Actor, writer and producer Alex Mann was born in the neighborhood of Brownsville in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a pool player nicknamed "Cue Stick" and his mother worked at the candy counter at Loew's Pitkin Theater. Mann was involved with criminals in his younger days and had many run-ins with the police during this time. In the early 1960's Alex moved to Manhattan's East Village, where he became part of the local beat scene. Mann first started acting in underground movies. He soon became a welcome and familiar face in the East Coast exploitation cinema fare which includes both soft-core features and more explicit flicks. Among the notable drive-in film directors Alex has acted in movies for are Joe Sarno, Michael Findlay, Doris Wishman, and Barry Mahon. In 1969 Life magazine ran a two page article on Mann and his wife Pamela after the couple was arrested for running a brothel, in which the couple would also perform live sex shows with each other.
Alex moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970's to further pursue his acting and writing career. He kept himself afloat by working as a bouncer for a notorious Hollywood club owner. Mann won rave reviews for "Sailor Falls in One" a boxing play that he wrote, produced, and directed. Alex made guest appearances on the TV shows "Weird Science" and "Strong Medicine." Moreover, Mann did the voice of Jimmy the Grape for the video game "The Darkness". Alex lived in Sherman Oaks, California when he died of tongue cancer in July, 2010.
Alex moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970's to further pursue his acting and writing career. He kept himself afloat by working as a bouncer for a notorious Hollywood club owner. Mann won rave reviews for "Sailor Falls in One" a boxing play that he wrote, produced, and directed. Alex made guest appearances on the TV shows "Weird Science" and "Strong Medicine." Moreover, Mann did the voice of Jimmy the Grape for the video game "The Darkness". Alex lived in Sherman Oaks, California when he died of tongue cancer in July, 2010.
Actor, writer and producer Alex Mann was born in the neighborhood of Brownsville in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a pool player nicknamed "Cue Stick" and his mother worked at the candy counter at Loew's Pitkin Theater. Mann was involved with criminals in his younger days and had many run-ins with the police during this time. In the early 1960's Alex moved to Manhattan's East Village, where he became part of the local beat scene. Mann first started acting in underground movies. He soon became a welcome and familiar face in the East Coast exploitation cinema fare which includes both soft-core features and more explicit flicks. Among the notable drive-in film directors Alex has acted in movies for are Joe Sarno, Michael Findlay, Doris Wishman, and Barry Mahon. In 1969 Life magazine ran a two page article on Mann and his wife Pamela after the couple was arrested for running a brothel, in which the couple would also perform live sex shows with each other.
Alex moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970's to further pursue his acting and writing career. He kept himself afloat by working as a bouncer for a notorious Hollywood club owner. Mann won rave reviews for "Sailor Falls in One" a boxing play that he wrote, produced, and directed. Alex made guest appearances on the TV shows "Weird Science" and "Strong Medicine." Moreover, Mann did the voice of Jimmy the Grape for the video game "The Darkness". Alex lived in Sherman Oaks, California when he died of tongue cancer in July, 2010.
Alex moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970's to further pursue his acting and writing career. He kept himself afloat by working as a bouncer for a notorious Hollywood club owner. Mann won rave reviews for "Sailor Falls in One" a boxing play that he wrote, produced, and directed. Alex made guest appearances on the TV shows "Weird Science" and "Strong Medicine." Moreover, Mann did the voice of Jimmy the Grape for the video game "The Darkness". Alex lived in Sherman Oaks, California when he died of tongue cancer in July, 2010.
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