Greg Plitt

December 19, 2015

Originally from Lutherville, Maryland, Plitt's mother was an interior designer and his father was a real estate agent. Plitt was from a family of four, and had an older sister who attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Plitt was a graduate of Gilman School, Class of 1996, in Baltimore Maryland, where he was on the football, wrestling, and golf teams. He was also a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 2000, and was both Airborne and Ranger qualified. He served as a Ranger for five years.

He was a certified personal trainer and trained clients out of Los Angeles where he lived. He was a member of the official MET-Rx athlete, and was awarded the MET-Rx athlete of the year award for 2012. He was the author of the workout program MFT28 as featured by Bodybuilding.com and appeared on covers and/or in editorials for Maxim, AXL, American Health & Fitness, Flaunt, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Men's Health, FitnessRx for Men, Instinct Magazine, and Men's Exercise, among others.

Plitt said that he had been a fitness buff since his dad bought a home gym when Plitt was in sixth grade; he was further inspired after seeing how his older sister changed after her first year in the United States Naval Academy. Plitt once compared his work as a certified physical trainer to his work training military recruits:

"That transformation that you see when someone becomes a soldier," he says, "many of them come in with real bad attitudes. They're tough guys on the street and nobody's going to tell them what to do. Then one day, they'll come to you crying, saying, 'I need someone to talk to.' All of sudden they start changing their ways and they become the men they always wanted to be. Then other soldiers start looking up to them as role models. Then they're proud and they hold their heads high. That's more gratifying than anything I've done. That's what's so cool about it — to be able to train somebody and transform them and bring out all of the great qualities that everyone possesses."

Plitt was a global spokesperson/model for Thierry Mugler's Angel Men and ICE Men men's fragrances. He had done TV commercials for Old Spice Body Wash, ESPN's Great Outdoor Games, Under Armour, MTV, Zoli Sinks, Gold's Gym Power Flex, Bowflex, and had modeled for Under Armour, Old Navy Jeans, Calvin Klein, Modell's, and Skimpies, among others. In his later career, he had several acting roles. Images of his body were used to create Dr. Manhattan's muscular physique in the 2009 film Watchmen.

Plitt was hit and killed by the southbound Metrolink Antelope Valley Line train 268 in Burbank, California, on January 17, 2015, while running between the rails. His death was recorded by the camera mounted in the cab of the engine. After examining the video, police reportedly told TMZ Plitt was standing on the tracks, and tried to outrace the train when it approached, to prove the efficiency of an energy drink for a commercial. He was shortly after knocked off the tracks and out of frame.

Edited May 24, 2021 by Steve

December 19, 2015

Oh my, I've never seen those photos in the sheer white cloth ... Greg Plitt is such a hunk, in so many ways!

December 19, 2015

I agree, Joel, his pics are hot indeed. But based on Steve's commentary it sounds as though he was a hunk. What a tragic waste!

Edited December 19, 2015 by tbill

December 21, 2015

On December 19, 2015 at 11:44 PM, tbill said:

I agree, Joel, his pics are hot indeed. But based on Steve's commentary it sounds as though he was a hunk. What a tragic waste!

Absolutely, tbill. Another talented, great looking hunk gone too soon. So sad!

March 23, 2016

May 13, 2016

On December 18, 2015 at 10:57 PM, JoelR said:

Oh my, I've never seen those photos in the sheer white cloth ... Greg Plitt is such a hunk, in so many ways!

On December 18, 2015 at 11:44 PM, tbill said:

I agree, Joel, his pics are hot indeed. But based on Steve's commentary it sounds as though he was a hunk. What a tragic waste!

Most of the briefs he’s modeling emphasize his bulge, but in one of the pairs of white briefs (the largest thumbnail in Steve’s post), the briefs even show the separation between his cock and balls, not just a uniform bulge. Great collection of photos, Steve. Many of them we haven’t seen before.

@tbill : His death was indeed a waste — the feat he was trying to perform was extremely ill-advised, to say the least. Out of respect, I won’t use stronger, more derogatory term.

July 20, 2017

August 10, 2017

August 10, 2017

On 7/20/2017 at 10:29 AM, Steve said:

Uh, “Greg Plitt at the Baths,” as in The Baths, that is, gay bath houses (one of the world’s great euphemisms for places to have anonymous gay sex)? The competition for his attention would’ve been … ahem … stiff.

As several of @Steve’s photos above show, Plitt had a million-dollar smile. But in other shots, like the one above, his stern facial expression is rather menacing looking.

#1 below is a close-up shot similar to @Steve’s #5 in his first post above. The others are from a series of photos by noted photographer Pat Lee. In #2-3, he looks like he’s hustling. If he’s selling, I’m buying!