Steven St. Croix (born Ben Banks;
February 24, 1968) is an American
pornographic actor
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and director.
In 2013, he received a
NightMoves
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Track listing
# "Nightmoves" ( Michael Franks, Michael Small) - 4:23
# "Tight" (Betty Carter) - 2:55
# " Change Part ...
Lifetime Achievement Award.
[ St. Croix has made several mainstream appearances, including a music video for ]Gloria Estefan
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and the 2004 film '' The Girl Next Door''.[
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Early life
St. Croix was born in Connecticut
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.[ Raised as a ]Jehovah's Witness
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, he grew up in a "very religious, strict" household.[ St. Croix attended ]vocational school
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to become a mason
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Occupations
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* Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cut ...
.[ He also worked in ]telemarketing
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and adult video sales prior to his porn career.[
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Career
St. Croix entered the adult film industry
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as a production assistant
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in December 1992.[ While working on the film '' Deep Throat 6'', he performed in his first scene after an actor failed to show up.][ In 1995, St. Croix became the first male performer to sign an exclusive contract with Los Angeles-based studio ]Vivid Entertainment
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St. Croix first left the industry in the late 1990s to pursue mainstream acting.][ He also ]body double
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d for Brian Bosworth
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, was an extra
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on ''Baywatch
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'', and danced in music videos for Gloria Estefan
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and Jon Secada
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.[ After struggling to pay his bills, he returned to acting in pornographic films.][
In 2005, he was inducted into the ]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.e-book
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titled ''Porn Star: Everything You Want to Know and Are Embarrassed to Ask''.
Advocacy
St. Croix has spoken out against Measure B
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, a law that requires the use of condoms in all vaginal and anal scenes filmed in Los Angeles County
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.[ Later that month, he received the Positive Image Award from the ]Free Speech Coalition
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for his work to "dispel the myths and misconceptions of the adult entertainment industry."[ In April 2013, St. Croix appeared alongside former pornographic actor ]Danny Wylde
Christopher Daniel Zeischegg, formerly known as Danny Wylde, is an American writer, musician, filmmaker, and former pornographic actor.
Early life
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on a HuffPost Live
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panel to debate Measure B.
Personal life
While away from the adult film industry, St. Croix lived in Cannes
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, France, and ran a small art gallery.[ He is an avid painter, primarily creating large-format acrylics. His work is heavily inspired by the expressionist movement. St. Croix describes his political views as "]Libertarian
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with Republican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ...
business leanings."[
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Select performances
Awards
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1968 births
American male pornographic film actors
American pornographic film directors
Living people
People from Cannes
Pornographic film actors from Connecticut