Manuel Ferrara

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Manuel Ferrara
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Birthdate: November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01) (age 33)
Birth location: Gagny, France
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Ethnicity: French
No. of films: 518[1]
Manuel Ferrara at IMDb
Manuel Ferrara at IAFD
Manuel Ferrara at AFDB

Manuel Ferrara (November 1, 1975, Gagny, France) is a prolific French pornographic actor and adult film director [2].

Ferrara entered the adult industry in 1997 after winning a competition.[3] He works in both European and American pornography. He was originaly a protégé of Rocco Siffredi, and had an award winning acting career, making his American acting debut in John Stagliano’s Fashionistas.[4] In 2002 he appeared in Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp.[5] In 2003 he started directing gonzo pornography for Platinum X Pictures, a subsidiary of Red Light District Video.[6] In 2004 he began directing for Red Light. He appeared with Stefani Morgan in Sunny, her first film for Vivid Entertainment in 2005.

After working for Red Light District for 2 years he began directing for Evil Angel in May 2006.[7] His first EA film was Evilution, starring Naomi, Melissa Lauren and featuring the comeback of Nici Sterling.[4] Since then he has directed series including Fucked On Sight, Slutty & Sluttier, Raw, Evil Anal, Battle of the Sluts, Anal Expedition, Teen Cum Squad, Bangin' Black Boxes, Ass Attack, I'm Your Slut, Anal Expedition, Mindfuck, and New Whores On The Block.[4][8]

Ferrara married adult actress Dana Vespoli in January 2005; in February 2007 she gave birth to their son.[citation needed] In 2008 he appeared in the award-winning Cheerleaders.

[edit] Awards

  • 2002 - XRCO Award for Best New Stud[9]
  • 2003 - XRCO Award for Best 3-Way – Mason's Dirty Tricks (with Julie Night and Steve Holmes)[9]
  • 2003 - XRCO Award for Best Sex Scene (Couple) – Babes in Pornland 14: Bubble Butt Babes (with Jewel De’Nyle)[9]
  • 2004 - AVN Award for Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) - Anal Trainer 4 (nominated with Belladonna (porn star)|Belladonna)
  • 2004 - AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year[10]
  • 2004 - AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene (Video) – Back 2 Evil (with Ashley Long, Julie Night and Nacho Vidal)[10]
  • 2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production (Buttman's Anal Divas 2, with Claudia Jamesson)[11]
  • 2005 - AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year[12]
  • 2005 - AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene (Video) - Stuntgirl (with Angelica Costello)[12]
  • 2005 AVN Award nomination – Best Anal Sex Scene – One on One 2 with Mandy Bright[13]
  • 2006 - AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year[14]
  • 2006 - AVN Award for Best Anal Scene Coupling (Video) – Cumshitters (with Katsumi)[14]
  • 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Threeway Sex Scene (Choke It Down – nominated with Heather Gables and Randy Spears)
  • 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Threeway Sex Scene (Cum Fart Cocktails 2 – nominated with Sandra Romain and Heather Gables)[15]
  • 2007 AVN Award nominee – Best Anal Sex Scene in a Video for FUCK (nominated with Mia Rose)[16]
  • 2007 - AVN Award for Best Sex Scene Coupling (Film) – Emperor (with Janine Lindemulder)[16]
  • 2007 - AVN Award for Best Sex Scene Coupling (Video) – Slave Dolls 2 (with Tiffany Mynx)[16]
  • 2007 - AVN Award for Best Supporting Actor (Video) – She Bangs[16]
  • 2007 - AVN Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Fuck Slaves (with Sandra Romain and Sasha Grey)[16]
  • 2007 AVN Award nominee – Best Sex Scene Coupling (Film) – Jenna’s Provocateur (with Ashton Moore)[17]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Group Sex Scene (Video)' for Slutty & Sluttier. Nominated with Sandra Romain, Aurora Snow, Brandon Iron, Steve Holmes, Jay Ashley, Jason Sinclair, D. Snoop, Brad Baldwin, Lefty, Carey Bucks, John Strong, Joe Blow, Joe Rock, Johnny Fender, Mike Hosh, Pascal St. James & Claudio Meloni. [18]
  • 2008 - AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene, Video – Evil Anal 2 (with Jenna Haze)[19]
  • 2009 - AVN Award for Best Anal Sex Scene – Big Wet Asses 13 (with Sunny Lane)[20]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Manuel Ferrara at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ^ Adultfilmdatabase.com
  3. ^ Interview at lukeisback.com
  4. ^ a b c "MANUEL FERRARA". evilangel.com. http://www.evilangel.com/director/Manuel_Ferrara. Retrieved on 2009-04-20. 
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Anne Winter (2007-08-22). "Red Light District". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/articles/83389. Retrieved on 2009-04-26. 
  7. ^ Matt O'Conner (2006-02-08). "Ferrara to Make Movies for Evil Angel". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=13367. Retrieved on 2009-04-17. 
  8. ^ "MANUEL FERRARA'S TITLES". evilangel.com. http://www.evilangel.com/director/Manuel%20Ferrara/titles/1. Retrieved on 2009-04-17. 
  9. ^ a b c "XRCO". XRCO.com. http://www.xrco.com/. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. 
  10. ^ a b "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN.com. http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. 
  11. ^ Trent Brown. "AVN Awards Nominations". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=55832. Retrieved on 2007-08-09. 
  12. ^ a b Jared Rutter (2005-01-09). "The 22nd Annual AVN Awards: A Jenna Jameson Kinda Night". AVN. http://avn.com/video/articles/19222.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  13. ^ "2005 AVN AWARDS NOMINATIONS". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on 2004-11-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20041114124447/http://www.avnawards.com/2005nominees_fr.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. 
  14. ^ a b "2006 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. 2006-01-09. http://avn.com/video/articles/24701.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. 
  15. ^ Dan Miller (2005-11-25). "2006 AVN Awards Nominations Announced". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=248223. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. 
  16. ^ a b c d e "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. 2007-01-16. http://avn.com/video/articles/7037.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. 
  17. ^ Jared Rutter (2006-11-22). "2007 AVN Awards Nominations Announced". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278474. Retrieved on 2007-08-06. 
  18. ^ Jared Rutter (2006-11-22). "2007 AVN Awards Nominations Announced". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278474. Retrieved on 2007-08-06. 
  19. ^ Rutter, Jared (2008-01-12). "2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced". AVN. http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. 
  20. ^ David Sullivan (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/video/articles/34090.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-11. 
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