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Colton Ford

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Colton Ford
Ford during the "That's Me" video shoot, October 2007
Born
Glenn Soukesian[citation needed]

(1962-10-12) October 12, 1962 (age 62)[citation needed]
Pasadena, California, U.S.[citation needed]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[citation needed]
Websitewww.coltonfordmusic.com

Glenn Soukesian, known professionally as Colton Ford, (born October 12, 1962) is an American singer and actor.[1]

Career

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Pornography

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Colton Ford appeared in a dozen gay adult celebrated films. Notable performances include Conquered that earned him 2002 Grabby Awards for "Best Group Sex Scene", Gang Bang Café that nominated him for the 2003 GayVN Awards for "Best Performers" and his lead role in Colton for which he won "Gay Performer of the Year" during the 2003 GayVN Awards.

Film and television

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In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the 2005 documentary film Naked Fame directed by Christopher Long. The film follows Ford's transition from the world of adult films to mainstream club/dance music. It was released theatrically in 2005 in the United States and Canada.

On television, Ford co-starred for three seasons on the TV series The Lair playing the role of Sheriff Trout. The series was broadcast on here! TV. He was a featured panelist on here! TV's resident chat show Threesome.

Music

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Ford became a club/dance house music singer-songwriter and actor. He released several singles. He released his first album, Tug of War,[2] digitally in 2008. All tracks were written and composed by Ford and DJ/producer Quentin Harris. "That's Me" featuring Cazwell was the debut single from the album. He also was part of the True Colors Tour 2008. His second album, Under the Covers, an album of cover versions was released in 2009. In 2013, he released his third album The Way I Am and in 2015 his EP Next Chapter co-written with David Barratt including five originals.

Ford collaborated with Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis, Nervo, Wawa and Redtop and others. He has had several hit singles and videos, including Billboard charting, "The Way I Am", "That's Me", "Let Me Live Again" and "Losing My Religion". His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" saw collaboration with Club/Dance singer-songwriter Pepper Mashay. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and No. 25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.[3] Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper's video, "Into The Nightlife" and also performed on Cyndi Lauper's 2008 True Colors Tour. Ford was named in AfterElton.com's "Top 50 Gay Male Musicians".

Theatre

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Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2011 playing a role in the musical theatre Little House on the Ferry, a modern gay love story set in the legendary summer resort of Fire Island, New York. The play included eleven original songs, also released as an album by the original cast, and the play included cameos by many members of New York City's LGBT community. "After Hours" (Original Cast Recording) was released as a single featuring vocals by Ford. The show ran in New York November 3–20, 2011 and featured (along with Ford), Seph Stanek, Chris Van Kirk, Matt Rodriguez, Kit Balcuns and Sean Luftus.[4]

In 2014, Ford starred in a stage production of And All The Dead, Lie Down, co-starring with Kila Packett. The play ran from May 2 to June 6, 2014, in Los Angeles and was written by Harrison David Rivers, directed by John Coppola and produced by Michael Sonntag and Kila Packett. The play was a Studio C Artists production.[5]

Videography

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Pornographic

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Year Title Role Awards
2001 Conquered Gladiator 2002 Grabby Awards "Best Group Sex Scene"
PornStruck 2
2002 Aftershock: Part 1 MSR's hottest
Aftershock: Part 2 MSR's hottest
Bearing Leather
Bringing Out Brother
Head Games Jocker
Gang Bang Café Nominated 2003 GayVN Awards "Best Performers"
Colton Colton 2003 GayVN Awards "Gay Performer of the Year"
Closed Set: The New Crew The key grip
Prowl 3: Genuine Leather Nastiest leather
2003 Still Untamed Untamer

Non-pornographic

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Year Title Role Note Awards
2000 The Next Best Thing Glen Movie
2001 Circuit Video Circuit Man Movie
2004 Naked Fame Himself Documentary
Hellbent Nickname Band Member Movie [6]
2008 Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! Butch Hunk Movie
"Into the Nightlife" Dancer in the club Music video
2007–2009 The Lair Sheriff Trout TV series

Discography

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Albums

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List of studio albums, with track listings
Title Album details
Tug of War
  • Released: September 9, 2008
  • Label: Outsider Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Track listing
  • 1. Ready
  • 2. You Ain't Gonna Change
  • 3. Gotta Do
  • 4. That's Me
  • 5.Bluntly Speaking
  • 6. The Way You Love Me
  • 7. You Get What You Want
  • 8. Tug of War (My Heart Won't Let Go)
  • 9. Love Has Found a Way
  • 10. I'll Be Alright
  • 11. Wait for Me
  • 12. Your Love Is Everything
Under the Covers
  • Released: August 4, 2009
  • Label: Peace Bisquit
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Track listing
The Way I Am
  • June 18, 2013
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  • 1. "First in Line (Shadow of the Night)"
  • 2. "Let Me Live Again"
  • 3. "Look My Way"
  • 4. "Realize"
  • 5. "Get to You" (feat. Ultra Naté)
  • 6. "Change (You're Gonna Have To)"
  • 7. "Can You Feel It"
  • 8. "Just the Way I Am"
  • 9. "The Music Always Gets You Back"
  • 10. "All My Love"
  • 11. "Alone"

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with track listings
Title Album details
Next Chapter
  • Released: December 4, 2014
  • Label: Eagle i-Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
Let Me Live Again / The Music Always Gets You Back
  • Released: November 11, 2011
  • Labels: Peace Bisquit / Woop Woop
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing
  • 1. Let Me Live Again
  • 2. The Music Always Gets You Back
  • 3. Let Me Live Again
  • 4. The Music Always Gets You Back
  • 5. Let Me Live Again
  • 6. The Music Always Gets You Back

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Remixed
  • Released: March 8, 2011
  • Labels: Peace Bisquit / Woop Woop
  • Formats: Digital download, CD

Singles

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Year Song Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
Dance 		US
Dance
Sales
2003 "Everything" – – Naked Fame
2004 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
(featuring Pepper Mashay) 		9 25
2008 "Tug of War" – – Non-album singles
"That's Me"
(featuring Cazwell) 		– –
2009 "Trouble" – – Under the Covers
"Losing My Religion" – –
2011 "Let Me Live Again" – – Non-album single
2014 "All My Love" – – The Way I Am

Theatre

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  • 2012: Little House on the Ferry
  • 2014: And All The Dead, Lie Down

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "here! with Josh and Sara #101". here! (Podcast). Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "Tug of War - Colton Ford | Release Info". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Colton Ford Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
  4. ^ CD Baby: Little House on the Ferry releases
  5. ^ And All The Dead, Lie Down Wordpress page
  6. ^ Lunn, Shawn (October 27, 2016). "TV Lover: My Review of Hellbent (2004)". shawnlunn2002. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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Awards
Preceded by GayVN Awards
for Gay Performer of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Joe Foster
Preceded by
Out of Athens/Echoes
 Grabby Awards for Best Group Sex Scene
for Conquered
2002 		Succeeded by
Deep South: the Big and the Easy
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