Jay Grdina
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John G "Jay" Grdina[1] (b. 1968) is an American businessman, pornographic actor, director, and producer who usually works with his former wife Jenna Jameson. He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling.[2]
Grdina was born in Ohio[3] to a wealthy cattle ranching family.[2] He graduated from the University of San Diego majoring in business and psychology. After school he pursued a variety of careers and business ventures until 1992 when he began investing in adult films directed by Michael Ninn.[3] From 1995 to 1999 he wrote and directed several pornographic films in Ninn's style, often under the name Michael Santangelo.[4][5]
Grdina met Jameson, already a famous porn star, in 1998;[2] they married in a Roman Catholic-style ceremony on June 22, 2003. Grdina considers himself a practicing Catholic.[6] The couple resided in Scottsdale Arizona in a 6700 square foot Spanish style palace bought for $2 million in 2002.[6]
In 2000 Grdina and Jameson founded Club Jenna Inc, first as an Internet pornography company then expanding it into a multimedia adult entertainment business company bringing in an estimated $30 million per year.[2] Club Jenna was run as a family business with Grdina's sister Kris as Vice President in charge of merchandising.[6][1] On June 22, 2006 Playboy Enterprises announced the acquisition of Club Jenna in conjunction with personal service agreements by both Jameson and Grdina.[7]
He produced, directed, and wrote best selling and adult industry award winning Club Jenna films including Brianna Loves Jenna, The Masseuse, I Dream of Jenna, and Krystal Method.[8] He also acted in many of these films, as the only man that Jameson would have intercourse with on screen.[2] He won the 2005 AVN Award for Best Actor for his role in The Masseuse, using the stage name Justin Sterling.[8]
In 2004 he was named by Details magazine as one of the 10 most successful men under the age of 37 in America.[3][8]
He was a judge on the second, 2006, season of Playboy TV's Jenna's American Sex Star, where prospective porn stars compete in sexual performances for a contract with Club Jenna.[8]
In August 2006, Star magazine and TMZ.com confirmed with Jameson's publicist that she and Grdina separated.[9][10] On December 12, 2006, Jameson filed for divorce.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Club Jenna, Inc." Hoover's coverage by Joe Bramhall
- ^ a b c d e "The (Porn) Player", by Matthew Miller, Forbes magazine, July 4, 2005
- ^ a b c Brand Access Forum May 8, 2006 Los Angeles California speaker profile
- ^ Justin Sterling at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Justin Sterling" page about the director at lukeford.com
- ^ a b c "At Home with Jenna Jameson: Off Camera, Cashmere and Crosses" by Dinitia Smith, The New York Times, April 15, 2004
- ^ "Playboy gets more hardcore with new acquisition", by William Spain, MarketWatch, June 22, 2006
- ^ a b c d "American Sex Star Judges", Playboy TV
- ^ "Exclusive: Dave and Jenna Dating", by David Caplan, Star Magazine, August 8, 2006
- ^ "Confirmed: Dave & Jenna Are a Couple!", by Jeff Davidson, TMZ.com, August 8, 2006
- ^ "Jenna Jameson files for divorce", United Press International, December 12, 2006
[edit] External links
- Jay G (Justin Sterling) at MySpace
- "Jenna Jameson’s husband accused of assault", by Brian Powell and Mike Sakal, East Valley Tribune, August 3, 2006
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grdina, Jay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jay G, Justin Sterling, Michael Santangelo |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American pornographic actor, director, producer, businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohio, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
