Johnny Hazzard
Born
Frankie Valenti[1]

Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Years active2000–present
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Johnny Hazzard (born Frankie Valenti) is an American former pornographic actor, model, and recording artist who performs in gay and bisexual pornographic films for a number of studios, mainly Rascal Video,[2] and has appeared in mainstream film and television productions under his own name.[3][better source needed]

He began his career in porn in 2003.[4] Most of his porn videos were directed by Chi Chi LaRue. In August 2008, he worked on a controversial bisexual film directed by LaRue titled Shifting Gears, although he only performed in an all-male scene. He was also a music reviewer for the now defunct Frontiers magazine.[citation needed]

Hazzard joined the cast of the here! original television series The Lair in seasons two and three under his birth-name, Frankie Valenti.[1][5][6] In 2014, he appeared in the film Tiger Orange, for which he received positive critical reviews.[3][7][8][9]

Awards

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Adult Erotic Gay Video Awards ("Grabbys")
GayVN Awards
Awards Preceded byJohnny Hazzard, Matt Summers, Logan Reed, Chad Hunt, Matt Majors, Andy Hunter, Mike Johnson, for Detention GayVN Award for Best Group Scene, 2005 With: Rod Barry, Theo Blake, Alex Lemonde, Kyle Lewis, Dillon Press, Troy Punk, Shane Rollins, Rob Romoni, Anthony Shaw, and Sebastian Tauza, for Bolt Succeeded byHuessein, Joey Russo, Sarib, JC, Colin West, for Arabesque Preceded byDean Phoenix for BuckleRoos Part I and Part II GayVN Award for Best Actor for Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One and Part Two 2006 Succeeded byMichael Lucas for Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita Preceded byDean Phoenix & Marcus Iron for BuckleRoos Part II GayVN Award for Best Sex Scene, Duo, with Tyler Riggz, for Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One 2006 Succeeded byBrad Patton & Brian Hansen, for Manly Heat: Quenched Preceded byArpad Miklos/Ricky Martinez for BuckleRoos Part I GayVN Award for Best Solo Performance for Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One 2006 Succeeded byKent North for At Your Service Preceded byBrad Benton, Owen Hawk, Diego De Lahoya, for BuckleRoos Part I "Grabby" Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene, 2006 With: Marcus Iron & Tommy Ritter, for Wrong Side of the Tracks Part One Succeeded by(To Be Awarded in 2007)

Model

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Music

Hazzard released his debut single, "Deeper Into You," in 2006.[11][4]

Personal life

Hazzard was born and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He is gay.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Knox, Ken (October 2008). "Dark Desires" (PDF). Unzipped. pp. 39–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2015. In addition to series regulars Vox and Colton Ford (as hunky Sheriff Trout) the second season of The Lair boasts star turns from Unzipped cover model Johnny Hazzard (under his real name, Frankie Valenti), and retired adult performer and Men model Chris Crawford.
  2. ^ Interview: Johnny Hazzard Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, chicagopride.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "'Tiger Orange' Director Wade Gasque On Capturing a New LGBT Narrative" Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Indiewire, July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith. "Porn Mogul & DJ Chi Chi LaRue Hits the Billboard Charts, Thanks to RuPaul". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Abley, Sean (2013). Out in the Dark: Interviews with Gay Horror Filmmakers, Actors, and Authors. Lethe Press. ISBN 9781590212721. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (2014). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 9780786462018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Bloomer, Jeffrey (July 31, 2015). "Tiger Orange Proves That a Porn Star Can Carry a Feature Film". Slate. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Thomas, Kevin M. "Off-Screen Partners Create Beautiful Film Together With Fest Fav "Tiger Orange"". No. June 17, 2015. San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Meyer, Carla (October 9, 2014). "Festival starts with 'Tiger,' turns to Takei". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "C1R.com - Playing with Fire 4: Alarm". Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  11. ^ Deeper Into You (Single), audiolunchbox.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Johnny Hazzard aka Frankie Valenti". Get Out! Magazine. 5 July 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

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