Mr. Marcus

Mr Marcus born September 4 1970 is the stage name of Jesse Spencer an American actor and director known for acting in or directing over 1800 pornographic films Marcus was born Jesse Spencer in Chicago IL on September 4 1970 Before becoming a pornographic actor he worked as a truck driver He started work in the pornography industry in 1994 Described as the LL Cool J of porn he has been married since the early 1990s and has two children In August 2012 Marcus was the central person in an outbreak of syphilis in the porn industry leading to a hold on filming His infection was discovered in July 2012 during a routine industry screening before he was to begin making a film He immediately received a penicillin shot but when he was rescreened 11 days later he still showed signs of syphilis Authorities say he altered the results of that second test and returned to work the following day Marcus was sentenced in Los Angeles to 30 days in jail for knowingly exposing at least two costars to syphilis In June 2014 a 129360 judgment was made in favor of Lylith LaVey a costar whom Marcus had exposed to syphilis In 2009 he was inducted into the AVN Awards Hall of Fame