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Brad Armstrong (director)
Brad Armstrong (born Rod Hopkins; September 23, 1965) is a Canadian pornographic actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is currently under contract with Wicked Pictures. He has been known as one of the most popular leading men in the sex industry, as well as "The King of Porn" and "The Steven Spielberg, Spielberg of Skin Directors". Among the films he has directed is ''Octomom Home Alone'' (2012). Early life Armstrong attended college for commercial art and advertising. Career Armstrong worked as a male stripper in Canada for 10 years. He began dancing at age 17 by borrowing a friend's ID. He was introduced to the porn industry by pornographic actress Erica Boyer. His first scene was a Group sex, sixway with Erica Boyer, Randy Spears, Eric Price, and two other women for the film ''Bimbo Bowlers From Boston''. He also had an acting role in Don McKellar's 1992 short film ''Blue (1992 film), Blue''. Personal life Armstrong married Jenna Jameson in December 1996. They di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XBIZ Awards
XBIZ Awards, renamed as XMAs Awards from 2025 onwards, are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films". They have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of the industry's desire for an awards event that not only encompasses all facets of the business but one which presents it in a professional light and honors it with class". The awards have been likened to the international film and TV industry's Golden Globes. Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003. The award nominations are submitted by clients, and the winners are voted for by XBIZ staff, industry colleagues and participating organizations. The awards were originally created to recognize achievement in the online adult industry, but, in recent years, video categories have been added. As of 2014, the number of specific award categories has expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McKellar
Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing the film '' Last Night'', which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, as well as his screenplays for films like '' Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'', ''The Red Violin'', and ''Blindness''. McKellar frequently acts in his own projects, and has also appeared in Atom Egoyan’s '' Exotica'' and David Cronenberg’s '' eXistenZ'' and '' Crimes of the Future''. He is also known for being a fixture on Canadian television, with series including '' Twitch City'', '' Odd Job Jack'', and '' Slings & Arrows'', as well as writing the book for the popular Tony Award-winning musical '' The Drowsy Chaperone''. He is an eight-time nominee and two-time Genie Award winner. Personal life McKellar was born in Toronto, Ontari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Price (actress)
Kirsten Price (born November 13, 1981) is an American pornographic actress, model, and feature dancer. Early life Price, whose real name is Katherine and goes by Kate, was born in Providence, Rhode Island and is of French and Italian descent. She was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied criminal justice while attending Fisher College in Massachusetts, and she has also lived in New York City, where she worked as a go-go dancer and cocktail waitress. Career Price chose the first name Kirsten for her stage name because it was the true name of her best friend, who was also an adult entertainer. She has stated that, as a child, she wanted to be a model on ''The Price Is Right'', which is how she came up with the last name Price. She began her adult career doing nude modeling and stripping. Her first two scenes were in ''Dressed for Sex'' for Original Sin Films and ''Wet Teens 7'' for Simon Wolf Productions. She eventually signed a contract with Wicked Pictures in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Masterson (actor)
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. . January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2016. The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
AVN Award For Best Actor
The AVN Award for Best Actor is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company AVN (magazine), ''AVN'' since the award's inception in 1984. Till 2008, the award was awarded annually for two different categoriesfilm and video. From year 2009, it is awarded annually for a single category. First recipient of the award was Richard Pacheco, who was awarded at 1st AVN Awards in 1984 for his performance in ''Irresistible''. As of 2025, Mike Horner, Randy Spears, Evan Stone and Tommy Pistol are the most honoured pornographic actors with five awards followed by Steven St. Croix, Tom Byron and Seth Gamble with four awards, Buck Adams and Eric Edwards (actor), Eric Edwards with three awards while six pornographic actorsJon Dough, Dale DaBone, Brad Armstrong (director), Brad Armstrong, Robert Bullock, Jon Martin and James Bonnhave won the award two times. Jamie Gillis is the oldest recipient of the award at the age of 53 for his performance in ''Bobby Sox'' (1997) and Steven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVN Hall Of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. . January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2016. The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
Jonathan Morgan (director)
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. . January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2016. The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
David Aaron Clark
David Aaron Clark (September 5, 1960 – November 28, 2009) was an author, musician, pornographic actor, and pornographic video director. Career Switching majors and finally graduating with a degree in journalism in 1986. He served as editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Targum'', Rutgers' student newspaper, winning multiple Columbia Scholastic Press Association College Gold Circle Awards. Clark then worked as a stringer at '' The Bergen Record'' and the New Brunswick ''Home News Tribune'' before becoming an online editor at Dow Jones News Service. He left after two years to accept an editorial position at ''Genesis'' magazine, followed by a five-year tenure at Al Goldstein's ''Screw'' magazine. Clark also edited the fanzine ''Chrome on Fire'', and performed in the band False Virgins, produced by Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo. The band released two albums at the turn of the decade -The 1990 album Skin Job, engineered by Brooklyn producer Martin Bisi. When the lead singer committed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XRCO Award
The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members. Once every calendar year, XRCO members are asked to submit their own nominations. Members do not have to vote in every award category, and they are asked only to vote in areas that they feel qualified in. The award ceremony usually takes place during the spring and no later than the first week of April. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards. The XRCO online archive is missing many results prior to 1993 and the site encourages visitors to send in older results. The awards have been called "an X-rated version of the Academy Awards" and "a combination high-school beer bash, Mardi Gras, Mardi gras and Frederick's of Hollywood lingerie show". They have also been referred to as the "critics' circle awards for porn". History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XBIZ Award
XBIZ Awards, renamed as XMAs Awards from 2025 onwards, are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films". They have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of the industry's desire for an awards event that not only encompasses all facets of the business but one which presents it in a professional light and honors it with class". The awards have been likened to the international film and TV industry's Golden Globes. Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003. The award nominations are submitted by clients, and the winners are voted for by XBIZ staff, industry colleagues and participating organizations. The awards were originally created to recognize achievement in the online adult industry, but, in recent years, video categories have been added. As of 2014, the number of specific award categories has expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NightMoves Award
The NightMoves Awards are given annually in the US pornographic film industry by ''NightMoves'', an Oldsmar, Florida-based magazine which was first published in 1987 and initially titled ''Sports South''. The awards began in 1993 and were initially titled the Central Florida Adult Entertainment Awards. It is the third oldest continuously running adult awards show in the United States, after the AVN Awards and the XRCO Awards. It also marks the start of the porn industry's awards season. In addition to the show's national awards, local awards are also given to sexually oriented businesses and dancers in the Tampa Bay Area. Two awards are given for each national category: one which is chosen by fans and the other one which is chosen by the editors of ''NightMoves'' magazine. An online voting ballot is available for approximately three months every year for the fan's choice awards. Recipients of the editor's choice awards are chosen based on film reviews. The awards have been held at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban X Awards
The Urban X Awards is an annual award ceremony held in the United States to honor achievement in ethnic pornography. Originally known as the Urban Spice Awards, it was established in 2008 by black adult film director Giana Taylor and last awarded in 2012. The Urban X awards returned after a 5-year hiatus in 2017 and subsequently thereafter. The awards recognize achievement by the adult film stars, producers, directors, agencies, and companies who produce Black, Latin, Asian, and interracial adult content. The winners are voted for by fans on the award's website. Inaugural event The inaugural Urban Spice Awards ceremony, held on June 8, 2008 at Platinum Live in Studio City (Los Angeles, CA), were hosted by adult film stars Olivia O'Lovely and Sean Michaels. Michaels stated after the event: "People need to recognize the relevance of tonight. This is a $13-14 billion dollar industry and the urban community is such a big part of that. It's really just time to recognize us the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
