Tony Tedeschi (born April 11, 1964) is an
American
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pornographic film actor
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and
AVN Hall of Fame
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at the Foxy Lady
strip club
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in
Providence
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. He was spotted by
Britt Morgan, who was performing there at the time, and later shot his first scenes with her in 1990.
Tedeschi has appeared in nearly 1,300 films between 1990 and 2012, and co-directed one, ''Late Night Sessions With Tony Tedeschi'', with
Bud Lee, in 2004.
He has worked for companies such as
Adam & Eve
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,
Anabolic
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,
Caballero Home Video, Coast to Coast, Dreamland Video,
Elegant Angel
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History
El ...
,
Evil Angel, Heatwave,
Hustler Video, Kickass Pictures, Legend Video, Leisure Time Entertainment and many others.
Appearances
He appeared in the 1997
Paul Thomas Anderson
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film ''
Boogie Nights
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''. He was also a contestant on ''
Win Ben Stein's Money
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'' (taped in December 2000, aired in April 2001).
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Recognition
In 2003, Tedeschi was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.AVN Award
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s:
* 1993 Best Supporting Actor - Video for ''Smeers''
* 1997 Best Supporting Actor - Video for ''Silver Screen Confidential''[
* 1997 Best Group Sex Scene - Film with ]Christy Canyon
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Career
Canyon has performed in over 100 adult films. She retired from performing in front ...
, Vince Vouyer
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''Breakin' 'Em In #9'' won the AVN Award for Best Pro-Am Release at the 2 ...
, and Steven St. Croix for ''The Show''[
* 1999 Best Anal Sex Scene - Film with Chloe, and Steve Hatcher for ''The Kiss''
]
Personal life
He was married to fellow porn star Tina Tyler from 1993 to 1994.
See also
* Peter North
* Randy Spears
References
External links
Hall of Fame - Class of 2003: Tony Tedeschi
December 2003 Adult Video News article about the actor.
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1964 births
American male pornographic film actors
Living people
Male actors from Providence, Rhode Island
American people of Italian descent