Rocco Reed

Rocco Reed

Rocco Reed at the AVN Awards on January 8, 2011
Born (1982-07-26) July 26, 1982[1]
Columbia, South Carolina, US[2]
Years active 2006-2014[3][4]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1]
No. of adult films 623 as performer, 4 as director (per IAFD)[1]

Rocco Reed (born July 26, 1982)[1] is an American former pornographic actor.[4]

Early life

Reed was born in Columbia, South Carolina.[2] He is of Italian and Greek descent.[1]

Reed attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college basketball.[2] He holds a degree in psychology.[2] He also studied theatre in college.[2][3]

Career

Reed was working as a print and runway model when he moved to Los Angeles to continue modeling and pursue a mainstream acting career.[2] He shot for Playgirl a couple of times before entering the adult film industry in October 2006.[3]

Reed began directing for Penthouse in January 2011.[3] He made his directorial debut with a film titled 10 Things I Hate About Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy based on the mainstream film Valentine's Day.[2] According to the Internet Adult Film Database, he was the industry's busiest male performer in 2011 with appearances in 133 new films that year.[5]

After signing a six-month exclusive performing contract with Men.com, Reed performed his first gay sex scene, with Tommy Defendi, on June 28, 2012.[6] In May 2013, he announced his retirement from adult films.[4]

Personal life

Reed was once engaged to pornographic actress Asa Akira.[7] Although he has performed in gay pornography, he has stated that he is not gay.[4]

Awards and nominations

AVN Awards
Year Result Award Film
2009[8] Nominated Best Male Newcomer N/A
2010[9][10] Won Best Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez, Kaylani Lei, Tory Lane, Jayden Jaymes, Kayla Carrera, Randy Spears, Brad Armstrong, Marcus London, Mick Blue & T.J. Cummings) 2040
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[11] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2012[12] Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Alektra Blue, Jessica Drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Brandy Aniston, Nikki Daniels, Lucky Starr, Puma Swede, Randy Spears, Tommy Gunn, Marcus London, Ron Jeremy, Jack Vegas, Dick Chibbles & Mac Turner) The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Horizon
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Sheena Ryder & Katie Jordin) What the Fuck! Big Tits, Bitches & Ass
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
XBIZ Awards
Year Result Award Film
2010[13] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[14] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Mad Love
2012[15][16] Won Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Girlfriend for Hire
Nominated Supporting Acting Performance of the Year - Male Star Trek: The Next Generation: A XXX Parody
2013[17] Nominated Best Actor - Couples-Themed Release Cafe Amore
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
Nominated Best Scene - Parody Release (with Allie Haze & Seth Gamble)
XRCO Awards
Year Result Award
2010[18] Nominated Male Performer of the Year
2012[19] Nominated Best Actor
Nominated Male Performer of the Year

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rocco Reed at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dan Miller (February 4, 2011). "Rocco Reed to Make Directorial Debut for Penthouse". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lady Leik (April 23, 2011). "ROCCO REED — "I only had to smile and nod and the girls dropped their pants!"". WHACK! Magazine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Rocco Reed Announces Retirement". AVN. May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAFD.com Releases Compiled 2011 Data". AVN. January 9, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nelson Ayala (June 29, 2012). "Rocco Reed Signs with Men.com, Performs First Gay Scene". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ Nelson Ayala (September 20, 2012). "Asa Akira Has Got Rocco Reed Pegged in 'Strap On Desires'". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ AVN Staff (January 13, 2010). "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2010 NOMINEES". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2012 - NOMINATIONS" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ Steve Javors (December 16, 2009). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ Dan Miller (December 24, 2010). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ Dan Miller (January 12, 2012). "2012 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ "2013 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ Bob Johnson (March 4, 2010). "XRCO Announces 2010 Awards Nominees". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ Bob Johnson (February 14, 2012). "2012 XRCO Award Nominations Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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