Glenn Soukesian, known professionally as Colton Ford, is an American singer, actor, and former pornographic actor. As of May 2007, he resides in New York City.

Career

Adult pornographic career

Colton Ford appeared in a dozen gay adult celebrated films. Notable performances include ''Conquered'' that earned him 2002 Grabby Awards for "Best Group Sex Scene", ''Gang Bang Café'' that nominated him for the 2003 GayVN Awards for "Best Performers" and his lead role in ''Colton'' for which he won "Gay Performer of the Year" during the 2003 GayVN Awards.

Film and television career

In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the 2005 documentary film '' Naked Fame'' directed by Christopher Long. The film follows Ford's transition from the world of adult films to mainstream club/dance music. It was released theatrically in 2005 in the United States and Canada. On television, Ford co-starred for three seasons on the TV series ''

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TV. He was a featured panelist on here! TV's resident chat show ''Threesome''.

Music career

Ford became a club/dance,

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singer-songwriter and actor. He released several

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. He released his first album, ''Tug of War'', digitally in 2008. All tracks were written and composed by Ford and DJ/producer Quentin Harris. "That's Me" featuring

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was the debut single from the album. He also was part of the

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. His second album, ''Under the Covers'', an album of cover versions was released in 2009. In 2013, he released his third album ''The Way I Am'' and in 2015 his EP ''Next Chapter'' co-written with David Barratt including 5 originals. Ford collaborated with Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis, Nervo, Wawa and Redtop and others. He has had several hit singles and videos, including ''Billboard'' charting, "The Way I Am", "That's Me", "Let Me Live Again" and "Losing My Religion". His

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" saw collaboration with Club/Dance singer-songwriter

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. The song peaked at No. 9 on the

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and No. 25 on the

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charts. Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper's video, "Into The Nightlife" and also performed on Cyndi Lauper's 2008 True Colors Tour. Ford was named in AfterElton.com's "Top 50 Gay Male Musicians".

Theatre career

Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2011 playing a role in the musical theatre ''Little House on the Ferry'', a modern gay love story set in the legendary summer resort of Fire Island, New York. The play included eleven original songs, also released as an album by the original cast, and the play included cameos by many members of New York City's LGBT community. "After Hours" (Original Cast Recording) was released as a single featuring vocals by Ford. The show ran in New York November 3–20, 2011 and featured (along with Ford), Seph Stanek, Chris Van Kirk, Matt Rodriguez, Kit Balcuns and Sean Luftus. In 2014, Ford starred in a stage production of ''And All The Dead, Lie Down'', co-starring with Kila Packett. The play ran from May 2 to June 6, 2014, in Los Angeles and was written by Harrison David Rivers, directed by John Coppola and produced by Michael Sonntag and Kila Packett. The play was a Studio C Artists production.''And All The Dead, Lie Down'' Wordpress page
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Videography

Pornographic

Non-pornographic

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Singles

Theatre

*2012: ''Little House on the Ferry'' *2014: ''And All The Dead, Lie Down''

References

External links

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Colton Ford InterviewColton Ford Interview in Philadelphia (video)
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