Fred J. Lincoln was born Frederick Joseph Piantadosi in January 1936. He grew up in the Hell's Kitchen slum neighborhood of New York City. He is widely credited with helping to start the hardcore porn scene in his native New York in the early 1970s, His career spanned four decades in the adult entertainment business. He was usually listed as Fred J. Lincoln or F.J. Lincoln in his adult-film credits. His career in adult films and video was prolific; his IMDb filmography credits him as director of 310 films, producer of 42, and actor in 64 . Fred J. Lincoln died on January 17, 2013, at age 76 from complications of emphysema and heart disease, just days before his 77th birthday.
Grew up in New York Citys Hells Kitchen neighborhood.
At one time owned the notorious New York City sex club Platos Retreat.
