Flash Brown (born January 17, 1981) is the stage name of an American
pornographic actor, model, and former professional basketball player. In his early adult career, he received both the
Urban X Award for Best Male Newcomer and the
XBIZ Award
XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of ...
for New Male Performer of the Year. In 2015, Brown became the first ever contract star for
Blacked. He later received the 2018 Urban X Award for Male Performer of the Year.
Early life
Brown was born and raised in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
.
He played
basketball
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in high school and was a part of the
Amateur Athletic Union
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.
Brown continued to play basketball in college, where he earned the nickname "Flash" for his agility on the court.
[ Brown graduated from college with a degree in General Education.] After college, he played professionally overseas in both Ireland
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and China, as well as semi-professionally in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
and in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
.[
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Career
While working as a model, Brown was approached by a photographer who suggested he perform in pornographic videos. He chose his stage name "Flash Brown" by combining his nickname "Flash" with "Brown", a shortened version of his actual surname.[ Brown began performing in the adult film industry in November 2009.][ Brown's first performance was an interracial scene for the production company DogFart.] The following year, Brown received the Urban X Award for Best Male Newcomer.
In April 2011, Brown partnered with Shinefish Films to launch his own pornographic film studio, Flash Brown Productions. Later that year he received the XBIZ Award for New Male Performer of the Year. In February 2015, Brown signed the first ever exclusive performing contract with Blacked. He renewed his contract the following year. In 2019, Brown received the Urban X Award for Porn Star of the Year.
In 2023 Flash Brown would create his first lgbtq+ scene with content creator Master Roberson. The video is still available on Master Roberson's onlyfans page.
Personal Life
In January 2019 adult film website MikeSouth.com reported that Brown was arrested on counts of corporal injury to a spouse, one count of pimping and pandering, one count of revenge porn, and three counts of contempt of court, for violations of a previous arrest for domestic violence. Brown was charged in March 2019 & was placed on 5 years probation on October of that year.
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1981 births
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people
African-American male models
African-American pornographic film actors
American male models
American male pornographic film actors
AVN Award winners
College men's basketball players in the United States
Living people
Male actors from Memphis, Tennessee
Male models from Tennessee
People from Memphis, Tennessee
Pornographic film actors from Tennessee
Basketball players from Tennessee