Johnny Hazzard (born Frankie Valenti) is an American former pornographic actor, model, and recording artist who performs in

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and bisexual pornographic films for a number of studios, mainly Rascal Video, and has appeared in mainstream film and television productions under his own name."'Tiger Orange' Director Wade Gasque On Capturing a New LGBT Narrative"
. ''

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'', July 7, 2015. He began his career in porn in 2003. Most of his porn videos were directed by

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. In August 2008, he worked on a controversial bisexual film directed by LaRue titled '' Shifting Gears'', although he only performed in an all-male scene. He was also a music reviewer for the now defunct '' Frontiers'' magazine. Hazzard joined the cast of the

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original television series ''

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'' in seasons two and three under his birth-name, Frankie Valenti. In 2014, he appeared in the film ''

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'', for which he received positive critical reviews.

Awards

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(" Grabbys") * 2003 * 2004 ** ''Best Duo Sex Scene'' with

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in ''Bolt'', Rascal Video; tied with Tag Adams and Aiden Shaw in ''Perfect Fit'',

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** ''Best Group Sex Scene'' with Rod Barry, Theo Blake, Alex Lemonde, Kyle Lewis, Dillon Press, Troy Punk, Shane Rollins, Rob Romoni, Anthony Shaw and Sebastian Tauza in ''Bolt'' * 2006 ** ''Best Performers'' with Brad Benton ** ''Best Three-Way Sex Scene'' with Marcus Iron and

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in ''Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One'', Rascal Video ** ''Best Group Award'' with Matthew Rush, Mitchell Rock, Landon Conrad and Drew Cutler in ''Playing With Fire 4: Alarm'' ;

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*2004 ** ''Best Group Scene'' with Matt Summers, Logan Reed, Chad Hunt, Matt Majors, Andy Hunter, and Mike Johnson in ''Detention'', Rascal Video *2005 ** ''Best Group Scene'' with Rod Barry, Theo Blake, Alex Lemonde, Kyle Lewis, Dillon Press, Troy Punk, Shane Rollins, Rob Romoni, Anthony Shaw, and Sebastian Tauza in ''Bolt'' * 2006 ** ''Best Actor'' in ''Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One'' and ''Part Two'', Rascal Video ** ''Best Sex Scene: Duo'' with Tyler Riggz in ''Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One'', Rascal Video ** ''Best Solo Performance'' in ''Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One'', Rascal Video

Model

* Chi Chi LaRue: XXXclusive 2007 Calendar (2007, 12 month calendar) * ''Chi Chi LaRue's warning'' (2005, 128 pages) * ''Chi Chi LaRue: Live and Raw'' (2004, 80 pages) * ''Chi Chi LaRue's Bolt: The Book'' * ''Rascal Magazine: Special Collector's Edition'' (128 pages) * ''Adam Gay Video 2004 Directory''—Cover with Matt Summers and Kyle Kennedy

Music

Hazzard released his debut single, "Deeper Into You," in 2006.

Personal life

Hazzard was born and raised in the suburbs of

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, Ohio. He is gay.

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