Johnny Hazzard

Johnny Hazzard
Born
Frankie Valenti[1]

Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Years active2000–present
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

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][better source needed]

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. [citation needed]

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]

  1. ^ a b Knox, Ken (October 2008). "Dark Desires" (PDF). Unzipped. pp. 39–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2015. 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.
  2. ^ Interview: Johnny Hazzard Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, chicagopride.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "'Tiger Orange' Director Wade Gasque On Capturing a New LGBT Narrative" Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Indiewire, July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Porn Mogul & DJ Chi Chi LaRue Hits the Billboard Charts, Thanks to RuPaul". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Abley, Sean (2013). Out in the Dark: Interviews with Gay Horror Filmmakers, Actors, and Authors. Lethe Press. ISBN 9781590212721. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (2014). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 9780786462018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Bloomer, Jeffrey (July 31, 2015). "Tiger Orange Proves That a Porn Star Can Carry a Feature Film". Slate. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Thomas, Kevin M. "Off-Screen Partners Create Beautiful Film Together With Fest Fav "Tiger Orange"". No. June 17, 2015. San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Meyer, Carla (October 9, 2014). "Festival starts with 'Tiger,' turns to Takei". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 5, 2019.