Chippendales, especially in it's early days, wasn't exactly known of it's diversity, it was rare to see a dancer who wasn't white, in calendars or promotional material. Although today, there are men of color in the cast, in the eighties, having a mustache was about as diverse as it got.
In the shows first few years there were two sexy stached studs who got a lot of attention. The taller dark haired Dan Peterson and the blonde with the mustache, Brad Davenport. For some reason I find Brad's images some of the hottest. I say 'some reason', as I am usually not drawn to mustached men, but Brad wears his very well.
Davenport middle & Dan Peterson (far right)
In many ways, Brad and his stache, and his perfectly feathered blonde hair perfectly embodies those early days of Chippendales. Brad's appeal obviously was widespread as he was front and center on more than one calendar and in many of the promotional images from the show in the eighties. I couldn't find a video of Brad dancing solo, but there's a great video featuring Brad on Youtube HERE: which also features a young Steve Bond before leaving the show to join General Hospital.
