| Dan Leal | |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2001 - present |
| Other Names: | Porno Dan |
| Notable Works: | Immoral Productions |
| Television: | The Right Hand |
Dan Leal, also known as Porno Dan (born 18 September 1969) is an American pornographic movie director and actor. He has been nominated for over 150 AVN Award, XBIZ Award and XRCO Award nominations and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015.[1] [2] [3] In addition, he is one of the most prolific producers of adult films as he has released over 500 movies through Pure Play Media and produced well over 3,000 scenes.[4]
Born September 18, 1969, in Washington DC graduated from Lake Braddock High School in 1987, member National Honor Society, Altar Boy for seven (7) years and taught CCD for three years at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Member Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Interfraternity Council President, Rush Chairman and Vice President of Gamma Xi Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma, graduated from George Mason University 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.
He worked for Danka Business Systems from 1993 to 1998 as a sales executive and major accounts sales manager. He also worked for Ikon Office Solutions between 1998 and 2002 as a High Volume Sales Manager and Color Graphics Manager.[5]
Leal has been one of the few adult performer and directors to gain mainstream exposure including a reality series that ran for 2 seasons on HBO Canada Called "The Right Hand".[6] In 2018 he was nominated by XBIZ[7] as the Mainstream Star of the Year, the sixth time he was nominated for that award. In addition, he has been nominated three times by AVN as the Mainstream Star of the Year.[8]
As a result of the popularity of the show in Canada, it aired internationally on Sky in Italy, Globosat in Brazil and TVN in Poland[9]
Leal's journey through adult was documented in the 2012 feature-length film ″Danland″ which is described as a portrait of amateur porn producer Dan Leal, aka "Porno Dan." While he is at the top of his game, he wants to stop starring in his own movies. Here, we follow him on a three-year quest to build his business and find love which ends up leading us deep inside the heart and mind of Porno Dan.[10]
The first time director & filmmaker Alexandra Berger spent three-and-a-half years following Leal in his quest for true love, and while the resulting Danland travels an unsurprising path, it's ironically the subject—not the raunchy subject matter—that ultimately keeps this documentary involving.[11] [12]
Danland aired on Netflix in the United States beginning in 2014.[13] "This thrust Leal into a broader spotlight than ever before illustrating exactly what makes him such a singular and, yes, a significant figure in the annals of adult films."[14]
In 2016 Leal appeared in the short film "Love in Porn" which selected to be in Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner.[15] He also appeared in 2017 on Micky Flanagan's TV Series, "Thinking Aloud" which aired on Sky 1 in the UK.[16]
His first foray into what would be his biggest success was in May 2009, when Leal announced that his company had entered into a 3-way partnership with AEBN and CamZ.[17] to start steaming his top-selling Fuck A Fan show.
This led to what would become a partnership with leading live cam site Streamate. Streamate(ICF Technology, Inc.) is still the home of the company's live shows and the sex portion of his content is live-streamed on the Streamate Network. Fuck A Fan was the number one show on Streamate for many years and Dan has been nominated several times as the most popular male on cam.[18] [19] AVN Award s Favorite Cam Guy[20]
In January 2012, Leal announced that Immoral Productions had partnered with BlazingBucks.com to host Immoral Productions content. The ImmoralLive site was the first subscription-based site that granted its members access to a variety of live daily shows that were broadcast on Streamate covering every genre from squirting to orgies, these critically acclaimed and commercially successful shows engage and entertain the audience. Gamma Entertainment shortly after acquired Blazing Bucks and are still Leal's partners to this day for his Immoral Live site.[21]
Dan often jokes about his own anatomy being much less than most male pornstars and his moniker, "Little Dynamite" is truly appropriate, as he against the odds flourished as one of the top male porn stars. Five times he has been nominated as the Best Male Performer in Europe and four times has been nominated by AVN for sex scenes in which he appeared as an actor. He has been a finalist as the most popular male performer in the world several times most recently in 2020 by AVN for their annual awards show. He has been in well over 2,000+ scenes and worked with many major top stars including Lana Rhoades, Riley Reid, Adriana Chechik, Nicole Aniston, and Sara Jay.[22]
Leal has received many accolades in his career for his unique directing style which much more free-flowing and causal than traditional porn. One of the first places to recognize his efforts was Fox Magazine where he was named the top-director in the adult industry in 2012. He has directed over 3,000 scenes in his 20-year career and three times being nominated as the top director in Europe by XBIZ.[23]
In 2021 He won the Director Site of the Year of Award at the XBIZ Europa Show
During the fight over Measure B, the mandated condom usage law, Leal and his suite of companies were the first to comply with the measure and take their studio all-condom.[24] Contrary to popular belief, Leal has started the adjustment to condoms but has yet to see his revenue drop. "Some of my series started [using condoms] as long as four years ago," Leal told XBIZ. "‘Fuck a Fan’ was the first one I did with condoms." Leal produces, directs and performs in his live shoots that are later packaged for DVD distribution by Pure Play Media. In February, he changed his company policy from condom optional to mandatory.[25]
In late 2016, Leal made the decision to move the production of his company from Los Angeles, California to Budapest, Hungary. This was seen as a big gamble by many as he was the first producer in Europe to shoot live. His light-hearted and fun-filled directing style quickly won over the fans, models and those in the industry and he was nominated as Best Foreign Studio[7] by XBIZ for their 2018 Awards show. Since moving to Europe he has continued to produce his unique-style content and continues to receive commercial and critical acclaim for his work.