LOS ANGELES — Mr. Marcus, adult veteran, AVN Award winner, director and
star of over 1,300 movies, adds business mogul to his resume with the
upcoming launch of his business venture, Daddy Inc.
While Marcus has no intention of leaving the adult industry, he stresses
that Daddy Inc.’s focus is to offer adult-oriented and mainstream products
branded by the company. Previously unreleased footage — including features
shot by Marcus — will carry the Daddy Inc. label. The new company is also
home to an expanding apparel line sporting its logo. Future plans include
sex toys, an online magazine (daddyinc.net), the continuation of Mr. Marcus’regular parties and the development of explicit and non-explicit sections for mrmarcus.com, the first for an adult performer.
“Keeping your fans on your site with material that’s designed for hardcore
and less-than-hardcore tastes is something I think will become more
prevalent,” he said.
In the way high profile adult magazines made their way into businesses
outside of the industry, Marcus sees Daddy Inc. bringing the worlds of
adult, mainstream and hip-hop culture together.
“What Daddy Inc. will offer is a chance for the guy and girl at home to be
an active part of the adult entertainment lifestyle,” Marcus said. “I want
to offer a complete experience, from what you’d expect from an adult
company, like movies and toys, to clothes that are coming from an adult
attitude. I expect Daddy Inc.’s apparel line to be successful in the same
way you can appreciate Sean John in a hip-hop fashion sense, is the same way I hope Daddy, Inc.’s clothing apparel can be appreciated in the adult sense.
The daddyinc.net website will feature mature, but not hardcore, content and
it’ll feature content from our parties and track my new endeavor for my
fans.”
The choice of the company’s name came from much soul-searching on the part
of Marcus. Throughout his career he’s given, and continues to give, counsel
to many members of the adult industry, including some that are his senior.
“You can look at ‘daddy’ in many different ways,” he said. “It can mean
being an authoritative figure in life to giving a commanding performance in
the bedroom. For me it reflects a sense of direction, positivity and the
commitment to see things through. The motto of our company is ‘Guidance is
King.’ Guidance, to seek your father and in some cases it may just be a
father figure and as far as I’m concerned I’m Daddy. One hundred percent.”
Marcus, known for his Valentine’s Day revelries, will officially begin
business for Daddy Inc. with a party slated at Nacional, 1645 Wilcox Ave.,
Hollywood, Calif., with doors opening at 9:30 p.m. on June 17 — Father’s
Day. Members of the adult industry will mingle and members of the mainstream media will also be in attendance — sponsorships are available. To RSVP, contact [email protected].
As a prominent figure in the black community, Marcus — a father in his
personal life — added that he didn’t want to be known only as a sexual
performer. He plans on giving back through a non-profit organization funded
by Daddy Inc., daddyinc.org.
“I’m grateful for where I am and I thank God for the life I lead now,” he
said.
For more information, visit mrmarcus.com and daddyinc.net, or email
[email protected].