Will Ryder | |
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 Will Ryder at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas on January 11, 2007 | |
| Born | Jeff Mullen [1] July 31, 1960 [2] |
| Other names | Will Rider [2] |
| Website | sitcums |
Will Ryder (born Jeff Mullen; July 31, 1960) is an American pornographic film director, producer, screenwriter, publicist, camera operator, and composer. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ryder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is of English and Finnish descent. [2] He worked as a keyboardist in the music industry for fifteen years. [5]
In 1983, Ryder befriended pornographic actress Amber Lynn while he was seeking employment in the adult film industry as a composer for pornographic films. [3] Lynn introduced him to other people in the business and director Roy Karch was the first to hire him. [3] He left the industry before returning in 2001 as a publicist for New Sensations/Digital Sin. [4] In 2001, he launched the PR firm All Media Play. [4] In 2004, he launched his own production label, X-Play, and made his directorial debut with the film Britney Rears Wild Back Stage Sex Party. [4]
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| Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 [6] | Nominated | Best Music (shared with GJ Music) | Britney Rears Wild Backstage Sex Party |
| 2007 [7] | Nominated | Best Art Direction – Video | Britney Rears 3 |
| Nominated | Best Music | ||
| 2008 [8] | Nominated | Best Director, Video | Not the Bradys XXX |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay, Video | ||
| 2009 [9] | Nominated | Best Director – Feature | Not Bewitched XXX |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay | ||
| Nominated | Director of the Year | — | |
| 2010 [10] [11] | Nominated | Best Director, Feature | Flight Attendants |
| Nominated | Best Original Song | "Fly Global" in Flight Attendants | |
| Nominated | "Sisters and Brothers" in Not The Bradys XXX: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! | ||
| Nominated | Best Screenplay | Flight Attendants | |
| Nominated | Not Married with Children XXX | ||
| Won | Director of the Year (Body of Work) | — | |
| 2011 [12] | Nominated | Best Director – Feature | Not Charlie's Angels XXX |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay – Adapted | ||
| Nominated | Not M*A*S*H XXX | ||
| Nominated | Director of the Year (Body of Work) | — | |
| 2012 [13] | Nominated | Best Director – Parody | The Flintstones: A XXX Parody |
| Nominated | Best Non-Sex Performance | Superman XXX: A Porn Parody | |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay – Parody | Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody | |
| Nominated | Director of the Year (Body of Work) | — | |
| 2013 [14] | Nominated | Best Director – Parody | Not the Three Stooges XXX |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay – Parody | Not Animal House XXX | |
| 2014 [15] [16] | Nominated | Best Director – Parody | Grease XXX: A Parody |
| Won | Not the Wizard of Oz XXX | ||
| Nominated | Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee) | ||
| Won | Best Original Song (shared with Rock Hardson) | "Queen of Munchkin Land" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX | |
| Nominated | Best Original Song | "I Wonder What Is Happening" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX | |
| Nominated | Best Screenplay – Parody | Grease XXX: A Parody | |
| Nominated | Not South Park XXX | ||
| Nominated | Not the Wizard of Oz XXX | ||
| Nominated | Director of the Year | — | |
| 2015 [4] [17] | Won | AVN Hall of Fame | — |
| Nominated | Best Director – Parody | American Hustle XXX Porn Parody | |
| Nominated | Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical | ||
| Nominated | Best Non-Sex Performance | ||
| Nominated | Best Screenplay – Parody | American Hustle XXX Porn Parody | |
| Nominated | Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 [18] | Won | National Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2012 [19] | Won | Best Director – Parody (Editor's Choice) |
| 2013 [20] | Won | |
| 2014 [21] | Won | |
| 2015 [22] | Won |
| Year | Result | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 [23] | Nominated | Feature Director of the Year | — |
| 2009 [24] [25] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Won | Director of the Year – Individual Project | Not Bewitched XXX | |
| 2010 [26] [27] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Nominated | Director of the Year – Individual Project | Flight Attendants | |
| Won | Porn Director of the Year (People's Choice) | — | |
| 2011 [28] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Nominated | Director of the Year – Individual Project | Not Charlie's Angels XXX | |
| Nominated | Screenplay of the Year | ||
| 2012 [29] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Nominated | Director of the Year – Individual Project | Rocky XXX: A Parody Thriller | |
| Nominated | Screenplay of the Year | Beverly Hillbillies XXX | |
| 2013 [30] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Nominated | Director of the Year – Parody | Not Animal House XXX | |
| Nominated | Not the Three Stooges XXX | ||
| 2014 [31] [32] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Won | Director of the Year – Parody | Grease XXX: A Parody | |
| Nominated | Love Boat XXX: A Parody | ||
| Nominated | Not the Wizard of Oz XXX | ||
| Nominated | Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee) | Grease XXX: A Parody | |
| Nominated | Not the Wizard of Oz XXX | ||
| 2015 [33] [34] | Nominated | Director of the Year – Body of Work | — |
| Nominated | Director of the Year – Parody | American Hustle XXX | |
| Won | Not the Jersey Boys XXX | ||
| Nominated | Best Non-Sex Acting Performance |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 [35] | Nominated | Best Director (Features) |
| 2009 [36] | Nominated | |
| 2010 [37] | Won | |
| 2011 [38] | Nominated | Best Director (Parody) |
| 2012 [39] | Nominated | |
| 2013 [40] | Nominated | |
| 2014 [41] | Won | |
| 2015 [42] | Nominated | |
| Won | XRCO Hall of Fame |
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