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{{short description|American pornographic film director and producer}} |
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| name = Joone |
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| birth_name = Ali Davoudian <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/porn-industry-may-decide-dvd-format-war]</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1969}}<ref name="GramPonante">{{cite news|title=THE SOFT MACHINE: Digital Playground's High-End XXX Vids Have Redefined the Craft of Making Commercial Porn With Solid-Gold Results|url=http://gramponante.com/the-soft-machine-digital-playgrounds-high-end-xxx-vids-have-redefined-the-craft-of-making-commercial-porn-with-solid-gold-results/ |work=GramPonante|date=19 April 2011|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> |
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| occupation = [[Photographer]], [[Film director|director]] & [[film producer|producer]] |
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| years_active = 1998–2008 <small>(porn director)</small><ref name="IAFD">[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=joone/gender=director Joone]</ref> |
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| organization = [[Digital Playground]]<br>Diosa Spirits |
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| spouse = Samantha Lewis <small>(divorced)</small><ref name="GramPonante"/> |
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| alma_mater = [[University of California Los Angeles]] |
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Revision as of 10:16, 13 April 2024
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Born | Ali Davoudian [1] c. 1969 (age 54–55)[2] |
Alma mater | University of California Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, director & producer |
Years active | 1998–2008 (porn director)[3] |
Organization(s) | Digital Playground Diosa Spirits |
Spouse | Samantha Lewis (divorced)[2] |
Joone is an American entrepreneur,[4] photographer,[5] director and producer. For directing pornographic films, he won AVN Award twice. In 1993, Joone founded American pornographic movie studio Digital Playground[6] and was a co-owner of the company until it was acquired by Manwin in 2012.
Career
He founded the Digital Playground company[6] in 1993 when he was 25 and still a student,[2] initially making adult CD-ROM computer games.[7]
Commenting on the transition of the pornography industry from the underground economy to mainstream corporate acceptance, the company's founder said: "I look at the porn business where Vegas and gambling was in the 70's… Vegas was still mob-owned and they were making the transition between these small groups of people to being corporate owned… I feel the same exact thing is going to happen with adult".[8]
Joone has directed the pornographic films Pirates and Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge.
In January 2012, alongside his ex-wife Samantha Lewis—who was co-owner, CEO and President of Digital Playground—he reached an agreement with Fabian Thylmann to sell the company to Manwin. On the acquisition, Joone commented: "To me this deal is no different than the acquisition of Pixar by Disney, The consumer is going to see more blockbusters, big-budget productions, and it's our goal to create the next genre of adult entertainment. This acquisition is a marriage between two industry leaders. Adult entertainment is changing and Manwin has a lead on technology." The price or terms of the deal was not disclosed, but it was announced that Lewis and Joone will "continue to oversee the studio";[9] however, it was reported in March that Manwin had released Lewis and some other employees.[10]
Other ventures
Joone is co-owner of "Diosa Spirits" tequila, with Jesse Jane and her husband Rich.[11][12]
Partial filmography
As director
- Pirates
- Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
- Island Fever 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Forbidden Tales
- Virtual Sex line of DVDs:
- Virtual Sex with Jesse Jane
- Virtual Sex with Taylor Hayes
- Virtual Sex with Tera Patrick
- Virtual Sex with Jenna Jameson
- Rocki Roads' Wet Dreams
Awards and nominations
- 2006 AVN Award – Best Director, Video (Pirates)[13][14]
- 2006 XRCO Award winner - Best Director[15]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Director, Feature (Pirates II)[16]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Screenplay (Pirates II) shared with Max Massimo[16]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Videography (Pirates II) shared with Oliver Henry[16]
- 2009 Eroticline Awards winner - Best U.S. Director[17]
- 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Screenplay (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)[18][19]
- 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Movie (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)[18][19]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c "THE SOFT MACHINE: Digital Playground's High-End XXX Vids Have Redefined the Craft of Making Commercial Porn With Solid-Gold Results". GramPonante. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Joone
- ^ "Inside Joone". xrentdvd.com. 2006-01-19. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Joone". AVN. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Josh Lipton. "Coming Soon: XXX In 3D". Minyanville. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Dana Kennedy (2003-08-17). "The Fantasy of Interactive Porn Becomes a Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Jeffreys, Sheila (2008). The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade. Taylor & Francis. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-415-41233-9.
- ^ Pardon, Rhett (2012-01-17). "Manwin Acquires Digital Playground - XBIZ Newswire". XBIZ Newswire. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "UPDATED: Manwin Makes Changes at Digital Playground". XBIZ Newswire. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ "Jesse Jane: "I don't feel anyone is my competition"". GramPonante. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Final: Ali Joone is Not a Terrorist". adultfyi.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Joone Digital Playground's founder and the director of 'Pirates' holds up his award at AVN Awards Show in Las Vegas". santabanta.com. January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Rhett Pardon (21 April 2006). "Porn Industry Shows Up for XRCO Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b c David Sullivan (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "Gewinner 2009". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ a b Paul Fishbein, "Pirates II, Evil Angel Big Winners at 2009 Hot d’Or Awards", AVN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or". Hot-dor.fr. Retrieved 2014-05-09.