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John Leslie (porn star)
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John Leslie Nuzzo was a prolific porn
actor who went on to have a long-running career as a producer and director of adult movies. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he has also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely.
, Kay Parker
, and Annette Haven
. His most noteworthy roles were in Talk Dirty To Me (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 recent work, in keeping with current trends in adult video, has been in the gonzo
genre, such as the "Fresh Meat" and "Crack Her Jack" series, Leslie has continued to make feature films, or "sex dramas"; most recently, in 2007 he directed the film "Brianna Love, Her Fine, Sexy Self."
In the early 1970s, he was a vocalist and harmonica player for the The Brooklyn Blues Busters, a southeastern Michigan
-based musical group sometimes accompanying John Lee Hooker
. The Brooklyn Blues Busters were the backing band for Victoria Spivey
during the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival
. Nuzzo also worked as a bartender in the early 1970s at Mr. Flood's Party, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
He was a member of the AVN, Legends of Erotica and XRCO Halls of Fame.
John Leslie died on December 5, 2010, from a stroke, at his home in Mill Valley, California
at the age of 65.
As a director
Other awards
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actor who went on to have a long-running career as a producer and director of adult movies. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he has also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely.
Career
Beginning with 1973's Sensuous Delights, Leslie was a performer in almost 300 adult films. He won numerous awards during his days as a performer. He appeared with some of the era's most noted porn stars, including SekaSeka
Seka is an American pornographic actress who appeared in many pornographic films during the late 1970s and the 1980s.-Career:...
, Kay Parker
Kay Parker
Kay Parker is a New Age author and former pornographic actress, best known for her depictions of incest scenes in the Taboo series.-Career:...
, and Annette Haven
Annette Haven
Annette Haven is a former American pornographic actress popular during the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Annette Robinson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and raised in a sexually conservative Mormon family...
. His most noteworthy roles were in Talk Dirty To Me (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 recent work, in keeping with current trends in adult video, has been in the gonzo
Gonzo pornography
Gonzo pornography is a style of pornographic film that attempts to place the viewer directly into the scene. The name is a reference to gonzo journalism, in which the reporter is part of the event taking place...
genre, such as the "Fresh Meat" and "Crack Her Jack" series, Leslie has continued to make feature films, or "sex dramas"; most recently, in 2007 he directed the film "Brianna Love, Her Fine, Sexy Self."
In the early 1970s, he was a vocalist and harmonica player for the The Brooklyn Blues Busters, a southeastern Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
-based musical group sometimes accompanying John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
. The Brooklyn Blues Busters were the backing band for Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey was an American blues singer and songwriter. She is best known for her recordings of "Dope Head Blues" and "Organ Grinder Blues", and Spivey variously worked with her sister, Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey, and with Bob Dylan, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Clarence...
during the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival
On a warm night in August 1969, several thousand blues lovers gathered in a small athletic field in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the first Ann Arbor Blues Festival. By the time blues icon B.B. King took the stage to close the show, it was clear that something magical was happening in this southeast...
. Nuzzo also worked as a bartender in the early 1970s at Mr. Flood's Party, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
He was a member of the AVN, Legends of Erotica and XRCO Halls of Fame.
John Leslie died on December 5, 2010, from a stroke, at his home in Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay...
at the age of 65.
Awards
As a performer- 1977 AFAAAdult Film Association of AmericaThe Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.It was founded in 1969 in Kansas...
Best Supporting Actor for Coming of Angels - 1980 AFAA Best Actor for Talk Dirty to Me
- 1980 CAFA Best Actor for Talk Dirty to Me
- 1981 AFAA Best Actor for Wicked Sensations
- 1982 AFAA Best Actor for Talk Dirty to Me 2
- 1982 CAFA Best Actor for Talk Dirty to Me 2
- 1984 AFAA Best Actor for Dixie Ray and for Every Woman has a Fantasy (tied with himself for both movies)
- 1984 XRCO Best Copulation Scene for Every Woman has a Fantasy
- 1985 AFAA Best Supporting Actor for Taboo 4
- 1985 AVNAVN AwardsThe AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
Best Supporting Actor - Film for Firestorm - 1986 XRCOXRCO awardsThe XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.The XRCO online archive is missing results prior to 1993...
Best Actor for Every Woman has a Fantasy 2 - 1988 AVN Best Actor - Film for Firestorm 2
- 1988 XRCO Best Actor for Beauty and the Beast
As a director
- 1987 XRCO Best Director - Video for Nightshift Nurses
- 1988 XRCO Best Director for Catwoman
- 1989 AVN Best Director - Video for Catwoman
- 1992 XRCO Best Film for Chameleons: Not The Sequel
- 1994 XRCO Best Film for Dog Walker
- 1994 XRCO Director of the Year
- 1995 AVN Best Director - Film for Dog Walker
- 1995 AVN Best Director - Video for Bad Habits
- 1997 AVN Best All-Sex Release for John Leslie's Fresh Meat 3
- 1997 XRCO Director of the Year
- 1998 AVN Best All-Sex Release for John Leslie's Fresh Meat 4
- 1998 XRCO Director of the Year
- 1999 AVN Best All-Sex Release for John Leslie's Fresh Meat 5
- 1999 AVN Best Director - Video for The Lecher 2
- 2000 AVN Best All-Sex Release for The Voyeur 12
Other awards
- 1989 AVN Best Screenplay - Video for Catwoman (with Mark Weiss)
- 1995 AVN Best Screenplay - Film for Dog Walker
Literature
- Nicolas Barbano: Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner (Rosinante, Denmark 1999) ISBN 87-7357-961-0: Features a chapter on him.