Steven Scarborough (born June 23, 1953) is an American
gay pornographic film director, the
founder
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Places
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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of Hot House Entertainment (1993),
and he was an Executive Vice-President and director for
Falcon Studios
Falcon Entertainment (also known as Falcon Studios), a United States company based in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography.
Founded in 1971 by Chuck Holmes, Archived by web.archive.org. the comp ...
from 1987 to 1993.
Career
In 1974, Scarborough came to
San Francisco
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. He opened up a health food store on Castro Street opposite
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in N ...
's camera shop. He later met Dick Fisk (a local sales clerk), who was also a porn star in ''
The Other Side of Aspen
''The Other Side of Aspen'' is a 1978 American gay pornographic film produced by Falcon Studios, directed by Matt Sterling, starring Casey Donovan, Al Parker, and Dick Fisk. The film consists of sex scenes filmed in Lake Tahoe, California, ...
'' (1977), a very successful
Falcon Studios
Falcon Entertainment (also known as Falcon Studios), a United States company based in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography.
Founded in 1971 by Chuck Holmes, Archived by web.archive.org. the comp ...
gay pornographic film
Gay pornography is the representation of sexual activity between males. Its primary goal is sexual arousal in its audience. Softcore gay pornography also exists; it at one time constituted the genre, and may be produced as beefcake pornograp ...
. Then he was introduced to
Chuck Holmes, they soon became friends.
Scarborough debuted as a director in the summer of 1988 with the Falcon Studios ''Perfect Summer'' at the behest of his life partner Chuck Holmes. Scarborough established that the studio would refrain from
condom-less films in support of the
safe sex
Safe sex is sexual activity using methods or contraceptive devices (such as condoms) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV. "Safe sex" is also sometimes referred to as safer se ...
condom-use philosophy.
Awards
Scarborough was inducted into the
GayVN Hall Of Fame
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by ''AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornograph ...
in 2002.
* 1996
Gay Erotic Video Award Best Special Interest Video - ''Call To Arms''
* 1999
"Grabby" Award Best Fetish Video - ''Batter Up!''
* 2001
Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is a non-profit industry trade group, trade association of the pornography and Sex industry, adult entertainment industry in the United States. Founded in 1991, it opposes the passage and enforcement of obscenity l ...
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Scarborough
* 2002
GayVN Award
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by '' AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornograp ...
Hall of Fame Inductee - Steven Scarborough
* 2004
GayVN Award
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by '' AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornograp ...
Best Speciality Tape - ''Mo' Bubble Butt''
* 2004 GayVN Award Best Leather Video - ''Skuff II''
* 2004
"Grabby" Award Hall of Fame Inductee - Steven Scarborough
* 2005
"Grabby" Award Best Classic Release - ''The Road To Hopeful''
* 2005 "Grabby" Award Best Duo Sex Scene - Tag Adams and Aiden Shaw in ''Perfect Fit''
* 2005
FICEB "HeatGay" Award - Best Gay Picture (''Skuff 3'')
* 2006
GayVN Award
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Best Leather Video - ''The Missing''
* 2006
"Grabby" Award Best Fetish Video - ''Twisted''
* 2006 "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - ''The Missing''
* 2006 "Grabby" Award Hottest Cum Scene - Marco Paris in ''The Missing''
* 2006
Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - ''Justice''
* 2006 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - ''Trunks 2''
* 2006 Hard Choice Awards Best Director - Steven Scarborough for ''Justice'', ''Black -N- Blue'' & ''Trunks 2''
* 2006 FICEB "HeatGay" Award - Best Director (''The Missing'' - Hot House Entertainment)
* 2007
GayVN Award
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by '' AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornograp ...
Best Leather Video - ''Black -N- Blue''
* 2007 GayVN Award Best All-Sex Video - ''Black -N- Blue''
* 2007 GayVN Award Best Oral Scene - Ty Hudson and Shane Rollins in ''Justice''
* 2007
"Grabby" Award Best Director - Steven Scarborough for ''Justice''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Video - ''Justice''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Actor - Shane Rollins in ''Justice''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - ''Black -N- Blue''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Solo Sex Scene - Kent North in ''At Your Service''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Duo Sex Scene - Shane Rollins and Trevor Knight in ''Justice''
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Best Versatile Performer - Hot House Exclusive Francesco D'Macho
* 2007 "Grabby" Award Maleflixxx People's Choice Award - ''Justice''
* 2007
David Award Best American Performer - Hot House Exclusive ''Trunks 3'', ''Full Throttle'', ''Communion'' and ''Jockstrap!''
* 2007 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - ''Butch Alley''
* 2007 Maleflixxx Gold VOD Award Top 10 VOD - ''Private Lowlife''
* 2008 CyberSocket Award Best Video Company Website - HotHouse.com
* 2008
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 ...
GLBT Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Scarborough
February 7, 2008
* 2008 European Gay Porn Awards Best Non-European Movie - ''Communion''
* 2008 European Gay Porn Awards Best Non-European Studio - Hot House Entertainment
* 2008 Grabby recipients#2008, "Grabby" Award Best Leather Video - ''Verboten Parts 1 & 2''
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Best Art Direction - ''Verboten Parts 1 & 2''
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Best Cum Scene - Francesco D’Macho and Romario Faria in ''Verboten Part 2''
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Wall of Fame Inductee - Brent Smith
* 2008 "Grabby" Award Wall of Fame Inductee - Hot House Lifetime Exclusive Kent North
* 2009 CyberSocket Award Best Video Company Website - HotHouse.com
* 2009 GayVN Award
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by '' AVN Magazine'', the parent publication of ''GAYVN Magazine'', and continue the recognition for gay pornograp ...
Best Leather Video - ''Verboten Parts 1 & 2''
* 2009 GayVN Award Best Sex Comedy Video - ''Paging Dr. Finger''
* 2009 "Grabby" Award Lifetime Achievement Award - Steven Scarborough
* 2009 "Grabby" Award Best Newcomer - Kyle King
* 2009 "Grabby" Award Best Sex Comedy - ''Paging Dr. Finger''
* 2009 "Grabby" Award Maleflixxx People's Choice Award - ''Jockstrap''
* 2010 XBIZ Award Gay Movie Director of the Year
See also
* List of male performers in gay porn films
This is a list of notable men who have appeared in gay pornographic films. Pornography has become more mainstream and as of 2009 was a $13 billion industry in the United States; globally consumers spent more than US$3000 on porn every secon ...
References
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American pornographic film directors
1953 births
Directors of gay pornographic films
Living people