Ricky Sinz

Ricky Sinz
Sinz at Club XS's "Bears, Bikers & Mayhem 2011"
Born	Eric William Mirshak November 12, 1980 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	August 2, 2016 (age 35) (Chicago, Illinois)
Other names	Ricky Giancana
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)

Ricky Sinz was the stage name of an American pornographic actor.

Sinz signed as a Raging Stallion Studios Exclusive in 2007. He identifies himself as bisexual.

In September 2008, Sinz became Raging Stallion's first Lifetime Exclusive after his first year contract expired that same year. The new deal covers films, print media and web markets, as well as the development of new projects aimed at the mainstream gay market. At Raging Stallion's 2008 annual Folsom Street Fair pre-party, Sinz was named Raging Stallion Man of the Year for 2008.

While at Raging Stallion, he was a Technical Director as well as an actor for the award-winning gay porn film Grunts, in which, at the 2008 GayVN Awards, he won three of the eight awards for the film because of three of his performances. He went on to star in the subsequent To the Last Man.

On December 4, 2008, Sinz was nominated for GLBT Performer of the Year for the XBIZ Awards 2009, held in Hollywood, California.

Sinz supports several Chicago-based community organizations: TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network), Bonaventure House, St. Judes, the Howard Brown Health Center, and the STOP AIDS project. As of 2015, Sinz was reportedly broke working odd jobs and at fast food restaurants, he filed bankruptcy in 2014 claiming he had debts of $200,000 and assets of $1,000. He was living in an extended stay motel for almost a year, until he was evicted. Sinz was found deceased in his Chicago motel room on August 2, 2016, the cause of death was reported to be an overdose.