Armond Rizzo (born July 19, 1990), previously Joey Rodriguez, is an American

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. After serving in the

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on USS ''George H.W. Bush'', Rizzo had plans to become an actor, but instead decided to start performing in porn after meeting fellow pornographic actor Shane Frost. Over the course of his career, he has won several awards, including two

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and one

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, and has consistently been one of the most searched-for gay porn stars on

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Early life

Rizzo was born on July 19, 1990 in

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to Mexican parents. Growing up, he practiced

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for five years, while participating in theater at his high school. During his youth, he also attended modeling school. After graduating from high school, Rizzo enlisted in the

, where he served on USS ''George H.W. Bush'' for four years. After leaving the military, he attended culinary school, but eventually dropped out.

Career

Rizzo originally had hopes of being an actor, but worried he would not be tall enough to get roles. He decided to start performing in porn after meeting former pornographic actor Shane Frost through gay

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and

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Jack'd. In 2013, he appeared in his first pornographic scene with studio Randy Blue, for which he only shot one scene. Though he planned on quitting after the scene, he came into contact with fellow porn actor Bruno Bond, who encouraged him to apply for

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. After applying, he appeared in a scene with Landon Conrad for the studio, which was followed by scenes with

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and Breeditraw.com. His earliest scenes involving bareback sex were performed under the name Joey Rodriguez, while those performed using a condom were made under the name Armond Rizzo. In 2017, he was nominated for a

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for Best Ethnic Scene, but turned down the nomination. In 2019, Rizzo appeared in the pornographic film ''Big Black Daddy'' with Max Konnor for Noir Male, for which he won the

for Best Duo Sex Scene (making Rizzo and Konnor the first actors of color to win the award) and earned a nomination for the

for Best Duo. That same year, he won the Grabby Award for Hottest Bottom. In 2018, Rizzo was the second-most searched-for gay porn actor on

, becoming the third-most searched in 2018. After being asked to work with studio BlacksOnBoys in January 2020, Rizzo declined, later revealing via Twitter that the studio paid performers who bottomed significantly less than performers who topped, and that the studio originally offered him between $400 and $500. The instance led to Rizzo demanding equal pay for tops and bottoms in the industry. As of 2019, Rizzo has never been exclusive to any single agency.

Public image

Rizzo has been renowned for his consistent appearances as a bottom in his pornographic films. ''

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'' called Rizzo "the best bottom in the business" in 2019. ''Pedestrian TV'' referred to Rizzo as "one of the most renowned bottoms in the land". ''CromosomaX'' included him on their list of the 10 pornstars with the best ass.

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Armond 1990 births Living people Gay pornographic film actors People from Aurora, Illinois 21st-century LGBT people American male actors of Mexican descent