Joey Silvera (born December 20, 1951) is an American
pornographic film
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director and former actor.
He has been involved in the pornographic industry since the early 1970s. A native of
upstate New York
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, he first started performing in
San Francisco
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in 1974, and went on to appear in more than 1,000 videos. In the early 1990s, Silvera went on to direct videos for his own company. His movies were first distributed by
Devil's Film
Devil's Film is an American pornographic film studio, based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Launched in 1997, the studio continues to specialize in swinger and gang bang oriented gonzo pornography and niche product centered on such popu ...
, and he later was invited to join
John Stagliano
John Stagliano (born November 29, 1951), also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, former pornographic film actor, producer and director who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio.
Early life and career
Stagliano gr ...
's
Evil Angel.
Career
He is a member of the AVN
and
XRCO
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Halls of Fame.
Awards
''As a performer'':
*1984
XRCO
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Best Supporting Actor for ''Public Affairs''
*1985 XRCO Best Supporting Actor for ''She's So Fine''
*1987
AVN Best Supporting Actor – Video for ''She's So Fine''
*1987 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for ''Blame it on Ginger''
*1988 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for ''Made in Germany''
*1993 AVN Best Supporting Actor – Film for ''Facedance 1'' and ''2''
*1993 AVN
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
– Video for ''The Party''
*1993 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for ''The Party''
*1994 XRCO Best Group Scene for ''Buttman's British Moderately Bit Tit Adventure''
''As a director'':
*1996 XRCO Best Series for Joey Silvera's ''Butt Row''
*1997 AVN Best Gonzo Series for ''Butt Row''
*1999 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''The Big-Ass She-Male Adventure'
*1999 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Please!''
*2000 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 3: Big-Ass She-Male Adventure''
*2000 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Please!''
*2001 AVN Best Gonzo Release for ''Please! 12''
*2001 AVN Best Gonzo Series for ''Please!''
*2001 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 3: Big-Ass She-Male Adventure 7''
*2001 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Service Animals''
*2002 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 13''
*2003 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 15''
*2004 AVN Best Gonzo Release for ''Service Animals''
*2004 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Service Animals''
*2005 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Service Animals''
*2006 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 24''
*2006 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for ''Service Animals''
*2007 AVN Best Transsexual Release for ''Rogue Adventures 27''
*2012
XBIZ Award
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– Transsexual Release of the Year for ''She-Male Police 2''
[XBIZ Award Winners]
''XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry.
In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer Trade fair, exhibition and industry ...
'', January 2012
*2012 XBIZ Award – Transsexual Director of the Year
*2014 XBIZ Award – Transsexual Director of the Year
[XBIZ Award Winners 2014]
''XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry.
In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer Trade fair, exhibition and industry ...
'', January 2014
*2015 XBIZ Award – Transsexual Release of the Year for ''Big Tit She-Male X 2''
[XBIZ Award Winners]
''XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry.
In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer Trade fair, exhibition and industry ...
'', January 2015
*2015 XBIZ Award – Transsexual Director of the Year
Further reading
*Nicolas Barbano: ''Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner'' (Rosinante, Denmark 1999) (features a chapter on Joey Silvera)
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American male pornographic film actors
1951 births
Living people
Male actors from New York City
American pornographers
American pornographic film directors
Directors of transgender pornographic films
Transgender Erotica Award winners
Transgender erotica