Johnny Hazzard Explained

Johnny Hazzard
Birth Name:Frankie Valenti[1]
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Years Active:2000–present

Johnny Hazzard (born Frankie Valenti) is an American former pornographic actor, model, and recording artist who performs in gay and bisexual pornographic films for a number of studios, mainly Rascal Video,[2] and has appeared in mainstream film and television productions under his own name.[3]

He began his career in porn in 2003.[4] Most of his porn videos were directed by Chi Chi LaRue. In August 2008, he worked on a controversial bisexual film directed by LaRue titled Shifting Gears, although he only performed in an all-male scene. He was also a music reviewer for the now defunct Frontiers magazine.

Hazzard joined the cast of the here! original television series The Lair in seasons two and three under his birth-name, Frankie Valenti.[1] [5] [6] In 2014, he appeared in the film Tiger Orange, for which he received positive critical reviews.[3] [7] [8] [9]

Awards

Adult Erotic Gay Video Awards ("Grabbys")
GayVN Awards

Model

Music

Hazzard released his debut single, "Deeper Into You," in 2006.[11] [4]

Personal life

Hazzard was born and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He is gay.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Knox . Ken . Dark Desires . Unzipped . 39–41 . October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201105440/http://heretv.com/heretv_media/thelair_unzipped_pt1.pdf#page=2 . February 1, 2014 . In addition to series regulars Vox and Colton Ford (as hunky Sheriff Trout) the second season of The Lair boasts star turns from Unzipped cover model Johnny Hazzard (under his real name, Frankie Valenti), and retired adult performer and Men model Chris Crawford. . July 10, 2015 . dead .
  2. http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/91521 Interview: Johnny Hazzard
  3. http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/tiger-orange-director-wade-gasque-on-capturing-a-new-lgbt-narrative-20150707 "'Tiger Orange' Director Wade Gasque On Capturing a New LGBT Narrative"
  4. Caulfield . Keith . Porn Mogul & DJ Chi Chi LaRue Hits the Billboard Charts, Thanks to RuPaul . Billboard . June 5, 2019.
  5. Book: Abley . Sean . Out in the Dark: Interviews with Gay Horror Filmmakers, Actors, and Authors . 2013 . Lethe Press . 9781590212721 . May 24, 2019 . en.
  6. Book: Browning . John Edgar . Picart . Caroline Joan (Kay) . Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010 . 2014 . McFarland . 9780786462018 . May 24, 2019 . en.
  7. Web site: Bloomer . Jeffrey . Tiger Orange Proves That a Porn Star Can Carry a Feature Film . Slate . May 24, 2019 . July 31, 2015.
  8. News: Thomas . Kevin M. . Off-Screen Partners Create Beautiful Film Together With Fest Fav "Tiger Orange" . June 5, 2019 . June 17, 2015 . San Francisco Examiner.
  9. News: Meyer . Carla . Festival starts with 'Tiger,' turns to Takei . June 5, 2019 . Sacramento Bee . October 9, 2014.
  10. Web site: C1R.com - Playing with Fire 4: Alarm . June 11, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621070039/http://www.c1r.com/products/aw11192-playing-with-fire-4-alarm . June 21, 2012 .
  11. http://www.audiolunchbox.com/album?a=82032&z= Deeper Into You (Single)
  12. Web site: Johnny Hazzard aka Frankie Valenti . 5 July 2015 . Get Out! Magazine . November 20, 2019.

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