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Urban X Award
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 ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnic Pornography
Ethnic pornography is a genre of pornography featuring performers of specific ethnic groups, or depictions of interracial sexual activity. Though productions can feature any type of ethnic group (e.g., Caucasian, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latino, Black, Native American), the most common emphasis in Western countries is on relationships between white- and black-skinned individuals. Interracial pornography in the United States Interracial pornography features performers of differing racial and ethnic backgrounds and often employs ethnic and racial stereotypes in its depiction of performers. American stag films dated to the 1930s depict acts between black and white performers: Di Lauro and Rabin point to ''The Handy Man'', ''The Hypnotist'', and ''A Stiff Game'', the last of which identifies its only male character as "Sambo". ''Behind the Green Door'' (1972) was one of the first pornographic films to feature sex between a white actress (Marilyn Chambers) and a black actor (Johnnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington Steele
Clifton Todd Britt (born November 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Lexington Steele, is an American pornographic actor, director, producer, and former stockbroker. He is the owner of the adult production companies Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc. In 2003, Steele became the first actor to receive the AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year three times. He has been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Steele has also made several mainstream appearances, including the film '' Crank: High Voltage'' (2009) and episodes of '' Weeds'' and ''Nip/Tuck''. Early life Steele was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. After graduating from Morristown High School, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After two years, he transferred to Syracuse University in New York. In 1993, Steele graduated from Syracuse's College of Arts and Sciences with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and African American studies. Career Steele started ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ann
Lisa Ann Corpora, known professionally as Lisa Ann, is an American pornographic film actress and radio personality. She has also worked as a director and talent agent. She parodied former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin in six adult films and a music video. She is a member of the AVN, XRCO, and Urban X Halls of Fame. Ann has been described as one of the most popular and successful pornographic actresses in the world. Ann quit porn in 1997 due to an AIDS scare in the industry, but resumed performing in February 2006. In 2008, she starred as "Serra Paylin", a parody of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, in Hustler Video's ''Who's Nailin' Paylin?'', which was released on Election Day. Her directorial film, ''MILF Revolution'' (2013), won the 2014 AVN Award for "Best MILF Release". In December 2014, she launched Porn Stars Boot Camp, a consulting firm, and also announced her retirement from performing in adult films; she had breast reduction surgery shortly after ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Napier (pornographic Actor)
Jack Napier (born October 20, 1972) is an American pornographic actor and director. He is of African American and Puerto-Rican descent. He started his adult film career in 1999, and has since appeared in over 350 films. In 2011, he was inducted into the Urban X Awards Hall of Fame. Career Napier began directing films in 2000, and has directed movies in series such as ''There's Something About Jack'', ''Jack Napier's Ridin Dirty'', and ''Black Bottom Girls''. His movie ''It's Big, It's Black, It's Jack'' was nominated for Best Interracial Release at the 2007 AVN Awards. In 2007 he signed an exclusive two-year contract to perform and direct with Vouyer Media, and has consecutive awards for Best Interracial Series with "It's Big It's Black It's Jack" at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 AVN Awards. As of 2015, Napier has been inactive following a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Awards *2009 AVN Award – Best Interracial Series – ''It’s Big It’s Black It’s Jack'' *2010 AVN Award †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hightower
Ronald Hightower (born January 25, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American adult-mainstream director who began his career as a pornographic actor. He has also directed music videos for various hip-hop recording artists, particularly rappers. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, Hightower entered the adult entertainment world in New York City after working as an exotic dancer in the early 1990s. His good looks and muscular physique soon caught the eye of West Coast studio executives who recognized his potential as a top sex star, and they wasted no time in tempting him with better and more prominent roles. Career in adult films Arriving at the San Fernando Valley-based porn scene at a time when there were very few black men in the business who were actual celebrities (and when most interracial movies consisted of showing Caucasian men having sex with African American women), Hightower rapidly gained popularity as a natural born performer who always pleased his fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Hartley
