The adult film performer known as Randy on Sean Cody sadly died on Saturday at the age of 33.
Just last week, Randy launched a GoFundMe after being hospitalized with kidney problems, though an exact cause of death has not been publicly shared.
Adult site Str8Up (link work-unfriendly) reports his GoFundMe read:
Hello, I am in need of help for when I recover from my injury. I woke up deathly ill and finally went to the hospital and my kidney function was at 21% amongst a couple other issues but the kidneys being the most serious. I am feeling better. I have been in the hospital for 5 days now and as most of you know I am in recovery and I was living in a halfway house. Because I have been gone for so long I was discharged. Now when I leave I dont know what I am going to do or where I am going to go. I have been in recovery since November 9, 2021. Life has gotten much better and I am so happy to have made it this far. Unfortunately, I have this setback with my health. Any donations will go towards finding a place to live and help me get back on my feet. Anything helps. To all my fans who still support me and follow me, I love you all!
The site also notes that Randy had been open for years about his battle with addiction prior to entering recovery.
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Randy, who was straight, was the most-featured performer at the popular adult studio, which is known for casting gay-for-pay models.
“I really give it my all. I’m just grateful for the opportunity to do this, and grateful for all the fans that I have. I love them all, and they are what keeps my career going,” he told Str8Up in 2018. He also said his work at the studio once caused him to lose his day job at a restaurant.
He started his adult career at Sean Cody in 2013, and quickly became a fan favorite.
Walden Woods, who directed Randy in the majority of his scenes, said “The second I met Randy, I knew it. He was always so awesome.”
Woods released this statement after his death:
“My heart is broken to hear about the passing of Randy. I met him on set almost 10 years ago. He was always a good guy to be around, and had some amazing energy and authentic charm that was undeniable. From some amazing behind-the-scenes moments to Puerto Rico and Palm Springs, I had a great time every day he was on set. It’s incredibly sad to hear of his passing. You were a giant Randy, rest in peace.”
DarkZephyr
This is sad. ? Sounds like he was a decent Dude. I hope nobody comes on here and says a bunch of the usual judgemental, cold hearted crap.
Harley
Oh, you know they will. Trolls gotta troll.
Neoprene
Such a whiny attempt at control.
Anyway, kids, always remember, Just Say No!
Den
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thus proving Harley correct!
Neoprene
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Only because of his whiny attempt at control. Hope that helps, dear.
DarkZephyr
@Neoprene
Sweetie, you aren’t going to manipulate anybody with that silly talk. This is a free country and I will hope for whatever I want to hope for and I will feel entirely free to express that. If anybody’s trying to control anyone, it would be you. Shove off, before somebody drops a house on you like they did your sister.
Bosch
Neoprene, I would LOVE IT if you could explain what part of DarkZephyr’s message constitutes as “control”.
toolman1
very sad! so young
sfhairy
And that children is what happens when you abuse drugs.
Derek Northcutt
is that the “tsk tsk” of compassion?
abfab
So says Dr Oz in SF. Try thinking before you open your mouth.
Robothedestroyer
Hey yooo there is the insensitivity we all knew was coming.
masterwill7
As unfair and hard as this comment sounds, that’s the honest truth… And better someone learn anything from his death, then everyone has kind words and this happens again!
sfhairy
I know the truth hurts, doesn’t it children?
Bosch
It’s not the truth that’s hurting, it’s your lack of compassion.
Charlie in Charge
And this is why it is so very important to treat people struggling with addiction with generosity and empathy.
bachy
The older I get, the more I am stunned by how many people die young. The path to old age is littered with fallen friends. Count your blessings and take good care of yourselves!
Kangol2
It was even worse in the 1980s and 1990s, not that that makes it any easier to deal with!
bachy
@Kangol2: Word.
MystiRivers
When you don’t have health insurance, maybe you should consider alternative careers.
RosemarysBaby
When you don’t have anything constructive to say, maybe you should just keep your mouth shut.
taoalwyn
How about “when you don’t have a universal, free at the point of access, healthcare system?”. USA, the richest country on earth can’t even protect the health of it’s citizens; you should be ashamed.
MystiRivers
Ah, I see someone left the door open from the special needs classroom.
Den
Yeah, and it looks like you got out.
At least you are always good for a laugh.
MystiRivers
Not sure which is sadder: your lame comeback or having to crowdfund money for a kidney.
Den
Straight boy, nobody wants your sorry ass here. You are stupid and mean spirited, and have nothing of value to add to any discussion. That is what is saddest.
