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Sal Bruno was a 'fat kid' growing up. Now he's a buffed, tough porn star with a heart of gold. He's a guinea pig in an AIDS vaccine trial, and when a fellow porn actor was choking on his piss, Sal was quick with a calming kiss

Sal Bruno at a glance:

Date of birth: April 1960
Place of birth: The Bronx
Current residence: New Jersey, in a suburb near New York City
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 210 pounds
Chest: 44 inches
Waist: 34 inches
Web site:http://homepages. gayweb.com/salbruno/page2.html
Videography: First Time Tryers 16: Chicago (All Worlds), Ted and Mark's Greek Odyssey (Altomar), In Uniform II (In Uniform), Piss Police, Renter's Hell (Russo Video), Brute Muscle and Locked Down (Manhunter), Manhattan Sex Party (MSR Video)-- rated three stars by The Guide.

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What kind of kid were you?

I was the outcast in a way as a kid. I grew up overweight, and didn't develop any interest in sports or working-out until just after high school. I guess those high school guys in their jockstraps turned on a light bulb!

It's a hard image to shake, being a fat kid, because no matter how good some people may tell you that you are, you still see that overweight kid staring back at you from the mirror. I've spoken to a lot of guys who were either fat or skinny and are now very, very hot men, and they also say they still see themselves as they formerly were.

When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a singer, because I was told I was good at it. I also loved performing. I was in a small band in grammar school that won one of those district talent shows. One year we sang "Country Roads," and the next "Proud Mary"-- but hey, we won!

Any hobbies, interests, causes, passions?

Since high school, and especially since coming out, I've been able to indulge some of my passions. I've had a lot of friends die of AIDS, so I've volunteered for the national trial for an AIDS vaccine. I take a shot and have blood drawn regularly, and I hate needles! But if it helps, it's all worth it.

I also have been more physical in that I've really tuned into working-out hard, and indulged in passions like boxing, wrestling, and other "contact" sports.

Describe when you first realized you were attracted to guys.

I can remember vividly when I was still five, six, seven and seeing pictures of the boxers in the sports pages of New York Daily News, and thinking how handsome they were, and how hard their muscles were.

What was the wildest scene you've ever done in a video?

Piss Police, a Donnie Russo video, was the most unusual because we shot for some five or six hours, and we had to keep a "stock" on hand when needed, if you know what I mean. I remember Donnie being in another room as we took a short break, and all of a sudden we would hear "I gotta pee!" and the crew would dash off so we could all get the shot immediately.

What was the funniest moment for you while shooting a video?

Same video, I was playing a cop and I was interrogating a rookie before he earned his badge, and one of the tests was drinking the Sarge's piss. I had filled a huge glass mug, on-camera, and gave the kid one sip, two sips, and he had drained about half of it. It was taking too long, so on the third sip I dumped the rest of the mug into his mouth, and it hit his gag reflex hard enough that he shot it back all over me, my uniform, everything! He got flogged good for giving Sarge an unexpected, although pretty hot, shower!

Had you ever done anything like that previously in real life?

The extent of the piss scenes in Piss Police was farther than I'd ever gone. After I dumped the piss in the boy's face and he "shot" it back at me, I kissed him deeply (okay, mostly to stop him from coughing) and tasted my own piss for the first time. Wasn't bad, but I think I'll stick to Diet Coke.

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