Jay Grdina | |
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 Grdina in 2005 | |
| Born | October 11, 1967 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Other names | Justin Sterling |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, pornographic actor |
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John G. "Jay" Grdina [1] (born October 11, 1967) is an American businessman and former pornographic actor. His family originates from Croatia. [2] He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling. [3]
Grdina was born in Ohio [4] to a wealthy cattle ranching family who immigrated from Karlovac, Croatia. [3] [5] He spent portions of his grade school years at Naples Christian Academy (NCH) in Naples, Florida,[ citation needed ] and his high school years at Gilmour Academy, a prep school in Gates Mills, Ohio. He attended the University of San Diego majoring in business and psychology.
After graduating college, Grdina pursued a variety of careers and business ventures until 1992, when he began investing in adult films directed by Michael Ninn. [4] From 1995 to 1999, he wrote and directed several pornographic films in Ninn's style, often under the name 'Michael Santangelo, Justin Fine and Justin Sterling. [6]
Grdina met Jenna Jameson, already a famous porn star, in 1998. [3] They married in a Roman Catholic-style ceremony on June 22, 2003. [7] The couple resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a 6,700-square-foot (620 m2) Spanish-style mansion purchased for $2 million in 2002. They later moved to Paradise Valley in a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) home for $4.5 million. [7]
In 2000, Grdina co-founded ClubJenna, first as an Internet pornography company then as a multimedia adult entertainment business. [3] [7] On June 22, 2006, Playboy Enterprises announced the acquisition of Club Jenna and related companies in conjunction with personal service agreements by both Jameson and Grdina. [8]
Grdina produced, directed, and wrote several Club Jenna films including Briana Loves Jenna, The Masseuse, I Dream of Jenna, and Krystal Method. Grdina also acted in some of these films, as the only man that Jameson would have intercourse with on screen. [3]
In 2006, Grdina was a judge in the second season of Playboy TV's Jenna's American Sex Star, where prospective porn stars compete in sexual performances for a contract with Club Jenna.
In June 2010, Grdina started the celebrity gossip website, Kikster.com. [9] As of May 2013, there is no Kikster.com.
In December 2010, Grdina was named CEO of NOHO, a hangover prevention beverage. [10]
On June 20, 2011, NOHO and Grdina were the subject of a feature for CNBC, detailing the creation of an emerging brand. [11]
Grdina married Jenna Jameson in June 2003. [12] Jameson filed for divorce in December 2006. [13] [14]
Grdina lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona. [15]
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