Keni Styles
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 Keni Styles attending the XBIZ Awards, Hollywood, CA on February 9, 2011 |
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| Born | 27 May 1981 Lamphun, Thailand[1] |
| Ethnicity | Thai[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Website | |
| http://luckyasianguy.com/ | |
Keni Styles is a British pornographic actor of Thai origin.[2]
Styles was born to a single mother who was a sex worker in Thailand. They moved to the United Kingdom when she married a British national. When the marriage ended, she moved back to Thailand leaving Styles at an orphanage. He lived there until the age of 16. After living several years in a halfway house, he joined the British army and served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo twice and Iraq twice during his 7 years active duty. After leaving the army, he entered the pornography industry.[3]
Styles has been active in pornographic movies since August 2006.[4] He first found steady work in Eastern Europe, relocating to live in both Prague and Budapest. In January 2010 Styles moved to Los Angeles.[3] He is regarded as the first heterosexual Asian male porn star in American pornography[5] as well as the only active European heterosexual male porn star of Asian origin.[6]
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[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
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| 2006 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Male Newcomer[7] | Winner[7] |
| 2007 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Supporting Male Actor[7] | Winner[7] |
| 2008 | Erotic Awards | Best Porn Artist[8] | Winner[8] |
| 2009 | AVN Award | Best Male Newcomer[9] | Nominee[9] |
| 2010 | AVN Award | Best Actor[9] | Nominee |
| 2010 | AVN Award | Best Couple Sex Scene[9] | Nominee[9] |
| 2010 | AVN Award | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production[9] | Nominee[9] |
| 2010 | XBIZ Award | Male Acting Performance of the Year | Nominee |
| 2010 | XRCO Award | Best Single Performance Actor | Nominee |
| 2011 | AVN Award | Male Performer Of The Year | Nominee |
| 2011 | AVN Award | Best Couples Sex Scene | Nominee |
| 2011 | AVN Award | Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |
| 2011 | XBIZ Award | Male Performer Of The Year | Nominee |
| 2011 | XBIZ Award | Male Acting Performance Of The Year[10] | Winner[10] |
| 2011 | Urban X Award | Male Performer Of The Year | Nominee |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Personal Bio Keni Styles". IAFD.com. http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=KeniStyles/gender=m/Keni-Styles.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ "FLESHBOT". FLESHBOT.com. http://fleshbot.com/5070883/keni-styles-asian-male-porno-superstar. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ a b Jeff Yang (2010-03-25). "Mightier than the sword". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 2. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/03/25/apop032510.DTL&ao=2. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "MYSPACE". MYSPACE.com. http://www.myspace.com/keni_styles. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ Harry Mok (2011-02-04). "Bruce Lee Porn Parody Star Keni Styles Breaks Asian Male Stereotypes". Hyphen. http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2011/02/bruce-lee-porn-parody-star-keni-styles-breaks-asian-male-stereotypes. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Keni Styles profile". Warashi Asian Pornstars Database. 2009-08-28. http://warashi-asian-pornstars.fr/en-fiche_acteur-Keni_Styles.html. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "The UK Adult Film & TV Awards 2006". BGAFD.co.uk. http://www.bgafd.co.uk/miscellany/uk-awards-2006.php. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ a b "Erotic Awards 2008". EROTIC-AWARDS.co.uk. http://www.erotic-awards.co.uk/2007/pornartist.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g "AVN 2010 Nominees". http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-nominees/.
- ^ a b "2011 XBIZ Nominees". xbiz.com. http://www.xbiz.com/news/128827. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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