Jay Grdina

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Jay Grdina
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Grdina in 2005
Born (1967-10-11) October 11, 1967 (age 57)
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesJustin Sterling
Occupation(s)Businessman, pornographic actor
Spouse
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(m. 2003;div. 2006)​

John G. "Jay" Grdina [1] (born October 11, 1967) is an American businessman and former pornographic actor. He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling. [2]

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Early life

Grdina was born in Ohio [3] to a wealthy cattle ranching family who immigrated from Karlovac, Croatia. [2] [4] 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.

Career

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. [3] 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. [5]

Grdina met Jenna Jameson, already a famous porn star, in 1998. [2] They married in a Roman Catholic-style ceremony on June 22, 2003. [6] 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. [6]

In 2000, Grdina co-founded ClubJenna, first as an Internet pornography company then as a multimedia adult entertainment business. [2] [6] 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. [7]

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. [2]

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. [8] As of May 2013, there is no Kikster.com.

In December 2010, Grdina was named CEO of NOHO, a hangover prevention beverage. [9]

On June 20, 2011, NOHO and Grdina were the subject of a feature for CNBC, detailing the creation of an emerging brand. [10]

Personal life

Grdina married Jenna Jameson in June 2003. [11] Jameson filed for divorce in December 2006. [12] [13]

Grdina lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona. [14]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Miller, Matthew (July 4, 2005). "The (Porn) Player". Forbes . Archived from the original on June 18, 2005.
  3. 1 2 Brand Access Forum May 8, 2006, Los Angeles, California speaker profile. Archived from on May 8, 2006, by the Internet Archive
  4. ↑ "U novom SVIJETU sve o PORNOGRAFSKOM MOGULU iz Karlovca: Kako se zaljubio u Jennu Jameson i stvorio američku PORNO SCENU". jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Justin Sterling" Archived October 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine page about the director at lukeford.com
  6. 1 2 3 "At Home with Jenna Jameson: Off Camera, Cashmere and Crosses" by Dinitia Smith, The New York Times , April 15, 2004
  7. ↑ "Playboy gets more hardcore with new acquisition", by William Spain, MarketWatch, June 22, 2006
  8. ↑ "AdultFYI - Jay Grdina's Thoughts on "Dating Down"; He's Now Operating Celebrity Site Kikster.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  9. ↑ "NoHo Sees Hangover Defense Sales at $100 Million". Bloomberg.
  10. ↑ "Jay Grdina, NoHo". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Powell, Brian. "Jenna Jameson's husband accused of assault". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Jenna Jameson files for divorce", United Press International, December 12, 2006
  13. ↑ "Jenna Jameson 'a devout Catholic' and pregnant too - Monsters and Critics". www.monstersandcritics.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Club Jenna exec shares tips on being a good PV neighbor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "AVN Awards – 1997". RAME. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ Dirty Bob (September 21, 2004). "Winners of the Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced". AVN . Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ Chip Baker (April 27, 2005). "Jameson, Sterling Earn AFW Honors". AVN . Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN . January 8, 2005. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN . January 14, 2007. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
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