Michael Stefano

This article is about Michael Stefano, the pornographic actor. For Michael Stefano, the firefighter and trainer, see Michael Stefano (trainer).
Michael Stefano

Michael Stefano AVN Expo 2005.jpg

Stefano at the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
Born (1969-08-29) August 29, 1969
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Other names Luciano, Mike Long
Ethnicity Spanish/Italian
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Weight 176 lb (80 kg)[2]
Website michaelstefanoxxx.com
No. of adult films 1,106 (per IAFD)[2]

Michael Stefano (born August 29, 1969) is an American pornographic actor and director of Spanish-Italian descent.[2] 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 1,000 films and, by his own estimate, perform in over 3,000 scenes.[3] He is Italian.

An injury forced Stefano 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 specializing in interracial content.[6]

In 2010 Stefano announced his retirement from pornography,[3] but in 2011 he announced his return to pornography full-time. In 2012, he again retired from the Adult Industry, but returned in 2013.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Ashley Kennedy (January 2001). "LUCIANO: Salami of Steel". AVN. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Michael Stefano at the Internet Adult Film Database
  3. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Dan (2010-08-27). "Michael Stefano Retires From Porn". XBIZ.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Our Favorite Michael Stefano Story: The Day His Dick Almost Exploded, Nearly Ending His Career". AdultFYI. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  5. ↑ Steve Javors (2008-01-31). "Hush Hush Entertainment Inks Michael Stefano". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Anne Winter (2007-08-22). "Red Light District". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  7. ↑ Trent Brown. "AVN Awards Nominations". AVN.com. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  8. ↑ Crucifixio_Jones, "Adam Film World Awards Winners", AdultDVDTalk.com, April 27, 2005 (Retrieved Sept. 25, 2012)
  9. ↑ David Sullivan (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  10. ↑ "2010 Nominees". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  11. ↑ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN.com. 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

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