Wrangler anatomy of an Icon is nearly a literal phrase; as Wrangler is Jack Wrangler the world’s first extremely popular gay male porn star; and the anatomy is literally is man junk. At the dawning of the sexual revolution, and the gay liberation movement, Jack was the right man at the right time. Ironically our man Jack grew up in a very well to do Los Angeles publishing family and struggled to find his professional voice, as well as his sexual identity in his early twenties, when he fell into porn acting. He’d then change his last name to Wrangler, after the very manly denim jeans, and a star was born. Jack would star in the very popular gay men’s film ‘Kansas City Trucking Company’ and become a porn sensation. He was the quintessential gay male fantasy, with his blond hair, deep tan skin, and oiled muscles. Many weren’t aware that he was actually sort of a short shy man in person, who really struggled with his self image, and sense of attractiveness in real life. At the height of his popularity, he’d book dates at porn theaters to meet fans, and do monologues whilst stripping and giving the full Monty. Jack would become so popular that a penis pump would be named after him called the acu- Jack. This pump would be mentioned a decade or so later in one of Prince’s songs called ‘Sexuality’.
It didn’t take long for Jack’s family to get wind of his shenanigans. Jack worried what his very controlling and withholding father would say about him being in these films. Oddly enough his dad was sort of proud of him, go figure. Jack would have several long gay relationships, but as his popularity grew his relationships would rip in half.
What made Jack a legend was his then bridge into straight porn. The gay community felt betrayed, and duped as Jack’s success skyrocketed into the stratosphere. Jack would star as the devil in ‘The Devil in Miss Jones.’ Movie series. Porn would become chic in the mid 70’s and viewing porn would become the fashion of the time. His fame would allow him to hob knob among other celebrities, and receive star treatment wherever he went. One night while at an upscale club for dinner the 40’s pop singer Margaret Whiting would catch his eye, and they would begin dating though Jack was nearly 20 years her junior. Jack and Maggie would fall madly in love and eventually marry despite the protests of Maggie’s grown daughter. The natural snags would happen as when a straight woman marries a gay man. However, regardless of the nastiness their love endured. Jack would leave porn to teach music to kids, then write a musical for Broadway that would win him awards. Jack would die of cancer in April of 2009 leaving an amazing entertainment legacy.
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