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[[File:Troy Martin.jpg|245px|thumb|right|Troy Martin]]
[[File:En1980.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Troy Martin with [[Erotic Nightmares]] (1980)]]
[[File:Shockconretouch2 T.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Rick Sloane]], Troy Martin, [[Sal Piro]], Nora McGillivray & [[Steve Laybourn Cartoon]] - [[Tiffany Theater]] (July 1981)]]
[[File:BigDeals.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Richard Gifford]], [[Tim Curry]] & Troy Martin (1991)]]
[[File:Troy&Tim2 T.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Troy Martin and [[Tim Curry]] (2011)]]
[[File:TroyCrim.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Troy Martin as [[The Criminologist]] (2014)]]
[[File:HS2016.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Julie Ford]], [[Chelsie Kraemer]], [[Barry Bostwick]], Troy Martin, Frank Farrell, [[Patricia Quinn]], [[Nell Campbell]] and [[Tim Curry]] (2016)]]Troy Martin is an American [[Rocky Horror Elder]]. His first exposure to ''Rocky Horror'' was in 1974 in a record store in Shrewsbury, NJ, where he discovered the recently released ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]] - Original [[Roxy Cast]]'' LP in a record bin. In August 1978, he heard [[Tim Curry]] singing "[[Sweet Transvestite]]" for the first time on the Dr. Demento Show broadcast on KMET 94.7 FM. Intrigued by the music, he saw ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' when it opened at the [[United Artists Cinema 4 - Tyler Mall]] in Riverside, CA on February 2, 1979. He quickly became a regular participant  as a [[Transylvanian]] with a loosely organized group of fans known as [[The Riverside Rockys]]. In August 1979, he became one of the first ''Rocky Horror'' fans to regularly play [[The Criminologist]]. In November 1979, along with [[Vid Kadavre]], [[Julie Ford]], and [[Richard Gifford]], he founded [[Erotic Nightmares]], one the first regular, full-time ''Rocky Horror'' performing groups on the West Coast. He also became a member of [[The Tiffany Troupe]] at the legendary [[Tiffany Theater]] on the [[Sunset Strip]], performing there from 1979 to 1983. He was one of the first ''Rocky Horror'' fans to see ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' at a private pre-release screening at [[20th Century Fox]]. Troy still performs occasionally, and he remains an active member of [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club]], attends ''Rocky Horror'' performances and events, and is an avid collector of vintage [[Rocky Horror Merchandise‎‎]]. He maintains a  website dedicated to his personal ''Rocky Horror'' experiences, and is a major contributor to [[The Rocky Horror Wiki]].

==Cast Affiliations==
* Member of [[The Riverside Rockys]] as Transylvanian, The Criminologist - Riverside CA (1979)
* Member/Founder/Cast Leader/[[Emcee]] of [[Erotic Nightmares]], as Transylvanian, The Criminologist - Riverside CA (1979-1981)
* Member/Cast Leader of [[The Tiffany Troupe]] as The Criminologist - West Hollywood CA (1979-1983)
* [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club]] Representative (1990)
* Patron of [[Sins O' The Flesh]] - Los Angeles CA (2007- Present)
* Member of [[The Forbidden Fruit]] as The Criminologist, Transylvanian - Los Angeles CA (2018 - Present)

