| Michael Stefano | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1969 United States |
| Other names | Michel Stefano, Luciano, Mike Long |
| Ethnicity | Italian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg)[1] |
| No. of adult films | 942 (per IAFD)[2] |
| Website | |
| http://michaelstefanoxxx.com/ | |
Michael Stefano (born August 29, 1969) is a retired Italian-American pornographic actor and director.[1] 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 900 films and, by his own estimate, perform over 3000 scenes.[3]
An injury forced Michael 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 specialized in interracial content.[6]
In 2010, he announced his retirement from pornography.[3]