Keni Styles
Keni Styles | |
|---|---|
 Styles attending the XBIZ Awards in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 May 1981[1] |
| Other names | Keni Stiles, Kenny, Keni Style[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] |
Keni Styles (born 27 May 1981) is a British former pornographic actor of Thai descent.[1]
Early life
Styles was born to a single mother who was a sex worker in Thailand.[2] They moved to the United Kingdom when she married a British national.[2] When the marriage ended, she moved back to Thailand, leaving Styles at an orphanage, where he lived until the age of 16.[2] After living several years in a halfway house, he started boxing[citation needed] and joined the British Army and served in Northern Ireland[citation needed], Bosnia, Kosovo twice, and Iraq twice during his seven years of active duty.[2] After leaving the army, he entered the pornography industry, starting a company called "Superman Stamina".[2]
Career
Styles was active in pornographic movies from August 2006, and retired in 2015.[3] He first found steady work in Eastern Europe, relocating to live in both Prague and Budapest. In January 2010, Styles moved to Los Angeles.[2] He is regarded as the first heterosexual Asian male porn star in American pornography[4] by some. In July 2015, Styles announced his retirement from the porn industry on his blog, KeniCamz.[5]
Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Won[6] |
| 2007 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Supporting Male Actor | Won[7] |
| 2008 | Erotic Awards | Best Porn Artist | Won[8] |
| 2011 | XBIZ Award | Male Acting Performance Of The Year | Won[9] |
| AVN Awards | Male Performer of the Year | Nominated[10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Keni Styles". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Jeff Yang (25 March 2010). "Mightier than the sword". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "MYSPACE". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Harry Mok (4 February 2011). "Bruce Lee Porn Parody Star Keni Styles Breaks Asian Male Stereotypes". Hyphen. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ Escape Porn ValleyArchived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The UK Adult Film & TV Awards 2006". BGAFD.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "The UK Adult Film & TV Awards 2007". BGAFD.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Erotic Awards 2008". EROTIC-AWARDS.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, February, 2011
- ^ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards Announced" (Press release). Adult Video News. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Further reading
- Shimizu, Celine Parreñas (2013), "Bound by expectation: the racialized sexuality of porn star Keni Styles", in Shimizu, Celine Parreñas; Taormino, Tristan; Penley, Constance; Miller-Young, Mireille (eds.), The feminist porn book: the politics of producing pleasure, New York, NY: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, pp. 287–302, ISBN 9781558618183.
External links
- Official website
- Keni Styles at IMDb
- Keni Styles on Twitter
- Keni Styles at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Keni Styles at the Adult Film Database
- Keni Styles (28 December 2012). "8 Questions: Keni Styles, Asian American Male Adult Film Star" (Interview). Interviewed by Koji Steven. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
