Shane Diesel

Shane Diesel
Born Saul Shane Armstrong[1]
(1963-07-28) July 28, 1963[1]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1]
Other names Blackzilla, Big Shane, Shane D., Big Diesel Shane, Big Diesel, Mike Osuhor, Shane Hudson[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15.2 st)[1]
Children 1 son[1]
Website shanedieselsbangingbabes.com
No. of adult films 499 as a performer
23 as a director
(per IAFD, as of April 2017)[1]

Saul Shane Armstrong (born July 28, 1963), known professionally as Shane Diesel, is an American pornographic actor and director.

Early life

Diesel was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to Boston, Massachusetts at the age 10. Diesel went on to graduate from high school in Boston in 1981 and joined the Navy for three years, serving with PATRON (Patrol Squadron) FOUR SEVEN (VP-47) of NAS Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA as a Petty Officer Third Class Aviation Store Keeper (AK3) until his honorable discharge.[2]

Career

After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Diesel moved from California to Miami, Florida in 1984, at age 21 in pursuit of a career in bodybuilding, in 1986 after being unsuccessful with his bodybuilding career, Diesel also works as a flight attendant and his employers have no problem with his other line of work.[2]

In February 1992, at age 28, he began posing solo for several magazines. He had an opportunity to do porn at this time, but he refrained because his parents "were still alive, and it didn't seem right", according to him. He later moved to New York City in 1998, still working as a dentist.[2]

In April 2002 he quit his job as a dentist in New York City and moved back to Los Angeles begin his main venture into pornography at the age of 38.[3] Diesel says he was fortunate to start porn at age 38 because porn at a young age "can really screw you up".[2] He kept his middle name Shane and he picked the name Diesel after a porn worker told him that he resembles, in many physical aspects, Vin Diesel. [4]

Diesel signed an exclusive performing contract with Digital Sin in 2007[5] and he eventually became known for his role as Blackzilla in several series produced by Hush Hush Entertainment.

In January 2008, looking to pursue a career in directing, he retired from the role. Diesel later moved back to New York City in April 2008, so he could start his own pornography company.[6]

Director

In February 2008, Diesel signed an exclusive directing contract with Vengeance XXX, the ethnic line of New Sensations, to develop, star in and direct films. His directorial debut for the company was the film She Only Takes Diesel.[7]

Mainstream appearances

Diesel and Ashlynn Brooke were jointly interviewed by AskMen in 2008 on how to audition for porn.[8][9]

Personal life

Diesel was first married to his high school girlfriend Jane Maddok in 1984 and had a child together in 1985, before divorcing in 2005, as Shane caught Maddok cheating on him with their neighbor. Shane later married Czech pornstar Jana Romančáková, alias Jessica Dee,[10] who died on June 29, 2012 in a car crash in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.[11]

Despite the racial themes in his works, Diesel maintains that he dates "all types of women" in his personal life. He says he judges "by charm, personality, and of course sexuality". The racial themes, he says, are simply the result of consumer demand; it is what people want to see.[12]

In 2014, Diesel revealed having a 29-year-old son who did not discover that his father did porn until he was 24. This son asked Diesel "to hook him up" with some of the girls in porn, but Diesel refuses to have his son exposed to "the kind of knuckleheads I deal with". [2] Diesel has been living in East Haddam, CT since 2016.[2] Diesel lost his virginity at age 18 to a 30-year-old woman and has said he has always favored older women.[2]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shane Diesel at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "This Dad Lives a Double Life as a Porn Star". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ↑ John Scura (2006-09-12). "Shane Diesel". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "In Bed with Papi Chulo: SHANE DIESEL". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Rhett Pardon (2005-03-21). "Digital Sin Signs Shane Diesel to Exclusive Contract". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Tod Hunter (2008-01-17). "Hush Hush Entertainment Retires Shane Diesel as Blackzilla". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Steve Javors (2008-02-26). "Vengeance XXX Signs Shane Diesel to Direct". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Tod Hunter (2008-11-11). "Brooke, Diesel Tell AskMen.com 'How To Audition for Porn'". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Ashlynn Brooke; Shane Diesel. "How To: Audition For A Porn". AskMen.com. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "jessica dee - internet adult film database". iafd.com. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  11. ↑ Nalinee Seelal (6 July 2012). "‘I want justice’". Trinidad and Tobago NewsDay. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  12. ↑ cjeter (14 June 2011). "Shane Diesel: Humble, Sexy, and Politically Informed". TheUrbanTwist.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Tod Hunter (2007-04-30). "2007 F.A.M.E. Awards Finalists Named". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  14. ↑ Steve Javors (2008-01-17). "2008 XBIZ Awards Official Nominees Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  15. ↑ David Sullivan (2008-02-15). "XRCO Announces 2008 Awards Nominees". AVN. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "Hot Video Announces Hot d'Or Awards Nominees, Venue". AVN. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  17. ↑ Tod Hunter (2008-12-03). "XBIZ Awards 2009 Official Nominees Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  18. ↑ Steve Javors (2009-12-16). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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