THE RITZ Actor Convicted of Attempted Murder

By: Sep. 21, 2011
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According to SDGLN.com, Broadway veteran and former gay porn star Ryan Idol, also known as  Marc Anthony Donais, has been convicted of attempted murder in Sacramento Superior Court.

Donais, who 'was accused of using a toilet tank lid to batter his ex-girlfriend in the head in an attack at the woman's home,' claimed self-defense, but was unable to convince jurors.

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In 1999, Idol starred in the play Making Porn. Idol next played "Bill Tom" in the gay love story Scent of Rain, written by Mark Dunn, for which he was lauded for "continu[ing] to establish himself as a capable actor". Idol made his Broadway debut when he played the "Crisco Patron" in the Roundabout Theater Company's 2007 revival of Terrence McNally's The Ritz.


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