Kangol2
Wow, you really are a cold-hearted schmuck, aren’t you?
scotshot
Love your caring while we’re in the middle of the pandemic
Bosch
I would have assumed you were afraid of health insurance, because communism.
dougie
taoalwyn, you sadly mistaken that the US is the richest country on earth. There are numerous other countries that have a much higher standard of living, whose governments aren’t in debt up to their eyeballs, whose citizens are economically more comfortable, and whose citizens benefit directly from the country’s largesse. But, we in the US like to tell ourselves we’re the freest, richest, happiest, etc., but because we say it doesn’t make it true.
marc2628
You are evil. And what really sad? You proud of it. You must have a hard life… hating other gays/unfortunate won’t help your mental situation, I assured you.
cb225
Only the good die young?
Rambeaux
No, they don’t.
Goodness or badness has nothing to do with it, honey.
Mr. Stadnick
only the young die young.
Diplomat
Wow what a shock. He seemed like the epitome of health. Didn’t know he considered himself straight. That would cause a bit of stress in that job I’m sure. And maybe guilt ala addiction.
Great guy he will be missed by many.
gregg2010
I knew him very casually. He admitted to bisexuality, and was a very nice guy not hung up on his good looks. That being said, the only time he listened to friends was when he went into the recovery center the last time and this time it got through to him. But a lot of the damage was already done.
David
It always breaks my heart, I had a baby sister who died from Leukemia at 21. Both of my lovers died prematurely 41 and the second one was only 54. I have survived several bouts with hepatitis, several car accidents, 3 years of recurring lymphoma not to mention years in the Navy on a ship that was barely sea worthy…all too young to die, yet I made it to 70! I might have a bit of survivor’s guilt but young deaths cut me to the quick.
bachy
@David: {{{BIG HUGS}}}
SDR94103
Randy, who was straight, was the most-featured performer at the popular adult studio, which is known for casting gay-for-pay models.
I’ve always thought this was a cop out.
GlobeTrotter
This is so sad on so many levels! First of all, it’s unthinkable and embarrassing at the same time that the United States hasn’t caught up with all other major industrialized First World countries to make sure that all its citizens enjoy universal health care as a human right! Here in Europe EVERYONE is automatically health insured, with the costs shared by the entire national populations. This keeps costs low while maximizing health care benefits. It’s simply inconceivable here in Europe that sick individuals need to establish a GoFundMe site to pay for healthcare costs – it simply doesn’t happen. We’re shocked sh*tless when we hear stories of Americans having to take out a mortgage to pay for healthcare costs or become homeless because of a cancer diagnosis. Not long ago I saw a CNN story about an elderly couple spending their entire $90K savings to pay for the healthcare costs of their grandchild who had diabetes. WTF?!?!
Here in Europe access to healthcare is a constitutionally guaranteed human right! You get sick, you go the doctor or hospital and you NEVER see a bill! Treatment costs are simply not an issue and no one ever has to make the agonizing choice between buying groceries or buying insulin, paying rent or paying for cancer treatment. This is absolutely disgraceful and the US should be ashamed of itself! Even its much poorer adversaries China and Russia offer their citizens universal healthcare!
RIP Randy…
Ricardo
Yes indeed, the USA spending their money on playing war games!! Billions going to arms, but no healthcare, WTF!! Anyway he is gone and may he RI.P. Very sad indeed, even he was Gay for Pay! He was young and a whole life in front of him! But the real cause cannot been kidneys, you can live with one. There must have been more issues.
But the health care is a big issue in the USA!! Don’t understand it, people just cannot afford to get sick!
A so called rich country, but with millions of very poor people.
Anyway a sad news about Randy!!
Lenny
Brazil too, Globetrotter, offer its citizens health care all over the country at no fees, though perhaps not an excellent service like some of the other European countries and the USA, but it does! I agree with you , the USA should be ashamed of itself!! Anyway, you can be sure that no one dies before his times comes unles, of course, he commits suicide!! We all have seen hundreds of examples of this worldwide!!
GlobeTrotter
@Ricardo: A few years ago after routine surgery I was prescribed a pain killer, it was new on the market at the time. Supposedly it didn’t have many of the undesired side-effects of the more popular pain-killers, and most importantly, it wasn’t habit forming. So I followed my doctor’s instructions and took 2 pills, twice a day.
About 2 or 3 months later I went for a checkup which included blood work. After looking at the results the doctor became very alarmed and told me I had to see a kidney specialist immediately, like today! He said my kidneys were just about to fail and I needed to act now! WTF! I’m young and have never had any kidney problems in my life! So that same day I made an appointment to see a kidney specialist, the appointment was for the following day.
