Michael Stefano
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Stefano at the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
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| Born | August 29, 1969 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Luciano, Mike Long |
| Ethnicity | Spanish/Italian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg)[2] |
| No. of adult films | 1,106 (per IAFD)[2] |
Michael Stefano (born Michael Vito Menta; August 29, 1969) is an American pornographic actor and director of Spanish-Italian descent.[2] Before entering pornography, Michael held a variety of jobs in the restaurant and hotel industries.[3] While working as a bartender in 1997, he met a couple with a connection in porn and would appear in his first film shortly thereafter.[3] He would appear in over 1,000 films and, by his own estimate, perform in over 3,000 scenes.[3] He is Italian.
An injury forced Stefano to take a break from performing and in the interim 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.
Awards
- 1999 XRCO Award – Unsung Swordsman as Luciano[7]
- 1999 XRCO Award – Best Group Scene as Luciano - Asswoman In Wonderland[7]
- 2004 AVN Award – Male Performer of the Year[8]
- 2005 Adam Film World Guide Award - Male Performer of the Year[9]
- 2009 AVN Award – Best Threeway Sex Scene – The Jenny Hendrix Anal Experience[10]
- 2010 AVN Hall of Fame inductee[11]
- 2011 AVN Award – Best Group Sex Scene – Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman[12]
References
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- ↑ Crucifixio_Jones, "Adam Film World Awards Winners", AdultDVDTalk.com, April 27, 2005 (Retrieved Sept. 25, 2012)
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- 1969 births
- American male pornographic film actors
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- American pornographic film directors
- Living people
- People from Hartford, Connecticut
- Pornographic film actors from Connecticut
- Male actors of Italian descent
