John Leslie (director)

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John Leslie
Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in 2007
Born
John Leslie Nuzzo

(1945-01-25)January 25, 1945
East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 2010(2010-12-05) (aged 65)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Other namesJohn Lestor, Lenny Kent, John Leslie Dupree, John Leslie Dupré, Louie T. Beagle, Louis T. Beagle, John Lesley, John Lessly, Frederick Watson
WebsiteOfficial website

John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010) was an American pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely.

Along with

John Holmes, and Harry Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of Porn
, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses.

After Holmes experienced setbacks due to drug and

director.[1]

Early life

Leslie was born into an

Italian-American family in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 25, 1945.[2] He grew up in the Midland area of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.[3] After graduating from high school, he worked at Crucible Steel Company before moving to New York to attend Art Students League of New York.[2] After finishing art school, he joined the band Brooklyn Blues Busters, where he played harmonica and sang.[2][4] Later the band relocated to Michigan.[2] In 1973, the band played at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival with Victoria Spivey.[5]

Career

In the mid 1970s, Leslie relocated to the Mill Valley area in California and began performing in adult films.

John "Johnny Wadd" Holmes, as well as Seka, Kay Parker, and Annette Haven. His most noteworthy roles were in Obsessed (1977), Desires Within Young Girls (1977), A Coming of Angels (1977), Dracula Sucks (aka Lust At First Bite) (1978), Pretty Peaches (1979), Insatiable
(1980), Nothing To Hide (1981), and Talk Dirty To Me, Part II (1982).

He was one of the first porn actors to make the transition from performing to directing, beginning with 1987's Nightshift Nurses. Since then he directed more than 90 adult movies, including The Chameleon (1989), Curse of the Catwoman (1992), Dog Walker (1994), and Drop Sex (1997), along with the Voyeur' ', Fresh Meat, and Crack Her Jack series. He won many awards for his work behind the cameras as well. Though much of his later work, in keeping with current trends in adult video, was in the gonzo genre, such as the "Fresh Meat" and "Crack Her Jack" series, Leslie continued to make feature films, or "sex dramas"; most recently, in 2007 he directed the film Brianna Love, Her Fine, Sexy Self.[7]

He was a member of the

XRCO[9]
Halls of Fame.

John Leslie died of a heart attack at the age of 65 on December 5, 2010, at his home in Mill Valley, California.[2][10] Leslie was one of several former porn stars featured in the 2012 documentary After Porn Ends, which was about life after being a porn actor. His final appearance was posthumously in the 2016 documentary X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time.

Awards

John Leslie in 2000

As a performer:

As a director:

  • 1987 XRCO Award - Best Director, Video (Nightshift Nurses)[11][14]
  • 1988 XRCO Award - Best Director (Catwoman)[11]
  • 1989 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Catwoman)[13]
  • 1992 XRCO Award - Best Film (Chameleons: Not The Sequel)[9][dead link]
  • 1994 XRCO Award - Best Film (Dog Walker)[15]
  • 1994 XRCO Award - Best Director[15]
  • 1995 AVN Award - Best Director, Film (Dog Walker)[13]
  • 1995 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Bad Habits)[13]
  • 1997 AVN Award - Best All-Sex Release (John Leslie's Fresh Meat 3)[13]
  • 1997 XRCO Award - Best Director[15]
  • 1998 AVN Award - Best All-Sex Release (John Leslie's Fresh Meat 4)[13]
  • 1998 XRCO Award - Best Director[15]
  • 1999 AVN Award - Best All-Sex Release (John Leslie's Fresh Meat 5)[13]
  • 1999 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (The Lecher 2)[13]
  • 2000 AVN Award - Best All-Sex Release (The Voyeur 12)[13]

Other awards:

  • 1989 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Video (Catwoman) with Mark Weiss[13]
  • 1995 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Dog Walker)[13]

Literature

References

  1. ^ Berton, Justin (9 December 2010). "John Nuzzo, a.k.a. porn star John Leslie, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jason, Will (13 December 2010). "Legendary Marin porn actor and director dies of apparent heart attack". The Mercury News. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ Kalina, Mike (10 February 1983). "What happens when porn star goes legit?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ Wilson, John S. (10 March 1972). "Brooklyn Blues Heard on 34th St". New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ Harrington, Richard (3 September 1973). "Blues and Jazz". Washington Evening Star. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ISBN 1573921688
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  7. ^ Brianna Love: Her Fine Sexy Self (Video 2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-07
  8. ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  9. ^ a b "XRCO Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  10. ^ "CineSource Magazine". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Rame awards list". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  12. ^ MayorDefacto. "Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Past AVN Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  14. ^ "Movies". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1988. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d "BEST OF 1993-2002". Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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