Marie Louise Hartman (born March 11, 1959), known professionally as Nina Hartley, is an American pornographic film actress described by CNBC as "a legend in the adult world". Early life and education Hartley was born on March 11, 1959 in Berkeley, California, to a Lutheran father, Louis Hartman, and a Jewish mother, Blanche Hartman (née Gelders), whose family was from Alabama. Her maternal grandfather, Joseph Gelders, was a University of Alabama physics professor who was a Communist Party USA (CPUSA) party member in the 1930s. Hartley's parents were members of the CPUSA who converted to Buddhism when she was young. Her father was blacklisted in 1957 for his communist beliefs. Hartley grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and as a teenager self-identified as a feminist. After graduating from Berkeley High School in 1977, she attended San Francisco State University's undergraduate nursing school and graduated '' magna cum laude'' in 1985. She was a registered nurse unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy DiSilva
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 |
Alexander DeVoe
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 |
Wesley Pipes
Wesley Lawrence (born January 20, 1969), better known by his stage name Wesley Pipes, is a retired American pornographic actor. Career Pipes entered the adult film industry in 1998. His stage name is a reference to actor Wesley Snipes. In 2009 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Urban X Awards. AVN Awards also inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2015. In January 2015 director Alexander Devoe The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. For The Porn Fans: Wesley Pipes has Inoperable Cancer In May 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Blue
Vanessa Blue (born May 27, 1974) is an American pornographic actress, producer, online model, and director. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2013. Career Blue initially worked as a nude dancer and studied to be an emergency medical technician. During her dancing career, she met a fellow dancer who introduced her to fetish modeling. After that, at the suggestion of a different model, she started performing in porn movies. Her first appearance was in a film with Ed Powers. After a year, she took a three-year break, moving to Nebraska to be with her family, but came back to the industry in 2000. She worked for Mercenary Pictures for several years and directed several of their series, one of which, ''Black Reign'', won the 2005 AVN Award for Best Ethnic-Themed Series. She was engaged to Mercenary's owner, Lexington Steele. In 2008, Steele and Blue filed federal lawsuits against each other over the ownership of numerous videos that first appeared under the Mercenary Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TT Boy
T. T. Boy (born April 30, 1968) is an American pornographic performer and podcaster. He made his adult video debut in 1988. He twice won the XRCO Male Performer of the Year award, and was named the 1997 AVN Performer of the Year. In 2000, he was elected to the XRCO Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. He has worked under such names as T.T. Boyd, Max Reynolds, Max Cash, and Butch. Within the business, he is known as an untiring performer. In a 2015 interview, he stated that over the course of his career, he has slept with over 10,000 women. Since 2019, Boy has hosted TT Boy TV, a podcast featuring interviews with current and former porn performers. The show is available on YouTube and Spotify. Awards *1992 – Adult Video News Award Best Group Sex Scene – Video (Realities 2, Ashlyn Gere, Marc Wallice and T.T. Boy) *1993 – AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Video (Bikini Beach, Sierra and T.T. Boy) *1995 – XRCO Best Couples Scene (Seymore and Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinnamon Love
Sinnamon Love is an American former pornographic actress and director. She directed the movie ''My Black Ass 4'', which received nominations at the 2001 AVN Awards for Best Ethnic-Themed Video and Best Anal Sex Scene (Video). Love was admitted into the Urban X Hall of Fame in 2009, and the AVN Hall of Fame in 2011. Love appeared on the ''Jerry Springer Show'' in 1995, and in 2003 she was on the cover of the first issue of the hip hop and pornography magazine ''Fish 'N Grits'' with hip hop star Redman. As of 2008 she was a cohost of ''Fetish at Night'' on PrimeTimeUncensored.com. She also appeared on ''The Tyra Banks Show''. She has survived a bout with ovarian cancer, but lost an ovary and a fallopian tube. Her hobbies include cooking and board games. In 2010, Love appeared in a Public Service Announcement for the Free Speech Coalition on the topic of Internet copyright infringement of adult content, directed by Michael Whiteacre. In 2018, Sinnamon Love served as an independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
