Dirk Alan Shafer (November 7, 1962 – March 5, 2015) was an American model, actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he was most noted in the modeling world for having been Playgirl magazine's 1992 "Man of the Year".[1] Shafer related that he did Playgirl for "validation" as a model because he never believed himself to be attractive.[2] Shafer wrote, directed and starred in Man of the Year, a 1995 mockumentary about his time as a semi-closetedgay man in the role of a heterosexual sex symbol. Shafer's next directorial project was Circuit, a fictional look at the world of gay male circuit parties.[3]
As of 2008, Shafer was working as a fitness trainer and certified Pilates instructor.[4] In 2012, Shafer returned to the pages of Playgirl for a 20th anniversary photo spread in the August issue.[5]
Shafer was found dead in a vehicle near his home in West Hollywood, California on March 5, 2015. Initial reports indicated he might have suffered a heart attack.[6] Following an autopsy, however, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined Shafer's death was the result of "methamphetamine and cocaine toxicity", with hypertensive cardiovascular disease possibly being a contributing factor.[7]
Shafer is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[8]
^Stack, Liam (9 March 2015). "Dirk Shafer, Playgirl Centerfold Who Revealed He Was Gay, Dies at 52". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
dirk, shafer, dirk, alan, shafer, november, 1962, march, 2015, american, model, actor, screenwriter, director, born, carbondale, illinois, most, noted, modeling, world, having, been, playgirl, magazine, 1992, year, shafer, related, that, playgirl, validation, . Dirk Alan Shafer November 7 1962 March 5 2015 was an American model actor screenwriter and director Born in Carbondale Illinois he was most noted in the modeling world for having been Playgirl magazine s 1992 Man of the Year 1 Shafer related that he did Playgirl for validation as a model because he never believed himself to be attractive 2 Shafer wrote directed and starred in Man of the Year a 1995 mockumentary about his time as a semi closeted gay man in the role of a heterosexual sex symbol Shafer s next directorial project was Circuit a fictional look at the world of gay male circuit parties 3 Dirk ShaferBorn 1962 11 07 November 7 1962Carbondale Illinois U S DiedMarch 5 2015 2015 03 05 aged 52 Los Angeles California U S NationalityAmericanOccupation s ModelActorScreenwriterDirectorKnown forPlaygirl 1992 Man of the YearHeight5 10 1 79 m As of 2008 Shafer was working as a fitness trainer and certified Pilates instructor 4 In 2012 Shafer returned to the pages of Playgirl for a 20th anniversary photo spread in the August issue 5 Shafer was found dead in a vehicle near his home in West Hollywood California on March 5 2015 Initial reports indicated he might have suffered a heart attack 6 Following an autopsy however the Los Angeles County Coroner s office determined Shafer s death was the result of methamphetamine and cocaine toxicity with hypertensive cardiovascular disease possibly being a contributing factor 7 Shafer is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 8 Contents 1 Filmography 1 1 As actor 1 2 As director 1 3 As writer 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksFilmography EditAs actor Edit Will amp Grace episode Cheaters Blaze 2001 Man of the Year Himself 1995 As director Edit Circuit 2002 Man of the Year 1995 As writer Edit Circuit 2002 with Gregory Hinton Man of the Year 1995 Inside Out II segment Double Vision 1992 Notes Edit Stack Liam 9 March 2015 Dirk Shafer Playgirl Centerfold Who Revealed He Was Gay Dies at 52 The New York Times New York Times Retrieved 9 March 2015 Kramer p 30 Hensley Dennis 2002 04 30 Circuit king The Advocate retrieved 2007 09 06 25 Great Things About Gay L A Frontiers Volume 26 Issue 4 archived from the original on 2008 03 31 retrieved 2008 05 12 Former Gay Playgirl Man of the Year Dirk Shaffer Returns 20 Years later and he is hotter than ever Man Of The Year s Dirk Shafer Found Dead Cocaine meth blamed in ex centerfold s death in West Hollywood Death of WeHo s Dirk Shafer is Attributed to Meth and CocaineReferences EditKramer Gary M 2006 Independent Queer Cinema Reviews and Interviews Haworth Press ISBN 1 56023 343 5 External links EditDirk Shafer at IMDb Dirk Shafer on Find A Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dirk Shafer amp oldid 1170555680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
