Dirk Shafer (born November 7, 1962) is an American model, actor, screenwriter and director. He is most noted in the modeling world for being "Playgirl" magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1992. Shafer would go on to write, direct and star in "Man of the Year", a mockumentary about his time as a semi-closeted gay man in the role of a heterosexual sex symbol. Wikipedia
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Born in Carbondale, Illinois, (but raised in Oklahoma), Dirk first came to public attention when he appeared at age 27, in a photo-spread in Playgirl Magazine's "Holiday 1990" issue. This handsome, hairy-chested blond proved unusually popular with readers www.imdb.com/name/nm0787257/