Keni Styles | |
|---|---|
 Styles attending the XBIZ Awards in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 May 1981 [1] |
| Other names | Keni Stiles, Kenny, Keni Style [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] |
Keni Styles (born 27 May 1981) is a British former pornographic actor of Thai descent. [1]
Keni Styles | |
|---|---|
| Styles attending the XBIZ Awards in 2011 | |
| Born | 27 May 1981 [1] |
| Other names | Keni Stiles, Kenny, Keni Style [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] |
Keni Styles (born 27 May 1981) is a British former pornographic actor of Thai descent. [1]
Styles was born to a single mother who was a sex worker in Thailand. [2] They moved to the United Kingdom when she married a British national. [2] When the marriage ended, she moved back to Thailand, leaving Styles at an orphanage, where he lived until the age of 16. [2] After living several years in a halfway house, he started boxing [ citation needed ] and joined the British Army and served in Northern Ireland[ citation needed ], Bosnia, Kosovo twice, and Iraq twice during his seven years of active duty. [2] After leaving the army, he entered the pornography industry, starting a company called "Superman Stamina". [2]
Styles was active in pornographic movies from August 2006, and retired in 2015. [3] He first found steady work in Eastern Europe, relocating to live in both Prague and Budapest. In January 2010, Styles moved to Los Angeles. [2] He is regarded as the first heterosexual Asian male porn star in American pornography [4] by some. In July 2015, Styles announced his retirement from the porn industry on his blog, KeniCamz. [5]
| Year | Award | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Won [6] |
| 2007 | UK Adult Film Awards | Best Supporting Male Actor | Won [7] |
| 2008 | Erotic Awards | Best Porn Artist | Won [8] |
| 2011 | XBIZ Award | Male Acting Performance Of The Year | Won [9] |
| AVN Awards | Male Performer of the Year | Nominated [10] |
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