176:'s Computer Help for Kids charity mentioned Idol under his real name. The papers showed that $ 30,000 was paid to Idol, with $ 5,000 coming from the charity and $ 25,000 from the Council of Cooperating Governments. Charity director John Katopodis testified in a deposition that Idol was paid to repair computers and to set up computer giveaway programs in other areas. Idol testified that, because of his 1998 fall, he was "not at full faculties" and could not recall the details of his time with the organization.
101:, and in February 1989 appeared as the "Man of the Month" centerfold under his birth name Marc Anthony Donais. This appearance launched his career in the adult film industry, in which he achieved notoriety and success under the name Ryan Idol. At the height of his career, he claimed to earn $ 50,000 per film, and made tens of thousands of dollars more stripping at gay clubs around the United States. He also engaged in a limited amount of
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December 9, 2011; however when he appeared, his attorney requested to withdraw from the case. The request was granted. Idol then appeared in court on
January 13, 2012, requesting a retrial "citing ineffective assistance of counsel". He was sentenced to 12 years in state prison September 27, 2012. He is housed at the California Medical Facility (CMF) in
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who performed in the 1990s and later onstage in mainstream theater. He has French, Irish, and Native
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