Tom Byron
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| Born | Thomas Bryan Taliaferro, Jr. April 4, 1961 Houston, Texas, USA |
| Other names | Tom Byrom, Tommy Byron, Krusty T |
| Ethnicity | Italian-American |
Tom Byron (born Thomas Bryan Taliaferro, Jr. April 4, 1961 in Houston, Texas) is an American pornographic actor and director. He is of Italian descent and is an alumnus of the University of Houston.[1] He has also been credited as Tom Byrom, Tim Byron, Tom Bryon, Tom Bryan, and Tommy Byron. A member of the XRCO[2] and the AVN Halls of Fame,[3] Byron was also voted #21 in AVN's top 50 pornstars of all time.[4]
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[edit] Acting
Byron first started acting in hardcore films in May 1982,[5] and continued to perform mostly in roles portraying the young schoolboy or "coming of age" scenarios, as he resembled a teenager even though he was in his early to mid 20s. He starred alongside the underage Traci Lords in many films including her porn debut in early 1984, What Gets Me Hot!. He was also said to have had an ongoing off-screen relationship with Lords, though he later downplayed their relationship.[5]
He has changed his image several times throughout his career, going from clean-shaven adolescent to a hard rocker look. Later in his career, he took on the appearance of a clean cut "businessman". His late 1980s long-haired hard rock persona was no pretense, as Byron was at that time moonlighting as a struggling hard rock musician in Los Angeles with hopes of a career in music.
In August 2002, Byron announced his retirement from performing to focus on his directing career, but in the fall of 2005, after just three years, he returned to performing in numerous scenes, most notably his House of Ass series for his own company Evolution Erotica.
[edit] Filmography
As of 2011, Byron has appeared in over 2400 porn titles.
His earliest video that can be dated with certainty is Mounds Of Pleasure from 1982.
[edit] Awards
- 1984 CAFA Best Actor for Private Teacher[6]
- 1984 CAFA Best Supporting Actor for Sister Dearest[6]
- 1985 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene - Film for Kinky Business[7]
- 1985 XRCO Stud of the Year[8]
- 1985 XRCO Video Stallion[8]
- 1990 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene - Video for The Chameleon[7]
- 1991 F.O.X.E Male Fan Favorite[9]
- 1992 AVN Best Actor - Video for Sizzle[7]
- 1992 F.O.X.E Male Fan Favorite[9]
- 1996 XRCO Best Actor (Single Performance) for Flesh[10]
- 1996 XRCO Best Anal or DP Scene for Car Wash Angels[10]
- 1997 XRCO Best Actor for 'Indigo Delta[10]
- 1997 XRCO Best Anal Scene for Behind the Sphinc Door[10]
- 1997 XRCO Male Performer of the Year[10]
- 1998 AVN Best Actor - Video for Indigo Delta[7]
- 1998 AVN Best Gonzo Series for Cumback Pussy[7]
- 1998 AVN Male Performer of the Year[7]
- 1998 XRCO Best Gonzo Series for Whack Attack[10]
- 1999 AVN Male Performer of the Year[7]
- 1999 F.O.X.E Male Fan Favorite[9]
- 2000 AVN Best Supporting Actor - Video for LA 399[7]
- 2008 AVN Best Actor - Film for Layout[11]
- 2008 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene - Film for Layout[11]
- 2010 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actor – Throat: A Cautionary Tale[12]
- 2010 XBIZ Award – Male Porn Star of the Year (People's Choice)[13]
- 2011 AVN Award – Best Actor – The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody[14]
- 2012 F.O.X.E Male Fan Favorite[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Wallace, David Foster (December 2005). Consider the Lobster. Little, Brown and Co.. p. 31.
- ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=halloffame. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(edtbk445j1np3eu3rhdhzs55))/collection.aspx?collection=70
- ^ a b "Tom Byron May 2000 interview". http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/tom_byron.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b "rame awards list". http://www.rame.net/library/lists/best.html. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Past AVN Award Winners". http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b MayorDefacto. "Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards". http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcpxgmgk_0hrghhdgp. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ a b c d "Adult Video Awards", CanBest.com. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "XRCO past winners". http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/oldies.html. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b "2008 AVN Award Winners Announced". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN.com. 2010-01-10. http://business.avn.com/articles/37142.html. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ Lyla Katz (2010-02-11). "XBIZ Awards 2010 Winners Announced". XBiz.com. http://www.xbiz.com/news/117447?ln=web. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tom Byron |
- Tom Byron at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Byron at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Tom Byron at the Adult Film Database
- Tom Byron at PopPorn.com
- Tom Byron Yahoo Group
- Interviews by rogreviews.com: May 2000, September 2001 August 2002
- Tom Byron at lukeford.com
- Transcribed Chat at Adult DVD Talk
