Armond Rizzo Explained

Armond Rizzo
Birth Date:19 July 1990
Birth Place:Aurora, Illinois, United States
Other Names:Joey Rodriguez
Years Active:2013–present
Height:[1]

Armond Rizzo (born July 19, 1990), previously Joey Rodriguez, is an American pornographic actor. Over the course of his career, he has won several awards, including two GayVN Awards and one Grabby Award, and was one of the most searched-for gay porn stars on Pornhub in the late 2010s.

Early life

Rizzo was born on July 19, 1990, in Aurora, Illinois, to Mexican parents. Growing up, he practiced aikido for five years, while participating in theater at his high school.[2] During his youth, he also attended modeling school. After graduating from high school, Rizzo enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served on USS George H.W. Bush for four years.[3] After leaving the military, he attended culinary school, but eventually dropped out.[4]

Career

Rizzo originally had hopes of being an actor, but worried he would not be tall enough to get roles. He decided to start performing in porn after meeting former pornographic actor Shane Frost through gay social networking and online dating application Jack'd.[5] In 2013, he appeared in his first pornographic scene with studio Randy Blue, for which he only shot one scene. Though he planned on quitting after the scene, he came into contact with fellow porn actor Bruno Bond, who encouraged him to apply for Raging Stallion. After applying, he appeared in a scene with Landon Conrad for the studio, which was followed by scenes with Falcon Studios and Breeditraw.com. His earliest scenes involving bareback sex were performed under the name Joey Rodriguez, while those performed using a condom were made under the name Armond Rizzo. In 2017, he was nominated for a GayVN Award for Best Ethnic Scene, but turned down the nomination.[6] Also in 2017, he was the third most searched-for gay pornographic actor on Pornhub.[7]

In 2019, Rizzo appeared in the pornographic film Big Black Daddy with Max Konnor for Noir Male, for which he won the GayVN Award for Best Duo Sex Scene (making Rizzo and Konnor the first actors of color to win the award) and earned a nomination for the Grabby Award for Best Duo.[8] That same year, he won the Grabby Award for Hottest Bottom. In 2018, Rizzo was the second most searched-for gay porn actor on Pornhub, becoming the third-most searched in 2019.[9] After being asked to work with studio BlacksOnBoys in January 2020, Rizzo declined, later revealing via Twitter that the studio paid performers who bottomed significantly less than performers who topped, and that the studio originally offered him between $400 and $500.[10] [11] The instance led to Rizzo demanding equal pay for tops and bottoms in the industry.[12]

As of 2019, Rizzo has never been exclusive to any single agency.

Public image

Adult Video News called Rizzo "the best bottom in the business" in 2019. Pedestrian TV referred to Rizzo as "one of the most renowned bottoms in the land".[13] CromosomaX included him on their list of the 10 pornstars with the best buttocks.[14]

