John Leslie (director)

For other people named John Leslie, see John Leslie (disambiguation).
John Leslie
Leslie at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in 2007
Born
John Leslie Nuzzo

(1945-01-25)January 25, 1945
East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 2010(2010-12-05) (aged 65)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Other namesJohn Lestor, Lenny Kent, John Leslie Dupree, John Leslie Dupré, Louie T. Beagle, Louis T. Beagle, John Lesley, John Lessly, Frederick Watson
WebsiteOfficial website

John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010) was an American pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely.

Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of Porn, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses.

After Holmes experienced setbacks due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success of Talk Dirty To Me in 1980. He eventually starred in over 600 porn films before making the transition to director.[1]

  1. ^ Berton, Justin (9 December 2010). "John Nuzzo, a.k.a. porn star John Leslie, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2013.