Colton Ford, legendary gay adult film star, dies at 62

Colton Ford, known outside of the gay adult film industry as Glenn Soukesian, reportedly died on Monday, May 19, at 62 years of age. One day later, Ford's friends and industry peers have begun to share social media posts confirming his death and mourning his loss.

From Pasadena, California, Ford was born in October 1962 and only started working as an adult film star in 2002, at age 40. Though he is best known for his work as a gay adult film star, Ford was also an actor and musician.

Ford's acting roles included projects like Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, The Lair, and The Next Best Thing, per IMDb. He also appeared in Cyndi Lauper's 2008 music video for "Into the Nightlife."

Ford released plenty of original music, too. He had three studio albums, 2008's Tug of War, 2009's Under the Covers, and 2013's The Way I Am, and dropped EPs such as 2011's Let Me Live Again / The Music Always Gets You Back and 2014's Next Chapter.

Chi Chi LaRue, a famous drag entertainer who's also known for directing gay adult films (as Larry David Paciotti), wrote on Facebook: "I'm So Shocked and Saddened to Hear and Report the sudden passing of my friend and Icon Glen aka Colton Ford! You will missed! Keep Singing In Heaven!"

Tim Wood, a friend and industry peer of Ford's, wrote in a Facebook post:

"With a very heavy heart I share this tragic news. While we don't have all the details, I never would have dreamed that the photo below of Glenn Soukesian (Colton Ford) and I from 3 weeks ago would be our last. Glenn was involved in a tragic hiking accident this past weekend that took his life. He was a brilliant artist who always kept a song in his heart. Sweet, funny, kind, sassy - and hopelessly handsome. My heart is broken - it's almost too much to take. One of my best friends, a man who helped save my life many years ago. I miss you terribly… I can't stop the flood of tears. Sing with the angels, my beautiful, special soul. I love you."