Dallas Steele — real name Jim Walker, born November 7, 1971 — has one of the most extraordinary origin stories in gay porn: he spent 23 years as a television news anchor and reporter before reinventing himself as a daddy porn star. As Jim Walker, he worked at CBS affiliate KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth (earning two regional Emmy nominations), FOX KBTV in Beaumont, Texas, NBC WBBH in Florida, and CBS KBAK in Bakersfield, California. His news career ended in 2011 when his Florida boss told him focus group research showed "people here just don't like you" — which Dallas believes was management discomfort with his being an "out" gay man. Five years later, Dallas entered porn: first Colt Studios, then London's Men At Play, then Raging Stallion and TitanMen (exclusive 2015-2017), and later NakedSword, Kink.com, and Lucas Entertainment. His career transition made national headlines, including a HuffPost feature. Dallas lives in Palm Springs with two boyfriends — DJ (aka "Boy Steele") and Jason — and has been together with DJ for almost 11 years. He has 13 bionic parts including a shoulder replacement, runs a local gym called Steel, and shoots scenes on his semi-private patio. He lost his late partner Kelly to an overdose, and Kelly's family took his remaining assets, forcing yet another reinvention. With 187K+ social media followers, Dallas has proven that "I'd much rather make out with a hot man to help build an erection than deal with a news manager blaming me because his producers selected content viewers didn't want to watch."