Dave Cummings is considered the oldest American still-performing professional porn star.

Cummings' background is unusual for a typical porn actor: he has both a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 degree in Economics

Economics

Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

 and a Masters Degree in Public Administration

Public administration

Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....

; in addition, he spent over 25 years as an officer in the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...

. He was married for 22 years and has four grandchildren.

He was almost 55 years old before he launched his acting career and is now regarded as a major adult porn star with well over 500 adult films and a reputation for sexual stamina

Endurance

Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...

. Cummings claims that he only uses viagra when doing back-to-back sex scenes or when working with very demanding directors. He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame

AVN Hall of Fame

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 in 2007 and the XRCO Hall of Fame

XRCO Hall of Fame

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 in 2011.

Quotes

"I find the adult entertainment world to be a very rewarding one, filled with caring people who fully realize that sex is a totally natural God

God

God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

-given gift to be enjoyed. I like helping people understand that it's normal for them to have sexual cravings, and to enjoy harmless fantasies

Sexual fantasy

A sexual fantasy, also called an erotic fantasy, is a fantasy or pattern of thoughts with the effect of creating or enhancing sexual feelings; in short, it is "almost any mental imagery that is sexually arousing or erotic to [an] individual"...

 and healthy desires."

External links

• Official site
• How To Be A Porn Star, Cummings' classic essay
• VYUZ.com exclusive interview
• Biography at LukeIsBack.com