Michael Stefano
| Michael Stefano | |
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 Stefano on the right. |
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| Born | August 29, 1969 United States |
| Other names | Michel Stefano, Luciano, Mike Long |
| Ethnicity | Italian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg)[1] |
| No. of adult films | 942 (per IAFD)[2] |
| Website | |
| http://michaelstefanoxxx.com/ | |
Michael Stefano (born August 29, 1969) is a retired Italian-American pornographic actor and director.[1] Before entering pornography, Michael held a variety of jobs in the restaurant and hotel industries.[3] While working as a bartender in 1997, he met a couple with a connection in porn and would appear in his first film shortly thereafter.[3] He would appear in over 900 films and, by his own estimate, perform over 3000 scenes.[3]
An injury forced Michael to take a break from performing and in the interim learned how to edit.[4] He began his directing career with Extreme Associates in the mid-1990s under the name Luciano.[5] In 2001 he started directing for Red Light District Video.[6] In 2003 Platinum X Pictures was launched by Stefano and Jewel De'Nyle (whom he would later marry), bankrolled by Red Light.[6] Platinum X featured directors Manuel Ferrara, Brandon Iron and Steve Holmes, and produced very similar content to Red Light.[6] Around the same time Red Light began distributing the films of Amateur District and Candy Shop, a studio headed by Stefano specialized in interracial content.[6]
In 2010, he announced his retirement from pornography.[3]
[edit] Awards
- 2004 AVN Award – Male Performer of the Year[7]
- 2006 AVN Award nomination - Best Sex Scene Coupling (Video) for Mind Fuck (nominated with Sandra Romain)[8]
- 2009 AVN Award – Best Threeway Sex Scene – The Jenny Hendrix Anal Experience[9]
- 2010 AVN Hall of Fame inductee[10]
- 2011 AVN Award – Best Group Sex Scene – Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Personal Bio Michael Stefano". IAFD.com. http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=MikeLong/gender=m/Michael-Stefano.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=MikeLong/gender=m/Michael-Stefano.htm
- ^ a b c d http://www.xbiz.com/news/124633
- ^ http://www.adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=43765
- ^ Steve Javors (2008-01-31). "Hush Hush Entertainment Inks Michael Stefano". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=89627. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ a b c d Anne Winter (2007-08-22). "Red Light District". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/articles/83389. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ Trent Brown. "AVN Awards Nominations". AVN.com. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=55832. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ 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 2007-08-08.
- ^ David Sullivan (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN.com. http://business.avn.com/articles/34090.html. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "2010 Nominees". AVN.com. http://avnawards.avn.com/about/nominees.html. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN.com. 2011-01-09. http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-Winners-of-the-2011-AVN-Awards-421782.html. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
