Jules Jordan

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Jules Jordan
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Jordan in 2014
Born
Ashley Gasper [1]

(1972-05-25) May 25, 1972 (age 51)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Website julesjordan.com

Jules Jordan (born May 25, 1972) is an American adult film actor, director, and producer known for his work in gonzo pornography.

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Jordan entered the adult film industry as a clerk for a video store. While working in sales, he recruited models and began shooting amateur scenes. In 2006, he launched his production and distribution company Jules Jordan Video. [2] Jordan has been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.

Early life

Jordan was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [3] An only child, he was raised by his mother, “Hardcore Nancy” in Hershey; he never met his father. [3] As a teen, Jordan worked at an amusement park, a skateboard shop, an Italian restaurant, a pizza joint, and a Subway restaurant. [3] He attended Hershey High School, where he maintained a varsity position on the wrestling team all four years. [3]

One of his first exposures to pornography was looking through his grandfather's explicit movie collection on 8 mm film. [3]

After trying out a semester of college, Jordan dropped out to work full-time. [3] He began working as a clerk for an adult video store he frequented as a customer. [4] [5]

Career

One of Jordan's first big breaks in the adult film industry was meeting Frank Kay, owner of International Video Distributors (IVD). Kay initially hired Jordan for sales, and then gave him a chance to shoot movies under his established Pleasure and Rosebud labels. [3]

Jordan at Exxxotica Miami 2011 Amia Miley and Jules Jordan at Exxxotica Miami 2011 1.jpg
Jordan at Exxxotica Miami 2011

In 1998, Jordan directed the first full-length movie of his career for Pleasure Productions, releasing Live Bait. One of the women he shot, Chastity, helped propel the tape to national notoriety because she was a pro wrestling valet for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). [3] Jordan sold several individual scenes prior to releasing Live Bait, selling early scenes to Odyssey Group and Elegant Angel. He produced more than 50 videos for Pleasure and Rosebud during a two-year span. [3]

In 1999, Jordan moved to Los Angeles after finding it difficult to produce films on the East Coast. [4] He spent his first two months living in an Econo Lodge. [3] After jobs with Vivid Entertainment and Elegant Angel failed to materialize, he started working for IVD again out of his apartment with just a fax machine. [3]

Jordan helped re-invigorate IVD's Rosebud line in 1999–2000, producing, directing and selling titles such as Bottom Feeders (1-4), Deep Cheeks (6-7), Anal Sluts & Sweethearts (4-5) and Heavy Metal (1-2). Jordan won the first AVN Award of his career in 2002 for Heavy Metal, which was honored as the Best Anal-Themed Release. [3]

Jordan signed a DVD distribution deal with John Stagliano's studio Evil Angel in 2001, becoming their top-selling director in his first year on their roster. [3] While working with Evil Angel, he launched of signature titles such as Ass Worship, Flesh Hunter and Feeding Frenzy, all three of which would go on to become AVN award-winning series. [3] When Jordan left Evil Angel in 2006 he was their top-selling director. Jordan said, "I wanted to control my own destiny, with where my product was headed." [3]

In 2013, Jordan closed a distribution deal with Kink.com to bring their content to DVD for the first time. [6]

In 2015, Jordan signed Jesse Jane to an exclusive performance contract. Under the two-year deal, Jesse will perform in eight movies per year for Jules Jordan Video. [7]

Personal life

Jordan was in a relationship with pornographic actress Jenna Haze. [8] [9] He voiced his support for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [10]

Awards

List of accolades received by Jules Jordan
Awards and nominations
AwardWonNominated
AVN Awards
171
F.A.M.E. Awards
20
NightMoves Awards
11
XBIZ Awards
91
XRCO Awards
61
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals354
AVN Awards
YearResultAwardFilmRef.
2007 WonBest New Video Production Company for Jules Jordan Video— [11]
WonBest Oral-Themed ReleaseFeeding Frenzy 8 [12]
WonBest Specialty Release - Big BustBreast Worship
2008 WonDirector of the Year (Body of Work)— [13]
WonBest Interracial ReleaseBlack Owned 2
WonBest Oral-Themed SeriesFeeding Frenzy
2009 WonBest Director, Ethnic Video Lex the Impaler 3 [14]
WonBest Anal-Themed ReleaseJules Jordan's Weapons of Ass Destruction 6 [15]
WonBest Big Bust ReleaseBig Tits at School
WonBest Ethnic-Themed Release - BlackBlack Ass Addiction 2
WonBlack Ass Addiction
WonBest Internal ReleaseAll Internal 7
WonBest POV SeriesDouble Vision
WonBest Young Girl ReleaseJailbait 5
2010 WonBest Director, Ethnic Video Lex the Impaler 4 [16]
2011 Won Lex the Impaler 5 [17]
Won AVN Hall of Fame inductee— [18]
2017 NominatedBest Director - Non-FeatureFace of an Angel Mind of a Devil [19]
F.A.M.E. Awards
YearResultAwardFilmRef.
2006WonFavorite Director— [20]
2010Won [21]
NightMoves Awards
YearResultAwardFilmRef.
2008WonBest Director (Editors' Choice)— [22]
2017NominatedBest Non Feature Director— [23]
XBIZ Awards
YearResultAwardFilmRef.
2007WonUp-and-Coming Studio of the Year— [24]
2008WonGonzo Director of the Year [25]
2010WonStudio of the Year [26]
2011WonEthnic Release of the YearBlack Ass Master 4 [27]
2012WonGonzo/All-Sex Studio of the Year— [28]
2013WonGonzo Series of the YearUltimate Fuck Toy [29]
2014Won [30]
WonAll-Black Release of the YearBlack Heat
2015WonLatin-Themed Release of the YearLatinas on Fire 2 [31]
2018NominatedDirector of the Year - Body of Work— [32]
XRCO Awards
YearResultAwardFilmRef.
2001WonBest Director [33]
2002WonBest Threeway Sex SceneTrained Teens
2003WonDirector of the Year— [34]
2006WonBest Director (Non-Features)
2008Won
2009Won XRCO Hall Of Fame Inductee (Film Creators)
2017NominatedBest Director (Non-Features) [35]

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