Paul F. Little, better known by his stage name Max Hardcore (born Max Steiner), was an American pornographic actor, director, and producer born on August 10, 1956, in Racine, Wisconsin. Standing 5'10" (178 cm) tall and weighing 165 lbs (75 kg), with red/gray hair and a red kissing lips tattoo on his left hip, he entered the adult film industry in 1991 as a performer and began directing in 1992, continuing until 2022. Renowned—and reviled—for pioneering extreme gonzo porn featuring hardcore anal, deep-throat gagging leading to puking, urination, fisting, and humiliation, his signature series included 'Pure Max,' 'Extreme Schoolgirls,' 'Planet Max,' and 'Max 8: The Fugitive' (1995). He won the 1996 XRCO Award for Best Male-Female Scene and earned AVN nominations like Male Performer of the Year (2001). Convicted on obscenity charges in 2009, he served four months in prison. Post-2017 prostate surgery, he adapted with a strap-on. Hardcore died March 27, 2023, from septic shock and pneumonia at age 66.