Awards

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YearCategoryNominee(s)Result
Cybersocket Web Awards2016Best Porn StarHimself[15]
2018[16]
GayVN Awards2019Best Duo Sex SceneBig Black Daddy[17] [18]
Performer of the YearHimself
2020Best Fetish SceneIn Dyer Need[19] [20]
Favorite BottomHimself
Social Media Star
2021Best Three-Way Sex SceneWhen the Wife's Away[21]
2022Best Duo Sex SceneSous Le Chef[22]
Grabby Awards
2016Hottest BottomHimself[23]
2017Best Supporting ActorFootball 2[24]
2019Best DuoBig Black Daddy[25] [26]
Hottest BottomHimself
2020[27]
2021[28]
Pornhub Awards2018Most Popular Gay Performer[29]
2019[30]
2020[31]
Prowler Awards2016Best International Porn Star[32]
2017[33]
2018[34]
2020[35]
Str8UpGayPorn Awards2017Favorite Gay Porn StarHimself[36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodriguez . Mathew . What Happens When You Win at the "Oscars of Gay Porn" . . October 9, 2020 . en . January 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: Jansen . Brady . In Living Color: Interview With Armond Rizzo AVN . . October 9, 2020 . en . January 17, 2020.
  3. Franklin . James . February 1, 2019 . Porn Star Interview: Armond Rizzo . . DNA Publications . October 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: Armond Rizzo: Exclusive Gay Porn Star Interview . Queer Me Now . October 9, 2020 . en . May 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Witchka . Keith . Armond Rizzo Intimate Interview with Keith Witchka . JRL Charts . October 9, 2020 . en . March 5, 2015.
  6. Web site: Street . Mikelle . Gay Porn Stars Clash Over The Term "Big Black C*ck": Is It Ever Acceptable To Say? . . October 9, 2020 . January 20, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2017 Year in Review . . November 24, 2023 . January 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: Street . Mikelle . Max Konnor Just Launched an Agency for Porn Performers of Color . Out . October 9, 2020 . en . December 19, 2019.
  9. Web site: Stott . Rob . Pornhub Has Released Its Year In Review, And Wow, You're All Horny For Fortnite . . October 9, 2020 . en . December 12, 2018.
  10. Web site: Milton . Josh . Justice for bottoms! Adult film star Armond Rizzo drags porn studio for paying tops more than bottoms . . October 9, 2020 . en . January 28, 2020.
  11. Web site: Song . Sandra . Gay Porn Star Demands Bottoms Get Paid Equal to Tops . . October 9, 2020 . en . January 31, 2020.
  12. Web site: Bottoms Earn Less Money Than Tops? . . October 9, 2020 . en . January 28, 2020.
  13. Web site: Hanson . Louis . Gay Porn Star Slams Film Studio For Paying Bottoms A Hole Lot Less Than Tops . Pedestrian TV . October 9, 2020 . January 30, 2020.
  14. Web site: Los 10 actores porno gay con mejor culo . CromosomaX . October 9, 2020 . es.
  15. Web site: Cybersocket Web Awards 2016 Nominations: Vote For Your Favorite Gay Porn Stars and Studios Now . Queer Me Now . November 24, 2023 . September 28, 2016.
  16. Web site: Cybersocket Web Awards 2018 Nominations Are Live . Queer Me Now . November 24, 2023 . October 1, 2017.
  17. Web site: Blocks . Iris . Nominees Announced for 2019 GayVN Awards AVN . AVN . October 8, 2020 . en . December 3, 2018.
  18. Web site: 2019 GayVN Awards Winners Announced AVN . AVN . October 8, 2020 . en . January 22, 2019.
  19. Web site: GayVN Awards are going digital for 2021 . Means Happy . October 8, 2020 . en . September 1, 2020.
  20. Web site: Holmes . Dave . Inside My Journey Writing Jokes for the 2020 GayVN Porn Awards. . . October 10, 2020 . en . February 14, 2020.
  21. Web site: 2021 GayVN Awards Nominees Announced . AVN . November 21, 2023 . November 27, 2020.
  22. Web site: 2022 GayVN Award Nominees Announced AVN . AVN . November 21, 2023 . November 26, 2021.
  23. Web site: 2016 Nominations . Grabby Awards . October 9, 2020.
  24. Web site: 2017 Nominations . Grabby Awards . October 9, 2020.
  25. Web site: 2019 Nominations . Grabby Awards . October 9, 2020.
  26. Web site: Street . Mikelle . This Is Who Won at the "Golden Globes of Gay Porn" for 2019 . Out . October 10, 2020 . en . May 26, 2019.
  27. Web site: Street . Mikelle . The Golden Globes of Gay Porn Will Be Livestreamed . Out . October 10, 2020 . en . March 19, 2020.
  28. Web site: 2021 Grabby Award nominees announced . BananaGuide . November 21, 2023 . April 12, 2021.
  29. Web site: Pornhub Announces Nominees For 2018 Pornhub Awards. Startup. Webcam. Webcam Startup. en-US. October 9, 2020. August 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815181950/https://webcamstartup.com/2018-pornhub-award-nominees/. dead.
  30. Web site: Winners Announced at the 2nd Pornhub Awards . Peter . Warren . 12 October 2019 . October 9, 2020 . AVN.
  31. Web site: All the LGBTQ+ Winners From Pornhub's 2020 Awards . Out . July 19, 2021 . en . December 16, 2020.
  32. Web site: 2016 Prowler Awards . Prowler Awards . October 9, 2020 . en . February 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202061120/https://prowlerawards.com/2016-awards/ . dead .
  33. Web site: 2017 Prowler Awards . Prowler Awards . October 9, 2020 . en . September 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929125820/https://prowlerawards.com/2017-awards/ . dead .
  34. Web site: Here's who came TOP in the European Gay Porn Awards . The Gay UK . October 9, 2020 . en . May 21, 2018.
  35. Web site: Prowler Awards 2020 Nominations . Prowler Awards . October 9, 2020 . en . August 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813025417/https://prowlerawards.com/prowler-awards/prowler-awards-2020-nominations/ . dead .
  36. Web site: Here Are The Nominees For The First-Ever Str8UpGayPorn Awards . Str8UpGayPorn . November 24, 2023 . April 11, 2017.