Michael Lucas

Born March 10, 1972 · Moscow, Russia

Andrei Treivas Bregman (born March 10, 1972), better known professionally as Michael Lucas, is a Russian-born American pornographic actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Moscow, he earned a law degree before leaving Russia in the mid-1990s and later working as a model in Germany and France. In 1998, Lucas founded Lucas Entertainment in New York City, developing it into one of the most prominent gay adult studios of the 2000s and 2010s. As a performer and filmmaker, he became known for productions including Dangerous Liaisons, La Dolce Vita, Men of Israel and Michael Lucas’ Auditions. Outside adult entertainment, Lucas has also produced the documentaries Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land and Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda, and has written publicly about LGBT rights, Russia and Israel.