Jay Grdina Explained

Jay Grdina
Birth Date:11 October 1967
Birth Place:Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation:Businessman, pornographic actor
Other Names:Justin Sterling

John G. "Jay" Grdina[1] (born October 11, 1967) is an American businessman and former pornographic actor. His family originates from Croatia.[2] He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling.[3]

Early life

Grdina was born in Ohio[4] to a wealthy cattle ranching family who immigrated from Karlovac, Croatia.[5] He spent portions of his grade school years at Naples Christian Academy (NCH) in Naples, Florida, and his high school years at Gilmour Academy, a prep school in Gates Mills, Ohio. He attended the University of San Diego majoring in business and psychology.

Career

After graduating college, Grdina pursued a variety of careers and business ventures until 1992, when he began investing in adult films directed by Michael Ninn. From 1995 to 1999, he wrote and directed several pornographic films in Ninn's style, often under the name 'Michael Santangelo, Justin Fine and Justin Sterling.[6]

Grdina met Jenna Jameson, already a famous porn star, in 1998. They married in a Roman Catholic-style ceremony on June 22, 2003. The couple resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a 6700square feet Spanish-style mansion purchased for $2 million in 2002. They later moved to Paradise Valley in a 10000square feet home for $4.5 million.[7]

In 2000, Grdina co-founded ClubJenna, first as an Internet pornography company then as a multimedia adult entertainment business. On June 22, 2006, Playboy Enterprises announced the acquisition of Club Jenna and related companies in conjunction with personal service agreements by both Jameson and Grdina.[8]

Grdina produced, directed, and wrote several Club Jenna films including Briana Loves Jenna, The Masseuse, I Dream of Jenna, and Krystal Method. Grdina also acted in some of these films, as the only man that Jameson would have intercourse with on screen.

In 2006, Grdina was a judge in the second season of Playboy TV's Jenna's American Sex Star, where prospective porn stars compete in sexual performances for a contract with Club Jenna.

In June 2010, Grdina started the celebrity gossip website, Kikster.com.[9] As of May 2013, there is no Kikster.com.

In December 2010, Grdina was named CEO of NOHO, a hangover prevention beverage.[10]

On June 20, 2011, NOHO and Grdina were the subject of a feature for CNBC, detailing the creation of an emerging brand.[11]

Personal life

Grdina married Jenna Jameson in June 2003.[12] Jameson filed for divorce in December 2006.[13] [14]

Grdina lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona.[15]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . May 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120626195429/http://cdn.digitalcity.com/tmz_documents/jameson_divorce.pdf . June 26, 2012 . dead .
  2. http://www.dnevno.hr/magazin/lifestyle/69769-los-pr-u-dijaspori-koje-su-svjetski-poznate-osobe-podrijetlom-hrvati-a-da-to-niste-ni-znali.html Dnevno.hr
  3. The (Porn) Player . Matthew . Miller . . July 4, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050618235714/https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0704/124.html . June 18, 2005.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060508203551/http://www.brandaccessforum.com/speakers.htm#jg Brand Access Forum
  5. News: U novom SVIJETU sve o PORNOGRAFSKOM MOGULU iz Karlovca: Kako se zaljubio u Jennu Jameson i stvorio američku PORNO SCENU. jutarnji.hr. July 14, 2017. June 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623052224/http://www.jutarnji.hr/novi-broj-magazina-svijet-uz-nedjeljni-jutarnji--niste-culi-za-nju--iva-mihalic-postat-ce-nasa-najveca-zvijezda/1005777. dead.
  6. http://www.lukeford.com/stars/male/justin_sterling.html "Justin Sterling"
  7. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/15/garden/15JENN.html?ex=1397361600&en=3e0359841e9017c4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND "At Home with Jenna Jameson: Off Camera, Cashmere and Crosses"
  8. http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BA451B8E7-39A5-4120-83C9-DCD554D61B27%7D&siteid=google "Playboy gets more hardcore with new acquisition"
  9. Web site: AdultFYI - Jay Grdina's Thoughts on "Dating Down"; He's Now Operating Celebrity Site Kikster.com . July 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929005109/http://www.adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=43833 . September 29, 2011 . dead .
  10. News: NoHo Sees Hangover Defense Sales at $100 Million. Bloomberg .
  11. Web site: Jay Grdina, NoHo. CNBC. July 14, 2017. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201111/http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000028243. dead.
  12. News: Jenna Jameson's husband accused of assault. Powell. Brian. East Valley Tribune. July 14, 2017.
  13. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061212-010505-5135r "Jenna Jameson files for divorce"
  14. Web site: Jenna Jameson 'a devout Catholic' and pregnant too - Monsters and Critics . www.monstersandcritics.com . February 2, 2022 . https://archive.today/20130629221130/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1426892.php/Jenna_Jameson_a_devout_Catholic_and_pregnant_too . June 29, 2013 . dead.
  15. Web site: Club Jenna exec shares tips on being a good PV neighbor. The Arizona Republic. July 14, 2017.
  16. Web site: AVN Awards – 1997. March 3, 2015. RAME. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084616/http://www.rame.net/faq/avn/1997.html. September 24, 2015. dead.
  17. Winners of the Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced. March 3, 2015. Dirty Bob. September 21, 2004. AVN.
  18. Jameson, Sterling Earn AFW Honors. March 3, 2015. Chip Baker. April 27, 2005. AVN.
  19. 2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced. March 3, 2015. January 8, 2005. AVN.
  20. 2007 AVN Award Winners Announced. March 3, 2015. January 14, 2007. AVN.

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