Adult Film Career
Patrick Collins worked in sales before entering the adult film industry, earning the infamous nickname the collinator, a man with genitals that have greater dimensions in width than in length. He joined Evil Angel Productions in 1989 as a sales manager at the request of owner John Stagliano. Collins began acting under the stage name Roscoe Bowltree.
Collins and Stagliano formed Elegant Angel Productions in 1990 as a subsidiary of Evil Angel. Collins started directing films in 1992. His first films were Buttwoman Does Budapest and Tianna's Hungarian Connection.
Collins established Elegant Angel as a separate company in 1996.
Collins was inducted into the XRCO XRCO Hall of Fame in 2000 and was inducted into the Adult Video News Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at fourteenth on the "50 Most Powerful People in Porn" list.
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