Michael Stefano

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Michael Stefano
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Stefano at the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
Born (1969-08-29) August 29, 1969 (age 54)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. [1]
Other namesLuciano, Mike Long [1]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Michael Stefano (born Michael Vito Menta; August 29, 1969) is an American pornographic actor and director. [2] He appeared in over 1,000 films and, by his own estimate, performed in over 3,000 scenes. [3]

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An injury forced Stefano to take a break from performing and in the interim he learned how to edit. [4] He began his directing career with Extreme Associates in the mid-1990s under the name Luciano. [5] In 2001, he started directing for Red Light District Video. [6] In 2003, Platinum X Pictures was launched by Stefano and Jewel De'Nyle (whom he would later marry), bankrolled by Red Light. [6] Platinum X featured directors Manuel Ferrara, Brandon Iron, and Steve Holmes, and produced very similar content to Red Light. [6] Around the same time, Red Light began distributing the films of Amateur District and Candy Shop, a studio headed by Stefano specializing in interracial content. [6]

In 2010, Stefano announced his retirement from pornography, [3] but in 2011 he announced his return to pornography full-time. In 2012, he again retired from the Adult Industry, but returned in 2013. He is still active in the industry as of 2024.

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  2. ↑ Michael Stefano at the Internet Adult Film Database
  3. 1 2 Miller, Dan (August 27, 2010). "Michael Stefano Retires From Porn". XBIZ.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Our Favorite Michael Stefano Story: The Day His Dick Almost Exploded, Nearly Ending His Career". AdultFYI. August 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Steve Javors (January 31, 2008). "Hush Hush Entertainment Inks Michael Stefano". XBIZ . Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Anne Winter (August 22, 2007). "Red Light District". XBIZ . Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "PREVIOUS WINNERS and NOMS". xrco.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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