Derek Hay

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Derek Hay
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Hay attending the "This Is Our Industry" A.I.M. Fundraiser Party at Les Deux, Hollywood, California, November 2009
Born (1964-08-12) 12 August 1964 (age 59)
England, UK
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]

Derek Andrew Hay (born 12 August 1964), also known by his stage name Ben English, [2] is a British pornographic actor and the founder and owner of the adult talent agencies LA Direct Models and Miamp Direct Models. [3] He semi-retired from performing in the late 2000s after appearing in nearly 800 movies. [4] However, he has since then appeared in several movies. He appeared most recently in Digital Playground's Trading Mothers for Daughters, released on 10 August 2014.[ citation needed ]

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Before founding LA Direct Models in 2000, Hay worked as a stage manager in London for acts including The Rolling Stones, Queen, and Metallica. [4]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Personal Bio Ben English". IAFD.com. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  2. ↑ Ponante, Gram (2 January 2013). "Porn and managed expectations: When Derek met Nikki [interview]". Gramponante.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Joe Zigfield (6 March 2008). "Book 'Em". XBiz.com. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  4. 1 2 Dan Miller (24 April 2010). "LA Direct Models Reaches 10-Year Milestone". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "XRCO". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  7. ↑ David Sullivan (11 January 2009). "2009 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
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