NEW YORK—AVN has confirmed that adult industry legend Jamie Gillis succumbed today to a battle with cancer in his hometown of New York City. He was 66.
Gillis will be cremated at a private ceremony. He requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the NYC Police Athletic League, an organization that assisted him as a boy and continues to aid New York City children. Donations can be made at www.palnyc.org/800-PAL-4KIDS/donate.aspx.
Vetern adult director Cass Paley (aka Wesley Emerson) said the following in an email to AVN Friday evening regarding Gillis’ death:
“It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Jamie Gillis. A wonderful and charismatic man and most treasured friend, he will be greatly missed by his partner Zarela, his family, his many friends, and countless fans around the world.
“Despite the immense grief we feel for the loss of our friend, we are comforted by a quotation from Albert Camus that Jamie often quoted to us: ‘Happniess, too, is inevitable.'”
Jamie was one of the better performers the biz ever had, he could act and he never took it too seriously. On being inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame, he commented to the audience that it was a dubious honor to be honored for “coming on people.”
Originally partnered with Ed Powers as one of the “Nasty Brothers” Ed had given Gillis props for being his inspiration to get into the biz, citing specifically Gillis”s “On The Prowl” series, which was the first of so called reality genre.
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