Inspired by muscleman actor Steve Reeves Rick Cassidy born Richard Edward Ciezniak Jr in Lackawanna Pennsylvania decided he wanted to become a professional bodybuilder at age 14 After a stint in the Navy he competed in bodybuilding competitions and quickly moved from that to physique modeling which led to a career in hardcore adult features both gay and straight He appeared in around 100 adult features and sex loops in total plus made the occasional nonXXX film appearance including the Ed Woodscripted troika of Drop Out Wife 1972 The Beach Bunnies 1976 and Hot Ice 1977 Cassidy also featured in the twisted sexheavy horror flicks Sex Psycho 1970 and Evil Come Evil Go 1972 the Australian softcore comedy Fantasm Comes Again 1977 the early Charles Band production Auditions 1978 and the X classic New Wave Hookers 1985 He permanently retired from film in the mid 80s and moved back to his home state where he worked as a real estate agent He passed away in 2013 at age 70
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