Tricia Devereaux
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Tricia Devereaux is the stage name of an American former pornographic actress.
Devereaux grew up "in a small town a couple hours outside of Chicago," where she had a strict upbringing and attended a private Catholic high school.
She attended college in the Midwest, got her bachelor's degree in Biology from a college in Missouri
, then attended one year of medical school. Before starting medical school, she had married her boyfriend Patrick. Patrick got a job working as a bouncer in a strip club and Devereaux would occasionally visit him there. The other dancers encouraged her to enter the club's amateur contest which she won; this led to her working there to make extra money. A number of established porn stars visited the club as feature dancers—names such as Victoria Paris
, Jeanna Fine
, and Samantha Strong
.
Seeing the extra money that the features made, Devereaux sent pictures of herself to Hustler
magazine for their "Beaver Hunt" feature, which got published. At the same time Devereaux came in fifth in Déjà Vu
's national Stripper of the Year. She then flew out to Los Angeles
at Joey Silvera
's request (he had seen pictures Devereaux had sent of herself to Jim South
), where she made her first on-camera scene with Silvera in Fashion Sluts 7. After she had appeared in a number of films, Devereaux was dismissed from medical school after the school accused her of cheating on a test; Devereaux claims the charge was rigged and that the real reason she was dismissed was due to her involvement in pornography.
Soon afterwards, Devereaux divorced her husband; she later said that "Patrick was too much of a pushover personality-wise, and we'd been having problems financially."
In 1998, Devereaux was infected with HIV
during a scene with Marc Wallice
.
She married former porn star and current director John Stagliano
(a.k.a. Buttman) on November 26, 2008. In 2001 she legally changed her last name to Stagliano (becoming Karen Stagliano) so that they would both have the same name as their daughter.
Devereaux grew up "in a small town a couple hours outside of Chicago," where she had a strict upbringing and attended a private Catholic high school.
She attended college in the Midwest, got her bachelor's degree in Biology from a college in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, then attended one year of medical school. Before starting medical school, she had married her boyfriend Patrick. Patrick got a job working as a bouncer in a strip club and Devereaux would occasionally visit him there. The other dancers encouraged her to enter the club's amateur contest which she won; this led to her working there to make extra money. A number of established porn stars visited the club as feature dancers—names such as Victoria Paris
Victoria Paris
Victoria Paris is an American pornographic actress.She gained a degree in Nutrition from Montana State University before moving to Los Angeles in 1987...
, Jeanna Fine
Jeanna Fine
Jeanna Fine is a pornographic actress and erotic dancer.- Career :Adult film actress Siobhan Hunter encouraged Fine to go into adult films. Adult film actress Barbara Dare remarked how "fine" Jeanna was, which prompted Jeanna to adopt that as her surname...
, and Samantha Strong
Samantha Strong
Samantha Strong is an American pornographic actress. She won the 1988 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and is an inductee in AVN Hall of Fame....
.
Seeing the extra money that the features made, Devereaux sent pictures of herself to Hustler
Hustler
Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1974 by Larry Flynt. It was a step forward from the Hustler Newsletter which was cheap advertising for his strip club businesses at the time. The magazine grew from a shaky start to...
magazine for their "Beaver Hunt" feature, which got published. At the same time Devereaux came in fifth in Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu (company)
Déjà Vu Consulting, Inc. is a U.S. company which owns about 75 strip clubs in 16 U.S. states, as well as one club in Toronto and one in Paris....
's national Stripper of the Year. She then flew out to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
at Joey Silvera
Joey Silvera
Joey Silvera is an American pornographic actor and director.Joey Silvera has been involved in the American pornographic industry since the early 1970s. A native of upstate New York, he got his start performing in San Francisco in 1974, and went on to appear in more than 1,000 videos...
's request (he had seen pictures Devereaux had sent of herself to Jim South
Jim South
Jim South is a recruiter and agent in America’s pornography industry.South sold insurance in Dallas for a few years and moved to Los Angeles in 1968. He opened a fashion modeling agency first, then formed the World Modeling Talent Agency in Sherman Oaks, California in 1976...
), where she made her first on-camera scene with Silvera in Fashion Sluts 7. After she had appeared in a number of films, Devereaux was dismissed from medical school after the school accused her of cheating on a test; Devereaux claims the charge was rigged and that the real reason she was dismissed was due to her involvement in pornography.
Soon afterwards, Devereaux divorced her husband; she later said that "Patrick was too much of a pushover personality-wise, and we'd been having problems financially."
In 1998, Devereaux was infected with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
during a scene with Marc Wallice
Marc Wallice
Marc Wallice is a former American pornographic actor in adult films. He tested HIV positive in 1998 after allegedly hiding his HIV positive status for two years and infecting several women, sending shock waves throughout the porn industry. He left the industry but later returned as a director,...
.
She married former porn star and current director John Stagliano
John Stagliano
John Allen Stagliano , also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, pornographic actor, producer and director, who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio.-Early life and career:...
(a.k.a. Buttman) on November 26, 2008. In 2001 she legally changed her last name to Stagliano (becoming Karen Stagliano) so that they would both have the same name as their daughter.
Awards
- 1996 CAVR Starlet of the Year
- 1998 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) – Cellar Dwellers 2 (with Jeanna FineJeanna FineJeanna Fine is a pornographic actress and erotic dancer.- Career :Adult film actress Siobhan Hunter encouraged Fine to go into adult films. Adult film actress Barbara Dare remarked how "fine" Jeanna was, which prompted Jeanna to adopt that as her surname...
and P.J. Sparxx) - 2003 AVN Award for Best Editing (Film) – The Fashionistas (with John Stagliano)
- 2011 XRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
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