The specialist took a look at the results of my bloodwork and his first question was if I’d started taking any new medication. I had to think for a while, but then I remembered that I started taking this new pain medication. So I told him the name of the medication, and then it was like a lightbulb went on in his head. He explained that this was a new drug on the market and one of its possible side effects was kidney damage. But I feel fine, I told him. I haven’t noticed anything, no pain, nothing at all. He replied that that’s typical with kidney damage – you usually don’t notice when they’re being damaged. You only notice something’s wrong AFTER the damage is so severe that it’s irreversible. At that point, your only option is a lifetime of dialysis or a kidney transplant. In my case, I was EXTREMELY lucky that I came in for a checkup and that my doctor caught it in time. If I’d gone just two more weeks, both my kidneys would have been irreversibly damaged. WTF!!!
I was incensed and outraged! They give you some medication, you take it in the belief that it’s completely safe, and you end up ruining your kidneys! Luckily for me, the minute I stopped taking this drug, my kidneys rebounded, and two weeks later they had returned to perfect health. I was lucky though. There are perhaps thousands of other people who got their kidneys ruined through no fault of their own. Maybe they had a medication allergy, maybe they just had bad genes. We’ll never know what happened to Randy or if his kidneys were indeed completely ruined by his drug use. If he’d had adequate access to healthcare however, he might still have been alive today.
An American friend of mine moved to Germany many years ago after I talked her into doing so. She was in a dead end job in NY, very unhappy and needed a change, so I suggested she move to Europe. She took my advice, moved to Europe and now she’s married and has a family. Well she’s diabetic, and a few years ago both her kidneys failed and she needed a transplant. Luckily she was in Germany, and the entire resources of the German healthcare system swung into immediate action. She received her new kidneys and was taken care of like a princess. She later wrote on her Facebook page how surprised she was at the German healthcare system. At every phase she received the best treatment available in the country, was treated in clean, modern hospitals with a caring staff, given the best, high-tech treatment available, sent to a fancy physical rehab center in the Alps, etc., and throughout all of this she never had a pay a single dime, never even saw a bill. This would have been impossible back in the US – even if she were health insured, she’d have had to pay thousands of dollars in deductions or she probably would have hit her lifetime insurance benefit limit. Right now she can’t imagine moving back to the US, what if she has further kidney problems or her diabetes worsens? She wouldn’t be able to afford the same level of care in the US that she’s used to getting in Germany.
DarkZephyr
I’m surprised you stand for universal health care. You usually side or sympathize with Republicans in these articles.
GlobeTrotter
@DarkZephyr: Healthcare isn’t a republican or democrat issue, it’s a HUMAN RIGHTS issue. Furthermore I’m neither conservative nor liberal. Political ideology is seldom fact-based or logical, which is why I evaluate every issue on its own merits and choose the most rational approach. Sometimes the most rational approach lines up with liberal values, sometimes with conservative values, sometimes with neither. But I’ll always choose rationalism over ideology, each and every time.
ShiningSex
The U.S. does suck when it comes to healthcare thanks to republicans who always stop universal care. That’s where it has always been and won’t change soon.
As you see republicans are always bought by the NRA when it comes to guns. So “second amendment” fake scare tactics work with the idiotic republicans over lives.
johncp56
I feel sad for anyone young lost, and why bring up any drug use, we all need health care, the biggest so call a richest country in the world is a scam, health care system here is for money, shameless shit heads to drag someone for diying and!! to cal it not a republican or dem thing is coaward the GOP shoots down every thing,, but has back bone when the gun laws are brought up,, Republicans suck but hole buddy
samkrogers
My prayers are with you, Randy, and comfort to your friends and family. Rest In Peace. You will not be forgotten on Earth!
ShiningSex
Addiction is sad.
On another part,
straight? um…no.
Gay for pay is a myth. They’re bi at least.
It’s just a tag to get fools to believe they can “get” straight guys.
Still a sad story though
Lenny
That’s it, I agree entirely with you, ShiningSex!!
abfab
Me too. And if it was true what the matron mother said a few posts back about all who abuse(d) drugs will die, then please explain Kieth Richards. Talk about a blanket statement! Shushka!
jackscott
Beautiful guy, however, we all have choices to make with our lives. It is a shame he couldn’t battle whatever he was dealing with or stick to the help he had rec’d earlier. Hopefully he now has peace…but gone at such an early age is sad.
TamaraChing
May he rest in peace. He was a great performer and had a great memorable piece of meat. I just re-watched a video of him with another Sean Cody favorite and seeing both hotties try to up each other was an awful turn-on. In all his performances, he always tried to make his partner(s) comfortable. He will sorely missed.
bigrawtop
Straight performers in gay porn make more money and get more news coverage. They always begging for our money or our attention. Time to stop giving them both.
Josiah Freshmount
Sean Cody was one of the first sites I found. “Randy” (along with Lucas and Dalton) was my favorite. Sad that anyone has to die because they lacked adequate access to preventative and specialized care. R.I.P.
Josiah Freshmount
Sorry I just realized I got him mixed up with the guys at Corbin Fisher. Still though, R.I.P