François Sagat (born 5 June 1979) is a French male gay pornographic film actor, model and director.

Adult film career

At the age of twenty-five Sagat performed in his first adult film under the screen name Azzedine. After several films with Citébeur as Azzedine, he moved to the USA and, there, shot his first scene for the porn film ''Arabesque'' by

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using his birth name. He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios from 2005 to 2006 before becoming an exclusive porn star at

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. As a pornographic actor, he was both top and bottom and also performed

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. He has also appeared in a few bisexual and heterosexual scenes. In October 2011, Sagat directed of a two-part porn

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''Incubus'' for TitanMen. In support of the film, TitanMen in November 2011 released, a 33-minute

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documentary. In 2017, after having retired for 3 years, Sagat returned to film with the studio

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playing Aquaman in a parody of the 2017 movie ''

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''. In May 2018, Sagat joined adult pay-to-subscribe website Just for Fan

Non-pornographic career

In 2009, he appeared as an extra in ''

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''. In 2010, he appeared in a zombie porn film directed by

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in the lead role in ''

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'' where he plays role of a homeless

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man. He appears in the lead role in '' Homme au bain'' (in English ''Man in Bath'') directed by Christophe Honoré. Both ''L.A. Zombie'' and ''Homme au bain'' premiered at

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in Switzerland in 2010, making François Sagat the only actor with two lead roles featured in two competition entries during the festival. ''L.A. Zombie'' was also due to be screened during the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia but was banned due to a ruling by Australia's Film Classification Board.

Documentaries

In 2007, he appeared with other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus documentary about nudity in culture entitled '' La nudité toute nue''. In March 2011, a documentary entitled '' Sagat: The Documentary'', a joint Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production exploring the Sagat persona and phenomenon on world culture trends.

Marketing, fashion and music

Sagat adult toys were marketed including

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s made from an exact molding of Sagat's genitalia. When German designer

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launched his first menswear collection during

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, he chose Sagat to promote the event. This turned into a series François Sagat Classics wear. Selected photographs also appeared as calendars. The series was photographed by Lukas Wassmann. Sagat has also worked with the French fashion label ''Fade''. Sagat is involved in fashion photoshoots. American fashion photographer

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made a military-themed photoshoot of Sagat. In March 2012, he launched a musical project entitled ''Hadès'' with Sylvia Gobbel. The music video debuted in March 2011. Since 2013, Sagat announced his own on-line clothing brand named KICKSAGAT in association with workpartner PH. Sagat did all the designing.

Personal life

François Sagat was born in

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to French parents of Slovak ancestry. Sagat moved to Paris at the age of eighteen. He is the cousin of the English singer Alison Moyet. Sagat is gay and currently lives in France. Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo.

Discography

EPs

Singles

Filmography

Non-pornographic

Music Videos Advertisements

Pornographic

Director / Producer

*2011: ''François Sagat's Incubus'' – Part 1 *2012: ''François Sagat's Incubus'' – Part 2

Actor

Citébeur *2005: ''Wesh Cousin 5 – Relax man'' (featuring the first porn video of François Sagat) *2005: ''Wesh Cousin 6 – Cho bouillants'' *2005: ''Univers Black 1 – Matos de blackoss'' (at UniversBlack.com associated with Citébeur) *2006: ''Wesh Cousin 7 – C'est d'la balle'' Diapopic *2005: ''François Sagat : Le DVD'' *2005: ''Pompiers mis à nu'' *2005: ''Pompiers mis à nu 2''

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*2005: ''Manifesto'' *2005: ''Hard As Wood'' *2005: ''Knight After Night'' *2005: ''Hole Sweet Hole'' *2006: ''Bedroom Eyes'' *2006: ''Manhattan'' *2006: ''Fistpack 7: Twist My Arm'' *2006: ''Fistpack 8 : Elbow Room'' *2006: ''Centurion Muscle II – Alpha'' *2006: ''Escape From San Francisco'' *2006: ''Tough As Nails'' *2006: ''Arabesque'' *2006: ''

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'' (or ''Collin O'Neal's World of Men: Lebanon'') *2006: ''Humping Iron'' *2006: ''Stretch'' *2006: ''Apex'' *2007: ''Best in Hole'' *2007: ''Instinct'' *2007: ''Boners'' *2007: ''The Best of François Sagat – Volume 1'' *2007: ''The Best of François Sagat – Volume 2'' *2008: ''The Best of François Sagat – Volume 3'' *2008: ''Hairy Boyz 10'' *2009: ''Piss Off : Hardcore Fetish Series: Pissing #1'' *2009: ''Muscle Studs 2'' *2009: ''Fistpack 24: The Best of François Sagat: Fisting'' *2010: ''Hairy Boyz 15'' *2010: ''Inked Boyz 2''

*2007: ''Stretch'' *2007: ''Folsom Leather'' *2007: ''Shacked Up'' *2007: ''H2O'' *2007: ''SPY Quest 3'' *2007: ''Breathless'' *2007: ''Folsom Filth'' *2008: ''Telescope'' *2008: ''Breakers'' *2008: ''Fear'' *2008: ''Double Standard'' *2008: ''Telescope'' *2008: ''P.O.V.'' *2008: ''Funhouse'' *2009: ''OverDrive'' *2009: ''Full Access'' *2010: ''Search and Rescue'' *2010: ''Thrust'' *2011: ''François Sagat's Incubus'' – Part 1 *2012: ''François Sagat's Incubus'' – Part 2

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*2009: ''Ringside'' Overload Releasing *2010: ''Cock Hungry Dick Pigs!''

Awards and nominations

Wins *2006: Best European actor at the David Awards *2007: Best Performer of the Year at the

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*2008: Best Threesome Performance at European Gay Porn Awards (together with Steve Cruz & Rocky Torrez in ''H2O'') *In 2010, he won the award for Best Hair at TLA Gay Awards 2010 *In 2011, he won the award for Best European performer at HustlaBall Award Nominations François Sagat has been nominated for many GayVN and Grabby Awards. *2006: Best Duo Sex Scene ((shared with Huessein) for ''Arabesque'' (at the

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) *2007: Best Performer, Best Bottom, Best Solo Sex Scene (for ''Manhattan''), Best Duo Sex Scene (shared with Kyle Lewis) for ''Bedroom Eyes'', Best Three-Way Sex Scene (shared with Collin O'Neal and Jacko) for ''

'' at the Grabby Awards *2008: Best Threesome (shared with Brendan Davies and Rick Van Sant) for ''Folsom Leather'' at GayVN Awards *2019: Gay Performer of the Year XBIZ awards

Notes

Beautiful blog: A Raging Stallion

References

External links

Official François Sagat website

Official KICKSAGAT fashion website

FrancoisSagat.fr
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