James Avalon is an American adult film director, cinematographer, editor, writer, and producer. [1] His aliases include Kunga Sludge, Mondo Tundra and Monty Tundra. [2]
James entered the adult film industry in 1979 as a journalist and became editor of Adam Film World ’s special editions. [3] He was also a founding member of the X-Rated Critics Organization. [3]
Steven St. Croix is an American pornographic actor and director. In 2013, he received a NightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award. St. Croix has made several mainstream appearances, including a music video for Gloria Estefan and the 2004 film The Girl Next Door.
Jenna Haze is an American director, model, and former pornographic actress.
The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is a group of writers and editors from the American adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the Best Erotic Scene win for the movie Virgin in 1984 at the Adult Film Association of America awards, the XRCO and its "Heart-On Awards" were founded.
Mr. Marcus is the stage name of Jesse Spencer, an American pornographic film actor and director known for acting in or directing over 1,800 pornographic films.
Joey Silvera is an American pornographic film director and former actor.
Thomas Joseph Strada, better known by his stage name Tommy Gunn, is an American pornographic actor and director. He has made several mainstream appearances, including an episode of Entourage and music videos for Buckcherry and Rilo Kiley. In 2016, Gunn was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Hillary Scott is an American former pornographic actress. She won the 2007 XRCO, AFWG, and AVN Female Performer of the Year Awards and the NightMoves and AVN Award for Best Actress. In 2016, she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame. In 2024, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Randy Spears, sometimes credited as Greg Ory, is an American retired pornographic actor and director who has appeared in numerous adult feature films. Spears is noted among porn actors for his comedic acting talent.
Steve Holmes is a Romanian pornographic actor, producer and director. He has received several adult industry awards, including the AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year in 2005 and 2006. In 2017, Holmes was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Joanna Mostov, professionally known as Joanna Angel, is an American pornographic film actress, director, and writer of adult films. She founded the website BurningAngel.com in April 2002 with her roommate Mitch Fontaine, and has been credited with helping the growth of the alt porn genre. Launched as a response to websites such as SuicideGirls, the website featured alternative performers acting in exclusively hardcore scenes with a stronger focus on a punk aesthetic.
Michael Stefano is an American pornographic actor and director. He appeared in over 1,000 films and, by his own estimate, performed in over 3,000 scenes.
Eli Cross is a pornographic and mainstream movie director, producer, and actor. He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015.
Lynn LeMay is an American pornographic actress. She was also a featured dancer in the U.S. and Europe. In fall 2006, she founded the adult production company LeMayzing Pictures.
Tori Black is an American pornographic actress. In 2011, she became the first person to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award two years in a row. She was inducted in the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame.
New Sensations is an American independent pornographic film studio. It is the parent company and sister-label of Digital Sin and HotwifeXXX. New Sensations was founded in 1993; The first films it produced were the Video Virgins series, which ran from 1993 to 1998. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry.
Mike John is the pseudonym of an American pornographic movie producer, director, and actor.
Philip Mond is a Dutch fashion photographer and film director. In some of his films, he was also an actor, costume designer, set designer and make-up artist. Mond won numerous awards for his films, including for the 1997 adult film Zazel: The Scent of Love. Over the years, Mond has worked with many actresses, including Penthouse magazine's Pets of the Month, like Sasha Vinni, Gina LaMarca and Nikie St. Gilles. Philip Mond's real-life partner, Gina Mond, a former Penthouse model, starred in several films made by the director, including Insexts (2006) and Sinema (2007).
Will Ryder is an American pornographic film director, producer, screenwriter, publicist, camera operator, and composer.
Amanda Hardy, known professionally as Shyla Stylez was a Canadian-born American pornographic film actress from Armstrong, British Columbia. A prolific hardcore performer, she appeared in more than 400 adult films during her career and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016. Stylez died on 9 November 2017, at the age of 35.