Heather Hunter
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| Birthdate: | October 1, 1969 |
| Birth location: | Bronx, New York, USA |
| Birth name: | Heather Keisha Hunter |
| Measurements: | 32C-22-34 |
| Height: | 5' 3" |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Brunette |
| Orientation: | Bisexual |
| Ethnicity: | African-American |
| Alias(es): | Double H |
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Heather Keisha Hunter (born October 1, 1969 in Bronx, New York) (nicknamed Double H) is a former American porn actress, who is now a hip hop artist and painter.
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[edit] Adult film career
Heather Hunter entered the adult film business in 1988 and her career peaked in the mid-1990s. She became known for her interracial and lesbian themed films. In her hometown, she was a mainstay on the Robin Byrd Show and was a frequent performer.
Hunter got her start while dancing at the Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City, where she met adult film actress Hyapatia Lee, who suggested she perform in movies. Her first video Heather Hunter On Fire came out in 1988. She did a few low-budget movies for New York-based Vidway, before moving to Los Angeles and eventually becoming a Vivid Entertainment contract girl. She has 69 videos to her credit on the Internet Adult Film Database; her final adult video appears to be Honeywood, released in 1999. Old scenes with Hunter continue in numerous compilations.
In 2003, Hunter was the first African American to be inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
. In 2004, she and fellow legend Ginger Lynn appeared in non-sex roles in Hustler's Can You Be A Pornstar?
[edit] Music career
Heather Hunter has been involved with music professionally since 1993, when she was under contract with Island Records doing House music. She released a song titled I Want It All Night Long. Hunter later worked for Tommy Boy Records without much progress, as the company did not know whether to market her as an R&B or pop singer.
Hunter released an 18-track rap music album on July 12, 2005 titled Double H: The Unexpected. She released the music through Blo Records label, owned by her long-time manager, Dave Copeland. Hunter is the company's CEO. In creating the album, she worked with well-known music producers DJ Premier and Scott Storch. Guests on her album include Akinyele, Madison Taylor, plus Chalu and Erin Yes. Hunter's old adult movie friend Janet Jacme appears on the interlude of "My Toolbox." The album featured the single "So Serious". The single and her album's title refers to Hunter's desire to be taken seriously as a hip hop musician. Hunter said in an Vibe Magazine interview:
| What people may not expect is how serious I am about this. I really want people to take me seriously. Being retired from the adult industry nearly thirteen years ago, I think I’ve done enough in the mainstream business and I want to be accepted as an equal, as an artist. I’m going for my respect whether they give it to me or not. |
Many true hip-hop fans view her rapping skills as suspect.
[edit] Painting career
Hunter has had an interest in art since she was a child, when she began painting portraits of family members. She furthered this love by majoring in design and illustration at Fashion Industries High School in New York City. For a short time during her teenage years, she was involved in illegal graffiti art as Ms. 45, but quit after being cited by the police. She enrolled in special workshop under the direction and inspiration of renowned street artist, Keith Haring.
In June 2006, Hunter opened her own art gallery, Artcore-NYC, in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, New York. She debuted her paintings in the "Hunter Collection" as the gallery's first exhibition. The gallery is located at 111 Front Street.
[edit] Trivia
- Heather Hunter was a featured dancer on the TV show Soul Train.
- Hunter stars in her own animated cartoon series Bulletproof Diva, in which she saves the world from the inhabitants of hell.
- From 1998-2000, Hunter hosted The Peep Show on pay-per-view TV. The program was first hosted by rapper Luther Campbell as Luke's Peep Show. It was a raunchy interview show that aired uncensored music videos. On a 1998 episode, she met rapper Akinyele, who encouraged her to pursue a music career. He later appeared with Mr. Cee on Double H: The Unexpected.
- Hunter hosted a public access show in Manhattan called Wild Style. It featured interviews with rappers and had a regular cast of dancers.
- Hunter announced in 2006 that she is writing her first erotic fiction novel. Called Simone Insatiable Desires it is scheduled to be published in early 2007. It is semi-autobiographical.
