Rocco Reed

Rocco Reed

Rocco Reed at the AVN Awards on January 8, 2011
Born July 26, 1982[1]
Columbia, South Carolina, US[2]
Ethnicity Italian/Greek[1]
Years active 2006-2013[3][4]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1]
No. of adult films 565 as performer, 4 as director (per IAFD)[1]

Rocco Reed (born July 26, 1982)[1] is an American former pornographic actor.[4]

Early life

Reed was born in Columbia, South Carolina.[2] He is of Italian and Greek descent.[1]

Reed attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college basketball.[2] He holds a degree in psychology.[2] He also studied theatre in college.[2][3]

Career

Reed was working as a print and runway model when he moved to Los Angeles to continue modeling and pursue a mainstream acting career.[2] He shot for Playgirl a couple of times before entering the adult film industry in October 2006.[3]

Reed began directing for Penthouse in January 2011.[3] He made his directorial debut with a film titled 10 Things I Hate About Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy based on the mainstream film Valentine's Day.[2] According to the Internet Adult Film Database, he was the industry's busiest male performer in 2011 with appearances in 133 new films that year.[5]

After signing a six-month exclusive performing contract with Men.com, Reed performed his first gay sex scene, with Tommy Defendi, on June 28, 2012.[6] In May 2013, he announced his retirement from adult films.[4]

Personal life

Reed was once engaged to pornographic actress Asa Akira.[7] Although he has performed in gay pornography, he has stated that he isn't gay.[4]

Awards and nominations

AVN Awards
Year Result Award Film
2009[8] Nominated Best Male Newcomer N/A
2010[9][10] Won Best Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez, Kaylani Lei, Tory Lane, Jayden Jaymes, Kayla Carrera, Randy Spears, Brad Armstrong, Marcus London, Mick Blue & T.J. Cummings) 2040
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[11] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2012[12] Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Alektra Blue, Jessica Drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Brandy Aniston, Nikki Daniels, Lucky Starr, Puma Swede, Randy Spears, Tommy Gunn, Marcus London, Ron Jeremy, Jack Vegas, Dick Chibbles & Mac Turner) The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Horizon
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Sheena Ryder & Katie Jordin) What the Fuck! Big Tits, Bitches & Ass
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
XBIZ Awards
Year Result Award Film
2010[13] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[14] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Mad Love
2012[15][16] Won Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Girlfriend for Hire
Nominated Supporting Acting Performance of the Year - Male Star Trek: The Next Generation: A XXX Parody
2013[17] Nominated Best Actor - Couples-Themed Release Cafe Amore
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
Nominated Best Scene - Parody Release (with Allie Haze & Seth Gamble)
XRCO Awards
Year Result Award
2010[18] Nominated Male Performer of the Year
2012[19] Nominated Best Actor
Nominated Male Performer of the Year

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Rocco Reed at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Dan Miller (2011-02-04). "Rocco Reed to Make Directorial Debut for Penthouse". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lady Leik (2011-04-23). "ROCCO REED — “I only had to smile and nod and the girls dropped their pants!”". WHACK! Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Rocco Reed Announces Retirement". AVN. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  5. ↑ "IAFD.com Releases Compiled 2011 Data". AVN. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  6. ↑ Nelson Ayala (2012-06-29). "Rocco Reed Signs with Men.com, Performs First Gay Scene". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  7. ↑ Nelson Ayala (2012-09-20). "Asa Akira Has Got Rocco Reed Pegged in 'Strap On Desires'". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  8. ↑ "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards". AVN Awards. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  9. ↑ AVN Staff (2010-01-13). "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  10. ↑ "2010 NOMINEES". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  11. ↑ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  12. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2012 - NOMINATIONS". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  13. ↑ Steve Javors (2009-12-16). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  14. ↑ Dan Miller (2010-12-24). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  15. ↑ Dan Miller (2012-01-12). "2012 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  16. ↑ "2012 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  17. ↑ "2013 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  18. ↑ Bob Johnson (2010-03-04). "XRCO Announces 2010 Awards Nominees". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  19. ↑ Bob Johnson (2012-02-14). "2012 XRCO Award Nominations Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-08.

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