==Theaters Attended 1979-Present==
* [[United Artists Cinema 4 - Tyler Mall]], Riverside CA (1979-1981)<br>
* [[Tiffany Theater]], West Hollywood CA (1979-1983)<br>
* Montclair Theatre, Montclair CA (1979-1980)<br>
* [[Balboa Theatre]], Newport Beach CA (1979)<br>
* UA City Cinemas 6, Orange CA (1980)<br>
* [[UA Marketplace 6]], Long Beach CA (1980)<br>
* [[Aquarius Theatre]] - ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' [[1980 - 81 North American Tour]]<br>
* [[Cove Theater]], Hermosa Beach CA (1981)<br>
* [[Vista Theatre]], Los Angeles CA - ''Shock Treatment'' (1981) & ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (2018-19)
* [[8th Street Playhouse]], New York City NY (1982)<br>
* GCC Shrewsbury 3, Shrewsbury NJ (1982)<br>
* [[Nuart Theater]], West Los Angeles CA (1985-Present)<br>
* [[UA Chris-Town Mall Cinemas 6]], Phoenix AZ (1988)<br>
* University Theatre, Tempe AZ (1988)<br>
* Montclair Cinemas, Montclair CA (1990 - 1991)<br>
* [[Rialto Theatre]], South Pasadena CA (1991)<br>
* Redondo Beach Cinema 3, Redondo Beach CA (1991)<br>
* The Queen Mary, Long Beach CA (2007)<br> 
* Million Dollar Theatre, Los Angeles CA (2010)<br>
* Harmony Gold, Hollywood CA (2011)<br>
* [[The Art Theatre]], Long Beach CA (2014)<br>
* [[UA Westwood]] - Westwood CA [[Rocky Horror Picture Show Day]] Ceremony (2015)<br>
* Regent Theatre, Westwood, CA [[Rocky Horror Picture Show Day]] Screening (2015)<br>
* [[Roxy Theatre]], West Hollywood CA ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere]]'' (2016)
* [[Los Feliz Theatre]], Los Angeles CA (2019)

==Conventions Attended==
1980: [[The Second Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (Hollywood, CA)<br>
1981: [[The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (Los Angeles, CA)<br>
1981: [[The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (Anaheim, CA)<br>
1982: [[ROCKY ALIVE]] (Hawthorne, CA)<br>
1995: [[The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration]] ([[Roxy Theatre]], [[Pantages Theatre]], Hollywood, CA)<br>
2007: [[The Pirates of Transylvania]] (Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA)<br>
2010: [[7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention]] (Los Angeles, CA)<br>
2019: [[Sins UnCon 19‎]] (Los Angeles, CA)

==Misc. RHPS Performances/Appearances==
1980: ''Velvet Magazine'' - "Rocky Horror Update"<br>
1981: ''[[That's Hollywood - "Midnight Movie Mania"]]''<br>
1982: ''Vice Squad''<br>
1981: ''[[The Rocky Horror Treatment]]''<br> 
1983: ''Valley Girl''<br>
2014: Interviewed for ''[[Rocky Horror Saved My Life]]''<br>
2015: Troy is featured in ''[[People Like Us: The Cult Of The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' by [[Lauren Everett]]<br>
2020: Troy is featured on [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 45th Anniversary Limited Edition Vinyl Picture Disc]]

==Shock Treatment Events==
1981: Shock Treatment Special Advance Screening, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles CA -  August 7<br>
1981: Shock Treatment Premiere --Vista Theatre, Hollywood CA -  October 30<br>

==Notable Events Attended==
2010: [[RHPS Tribute and Costume Ball]] (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2010: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary]] (West Hollywood CA)<br>
2013: [[I Survived the Tiffany Reunion]] - Tiffany Theater/Canters Deli (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2013: ''Rocky Horror'' Cast reunion at The Hollywood Show (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2013: Archival rescue of Tiffany Theater marquee (West Hollywood CA)<br>
2014: ''[[An Evening with Tim Curry]]'' - Silent Movie Theater (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2015: [[Rocky Horror Picture Show Day]] (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2016: ''Rocky Horror'' Cast reunion at The Hollywood Show (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2016: ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere]]'' (West Hollywood CA)<br>
2016: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Jam]] - Whisky a Go Go (West Hollywood CA) October 25<br>
2017: Tim Curry and [[Jamie Donnelly]]: ''An Evening Of Classic Broadway'' - Rockwell Table & Stage (Los Angeles CA)<br>
2018: [[Tim Curry Art Tribute]] - Creature Features (Burbank, CA) February 24<br>
2018: [[Barry Bostwick Handprints]] - (Vista Theatre, Los Angeles, CA) July 6<br>
2018: The Rocky Horror Picture Jam - Whisky a Go Go (West Hollywood CA) October 30<br>
2019: [[Meet the Timeless Tim Curry]] - March 28 & 30, 2019<br>
2019: ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' @ Riverside Live! - (Riverside CA) October 26

==External Links==
* Troy Martin [http://troymartin.com/]
* Rocky Horror At The Tiffany Theater[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7hL6WVGnFM]