did not save his earnings and relapsed into drug and alcohol abuse. Contrary to rumor he was never officially diagnosed as HIV+ by any medical professionals.Craqdi released a tribute collaboration in 2020. Death On November 26, 1994, Stefano's body was found in a motel room in Hollywood. It was later determined by the Medical Examiner that he died of an accidental speedball overdose (in his case, a mixture of cocaine, morphine, heroin, and ketamine). He was 26. He is buried next to his father, Nicholas A. Iacona Sr., in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania. Legacy In 1996, Stefano's life was chronicled in the book, Wonder Bread and Ecstasy: The Life and Death of Joey Stefano by Charles Isherwood. His life is also the subject of a one-man-play, Homme Fatale: The Fast Life and Slow Death of Joey Stefano, by Australian playwright Barry Lowe. Director Chad Darnell has been working on a film based on Stefano's life. The film has been in development since 2010 and is tentatively titled X-Rated. A second biography of the actor, Joey Stefano: The Life, Loves & Legacy of the Prince of Passion by British celebrity biographer David Bret was published in 2015. Awards 1990 XRCO Award – Newcomer 1995 AVN Award – Gay Video Performer of the Year 1997 AVN Hall of Fame See also List of male performers in gay porn films References External links 1968 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American male actors American actors in gay pornographic films American people of Italian descent Burials in Pennsylvania Cocaine-related deaths in California Deaths by heroin overdose in California Gay pornographic film actors American gay actors LGBT people from Pennsylvania People from Chester, Pennsylvania People with HIV/AIDS Pornographic film actors from Pennsylvania 20th-century LGBT people