James Deen
James Deen | |
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Born | Bryan Matthew Sevilla[1] February 7, 1986[2] |
Other names | |
Years active | 2004–present |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] |
Website | jamesdeen |
Bryan Matthew Sevilla
He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He gained attention due to his relatively slender build, lack of tattoos, and everyman appeal, bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry.[3] In late 2015, multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, against Deen, with the most notable being his former girlfriend Joanna Angel.[8]
Early life
Deen was born in
According to Deen, performing in pornographic films was his ambition since he was in kindergarten.[14] Around age 15, he left high school and spent two years homeless.[15] He graduated from La Cañada High School in 2004.[16] At 17, Deen moved in with his father. He worked at a Starbucks for two years and took classes at Pasadena City College.[12][17]
Career
After entering the
In September 2012, Deen was a participant in a press conference, along with others opposing
Deen's collaborations include work with
In January 2013, Deen took to
He performed in over 5,000 videos in his pornographic career.[2]
In media
In February 2013, Deen was invited to return to his alma mater, Pasadena City College, by professor Hugo Schwyzer[25] to speak to students about his career. The appearance, initially open to the public, was restricted by college administrators due to "public-safety concerns" over "protesters".[26] Deen was restricted to speaking to the students of Pasadena City College's "Navigating Pornography" class.[25]
In April 2013, Deen delivered the keynote speech for the Sexual Health Fest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[27]
Deen was featured in a July 2012
In April 2013, Deen filmed a pornographic scene with reality television participant
Deen co-starred with Lindsay Lohan in Paul Schrader's 2013 film The Canyons, written by Bret Easton Ellis.[5][32] In July 2013, Deen teamed with American pornographic actress Andy San Dimas, adult app store MiKandi and adult industry news source XBIZ, to release the first adult video production recorded with Google Glass. Within 24 hours, the censored trailer reached one million views on YouTube.[33]
Deen filmed a sex scene with
Deen has a sizable fan base; his fans, dubbed "Deenagers", have created social media fan pages on Tumblr, Pinterest and standalone fan sites. Deenagers regularly share and comment on Deen's work. In February 2013, Deen launched JamesDeenStore.com.[38] In addition to Deen's films and adult novelties, the store features Deen's Baby Panda brand of clothing.[39]
In January 2014, Deen joined the newly formed
On June 25, 2014, Deen participated in a Reddit A.M.A. He received over 4,000 questions over the course of an hour,[45] making Deen's AMA listed by Reddit as the most popular on the site as of the following morning.[46]
Personal life
From 2005 to 2011, Deen dated fellow pornography star
Deen is Jewish and identifies with Judaism as "a culture more than anything else."[49][50][51] Deen identifies as a libertarian.[52]
Rape and sexual misconduct allegations
On November 28, 2015, Deen was accused on Twitter of rape by the pornographic actress and writer Stoya, with whom he had previously been in a romantic relationship.[53][54] Deen denied the allegations, calling them "false", "egregious", and "defamatory".[54] Deen's former girlfriend Joanna Angel was one of the first performers to tweet support for Stoya. On The Jason Ellis Show, Angel accused Deen of being abusive during their six-year relationship.[47]
In total, nine women came forward with allegations of abuse and unnecessarily rough sex during scenes.[55][56][57][58] The allegations included claims that Deen forcibly had anal sex with a woman during a non-anal scene,[59][55][58] that he physically restrained and hit several women, and forced one woman's face into his crotch to "sniff his testicles".[60][55][58] Amber Rayne said that during a shoot, Deen punched her in the face and caused her anus to bleed with violent anal sex.[59][55][58]
Due to the allegations, Kink.com, Evil Angel, and HardX.com severed all ties with Deen, stating that "consent is sacrosanct". The Frisky cancelled Deen's sexual advice column and removed advertisements for and links to Deen's official site from previously published editions. Deen voluntarily resigned as chairman of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee.[44][61]
In December 2015, an article in The Daily Beast referred to Deen as the "Bill Cosby of porn".[62][63] Deen later gave an interview to The Daily Beast where he stated he was "baffled" by the accusations and denied or offered counter-explanations for them.[64]
In July 2017, director Maria Demopoulos filed a lawsuit against Deen for blocking the distribution of a documentary that addresses the numerous rape and sexual assault allegations against him by stealing legal releases from her office.[65]
Awards
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Totals[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wins | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note
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Year | Award | Film | Result |
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2009[66] | Male Performer of the Year | — | Won |
2013[67] | Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy (with Asa Akira and Brooklyn Lee) | Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3 | |
Crossover Star of the Year (tied with Sunny Leone) | — | ||
Male Performer of the Year | — | ||
2014[68] | Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl (with Ramon Nomar )
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Anikka | |
Mainstream Star of the Year | — | ||
Favorite Male Porn Star (Fan Award) | — | ||
2015[69] | Best Group Sex Scene (with A.J. Applegate, Ramon Nomar )
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Gangbang Me | |
Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Adriana Chechik, Erik Everhard and Mick Blue) | |||
Favorite Male Porn Star (Fan Award) | — | ||
Mainstream Star of the Year | — | ||
2016[70] | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Erik Everhard and Riley Reid) | Being Riley | |
Best Group Sex Scene (with John Strong, Jon Jon and Mick Blue )
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Gangbang Me 2 |
Year | Award | Result |
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2010[71] | Best Male Performer (Editor's Choice) | Won |
2012[72] | Best Male Performer (Fan's Choice) | |
2014[73] | Best Male Performer (Editor's Choice) |
Year | Award | Film | Result |
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2010[74] | Male Performer of the Year | — | Won |
2013[75] | Male Performer of the Year | — | |
Crossover Star of the Year | — | ||
2014[76] | Male Performer of the Year | — | |
Crossover Star of the Year | — | ||
Best Actor – Feature Movie | The New Behind the Green Door | ||
2015[77] | Male Performer of the Year | — | |
Best Scene – Non-Feature Release (with Adriana Chechik, Criss Strokes, John Strong and Mick Blue )
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Gangbang Me | ||
Best Scene – Vignette Release (with Ava Dalush) | I Love My Hot Wife |
Year | Award | Result |
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2008[78] | Unsung Swordsman | Won |
Best On-Screen Chemistry (with Joanna Angel) | ||
2009[79] | Male Performer of the Year | |
Best On-Screen Chemistry (with Joanna Angel) | ||
2013[80] | Mainstream Adult Media Favorite | |
2014[81] | Mainstream Adult Media Favorite |
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Further reading
- Tracy Clark-Flory, A Male Porn Star Speaks, July 27, 2011, Salon. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ABC Nightline Interview
- GQ magazine issue, June 2012
External links
- Official website
- James Deen at IMDb
- James Deen on Twitter
- James Deen at the Internet Adult Film Database
- James Deen at the Adult Film Database
- "James Deen Purchases Softball Team"
- James Deen Reddit Questionnaire (November 6, 2012)