Michael Raven Explained

Michael Raven
Birth Place:	Dallas, Texas
Birth Name:	Michael Bryan

Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.^[1]

Raven met his wife Sydnee Steele while working as a car salesman.^[2] They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn their hobbies into careers.^{[2] [3]} Their marriage lasted for ten years.^[4]

Awards

• 2001 AVN Award - Best Editing, Film (Watchers) with Sammy Slater^[5]
• 2001 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Watchers) with George Kaplan
• 2003 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Breathless)
• 2003 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Breathless) with Devan Sapphire
• 2004 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Beautiful)^[6]
• 2004 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Video (Beautiful)
• 2008 AVN Hall of Fame inductee

Notes and References

1. News: Jared . Rutter . 2008 AVN Award Winners Announced . . 2008-01-12 . 2008-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html . 2008-04-04 . dead.
2. News: Naked Capitalists . Frank . Rich . The New York Times Magazine . May 20, 2001 . Section 6, p. 51 . 0028-7822 . 7 February 2023 . limited.
3. Web site: Sydnee Steele: Still Shy, But Definitely Wicked . https://web.archive.org/web/20070406100653/http://www.avninsider.com/stories/main100501.shtml . April 6, 2007 . Mike . Ramone . . 2001-10-05 . 2007-07-12.
4. . ACR On-Set Special! Behind the Scenes with Wicked Pictures Latest Video Breathless! . 20–21, 24 . Adult Cinema Review . December 2002 . 0277-2914.
5. Web site: AVN Awards Past Winners . 2008-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303153646/http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners . 2009-03-03.
6. News: AVN Award Winners . . 2004-01-10 . 2008-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121061406/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=70F9F731-B1EE-818D-931BEAF17B36C7C6&articleID=ED9E585D-1372-4B41-C4A4DA6742B42BDF . 2016-01-21.