Rhodes was clearly a tortured soul, signing off his last Tumblr post with, “I’m waiting until I pop. Rhodes shot over 40 scenes during his eight year long career.
Rhodes eventually went on to direct eight features for Mustang Studios. He’d only shot one scene before signing on and remained with the studio ever since. Rhodes had been working in the porn industry since 2004, when the then 22-year-old signed as an Exclusive with Falcon. It His steroid and drug use was likely a factor in the heart attack that tragically ended his life. He had long suffered with drug addiction and depression, and the last post on his Tumblr, “A Romance with Misery,” detailed the particulars of his steroid regiment. Born James Elliott Naughtin,30, the gay porn icon known as Erik Rhodes was found dead at 5:30 am last Thursday in New York CIty.
