think too hard but he says he loves it. I am really looking forward to his book being released. Frank is a great guy that has a wonderful personality and charma! He is a great friend to many. HUGE HUG to ya Frank!
Some guys just get better as they get older..Love Turk and this quote is a classic!
“Turk Mason is a HARD guy to kill off, as I like to say. No matter how many times I try to kill him off, he always manages to remain about 7-inches out of the grave. Haha.”