Carlo Masi | |
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Born | Ruggero Freddi October 6, 1976 Rome, Italy |
Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome (BS, MS, PhD) |
Other names | Carlo Masi |
Years active | 2004–2009 |
Employer | COLT Studio Group |
Spouse(s) | Giovanni Ravaschieri Fieschi Del Drago (m. 2015;died 2016)Gustavo Leguizamon (m. 2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Sapienza University of Rome |
Thesis | Morse index of multiple blow-up solutions to the two-dimensional sinh-poisson equation (2020) |
Doctoral advisor | Angela Pistoia Massimo Grossi |
Ruggero Freddi (born October 6, 1976) is an Italian mathematics lecturer and former gay pornographic film actor known professionally as Carlo Masi. He was married to a member of the Roman noble family Del Drago, holding the title of prince, and became his widower following his husband's death.
Freddi was born in Rome in 1976 to a poor family. His parents divorced when he was three years old. [1] At the age of 14, he began to work out at a local gym, practicing bodybuilding assiduously. [2] [3] [4] In 2002, when he was about to complete his first cycle of study at the Sapienza University of Rome, he moved to Canada, and subsequently to New York. [5] [3]
In 2003, Masi completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree in computer engineering [6] [7] [8] at the Sapienza University of Rome and worked in an artificial intelligence laboratory. [9] [10]
In 2004, after being contacted by a Colt Studio Group (CSG) recruiter, he made his debut in the gay pornography industry participating in his first porn movie, Big N 'Plenty. [3] After his debut, he signed an exclusive model contract with CSG. He has always promoted safe sex, fraternising with the Italian LGBT community. [11] [3]
In 2006, he was selected to appear on the cover of COLT 40, [12] a coffee table book published to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the production company. [13]
In 2007, Masi and his future husband, Adam Champ (Gustavo Leguizamon ), were selected to appear on the cover of the Damron 2007 Men's Travel Guide. [14] [15]
In 2008, CSG and Calaexotic released a dildo reproduction of Masi's penis. [16] That same year, he was named the first and only Colt Man Emeritus and his contract was extended to a lifetime one. [17] In 2008, Masi and Champ, were selected to appear on the cover of Adam Gay Film & Video Directory Magazine. [18]
During his porn career, he was a guest on national Italian TV shows such as Chiambretti Night , L'Infedele and Sugo . [19] [20] [21] Moreover, he was featured in several tours across America, Mexico and Europe [22] [23] [24] to promote the CSG brand. His porn career lasted six years (from age 28 to 34). Following a disagreement with Colt in 2009, Masi retired from the pornography industry. [25]
He then entered the theatre industry. [10] [26] In 2010, he was officially announced as a permanent member of the cast of Saturday Night Live Italia but he never appeared on the show. [27] [28] In 2011, he was included in the anthologies Porn from Andy Warhol to X-Tube [29] [30] and Gay Porn Heroes: 100 Most Famous Porn Stars. [31] In 2013, he was interviewed for the documentary HUSTLABALL BERLIN - A Documentary That Bares All. [32] In 2014, he was included in the coffee table book produced by Colt entitled Hairy Chested Men. [33]
In 2009, he made his theatre debut with Senzaparole, a reinterpretation of Samuel Beckett's Act Without Words I , [34] [35] directed by Andrea Adriatico and staged in Bologna with the Teatri di vita theatre company. [36] and later in Rome at the Teatro India . [37] [38]
After working in the theatre, Masi decided to return to the Sapienza University of Rome. There he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) in mathematics, with a score of 110/110 and then a Master of Science degree (cum laude) in mathematics with a score of 110/110. [39] [8] [3] In 2020, he completed a Ph.D. in Mathematical Models for Engineering, Electromagnetism and Nanosciences at Sapienza University of Rome focusing on the application of Morse theory to a Dirichlet problem traced back to Poisson equations. [39] [40] His doctoral advisors were Angela Pistoia and Massimo Grossi . [41] [42] [3]
While he was working on his doctorate, he was a lecturer for Analysis 1 [25] [43] and Analysis 2 [8] courses at the Faculty of Engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome. [44]
In 2017, an article published by la Repubblica [45] [46] brought to light his past as a porn actor, [47] causing a media frenzy. [48] [49] The story was picked up by numerous newspapers around the world. [50]
In 2020, writer Strega Prize winner Walter Siti published La natura è innocente – Due vite quasi vere. [51] This book is a double biography, told in alternate chapters, one of which is that of Ruggero Freddi. [52]
In 2023, he returned to the media spotlight, after winning a lawsuit [53] for unfair dismissal against his former employers at the Sapienza University of Rome because they fired him without cause and refused to pay him for work done in 2019. [54] The university was ordered to pay him €2,500 for his hours worked and damages of €1,500 for "unjustified dismissal". [55] [56] [57] [58] [59]
In 2015, Masi married Prince Giovanni Ravaschieri Fieschi Del Drago in Porto. [60] [61] Del Drago died in 2016. [62]
During his participation at Pomeriggio Cinque , [63] [64] he proposed to his partner, Gustavo Leguizamon . [65] [66] The civil union was celebrated on May 4, 2018, [67] and was broadcast live on Pomeriggio Cinque. [68]
Year | Title | Studio | Director |
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2004 | Big 'N Plenty [69] | Colt Studios | John Rutherford |
Muscle Up! [69] | |||
Buckleroose - Special Collectable Edition | |||
eXposed: The Making Of A Legend | |||
2005 | Minute Man 23 [69] | ||
Wide Strokes [69] | |||
2006 | Dual: Taking it Like a Man [69] | ||
Man Country [69] | |||
Waterbucks 2 [69] | |||
2007 | Naked Muscles: The New Breed [69] | ||
Hawai'i [69] | |||
Paradise Found (no sex) [69] | Buckshot Productions | Steve Landess and Kristofer Weston | |
2009 | Hot Bods [69] | Colt Studios | John Rutherford |
MuscleHeads [69] | |||
2010 | Colt Icon: Luke Garrett [69] | ||
2014 | Top Shots [69] | ||
Top Shots 3 [69] | |||
Year | Award | Category | Film | Partnered | Result |
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2005 | GayVN Award | Best Sex Scene | Big 'N Plenty (2004) | Karim | Nominee |
2006 | HeatGay Award | Best Actor | – | – | Won |
2008 | XBIZ Award [70] | LGBT Performer of the Year | – | – | Nominee |
GayVN Award [71] | Best Sex Scene | Naked Muscles: The New Breed (2007) | Tom Chase | Nominee | |