Carlo Masi
{{short description|Italian gay pornographic film actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{use British English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Carlo Masi
| image = Carlo Masi.jpg
| birth_name = Ruggero Freddi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|10|6}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| alma_mater = Sapienza University of Rome (BS, MS, PhD)
| module = {{Infobox person | embed=yes
| years_active = 2004–2009
| employer = COLT Studio Group
| height =
| alias = Carlo Masi
| spouse = {{Marriage|{{Interlanguage link|Adam Champ|lt=Gustavo Leguizamon|||qid=Q5657365}}|2018}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox scientist | embed=yes
| fields = Mathematics
| workplaces = Sapienza University of Rome
| thesis_title = Morse index of multiple blow-up solutions to the two-dimensional sinh-poisson equation
| thesis_url = https://iris.uniroma1.it/retrieve/handle/11573/1364660/1365546/Tesi_dottorato_Freddi.pdf
| thesis_year = 2020
| doctoral_advisor = Angela Pistoia
{{Interlanguage link|Massimo Grossi|lt=|||qid=Q90594023}}
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Ruggero Freddi (born October 6, 1976) is an Italian mathematics lecturer and former gay pornographic film actor known professionally as Carlo Masi. He was married to a member of the Roman noble family Del Drago, holding the title of prince, and became his widower following his husband's death.
Early life and education
Freddi was born in Rome in 1976 to a poor family. His parents divorced when he was three years old.{{Cite web|title=Interview with Ruggero Freddi|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/interview-ruggero-freddi|last=Matthews|first=David|date=May 17, 2018|website=timeshighereducation.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326163536/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/interview-ruggero-freddi|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=May 21, 2020}} At the age of 14, he began to work out at a local gym, practicing bodybuilding assiduously.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=72–73}}{{cite web|url=http://www.culturagay.it/intervista/227|title=Un ragazzo molto Colt – Intervista a Carlo Masi|publisher=CulturaGay.it|first=Giulio Maria|last=Corbelli|language=it|date=June 2, 2005|accessdate=November 10, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190119201800/http://www.culturagay.it/intervista/227|url-status=live}} In 2002, when he was about to complete his first cycle of study at the Sapienza University of Rome, he moved to Canada, and subsequently to New York.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=128}}
Career
In 2003, Masi completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree in computer engineering{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=132–134}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2017/10/27/ruggero-freddi-insegna-alluniversita-la-sapienza-ma-ha-un-passato-da-pornodivo-negli-stati-uniti_a_23257900/|title=Facevo il pornodivo per pellicole gay. Oggi sono docente di ingegneria a La Sapienza di Roma|date=2017-10-27|website=L'HuffPost|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120134/https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2017/10/27/ruggero-freddi-insegna-alluniversita-la-sapienza-ma-ha-un-passato-da-pornodivo-negli-stati-uniti_a_23257900/|archive-date=2018-01-06|access-date=2020-04-16}} at the Sapienza University of Rome and worked in an artificial intelligence laboratory.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=133–134}}
=Pornography=
In 2004, after being contacted by a Colt Studio Group (CSG) recruiter, he made his debut in the gay pornography industry participating in his first porn movie, Big N 'Plenty. After his debut, he signed an exclusive model contract with CSG. He has always promoted safe sex, fraternising with the Italian LGBT community.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=317}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdonna.it/ruggero-freddi-biografia/86983|title=Ruggero Freddi biografia: la storia di Carlo Masi|last=Morgana|date=2017-11-11|website=WDonna.it|language=it-IT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015513/https://www.wdonna.it/ruggero-freddi-biografia/86983|archive-date=2019-04-02|access-date=2020-04-16}}
In 2006, he was selected to appear on the cover of COLT 40,{{Cite book|last=Rutherford|first=John|title=Colt 40|date=2006|publisher=Colt Studio Group|isbn=978-1-933842-15-8|language=en}} a coffee table book published to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the production company.{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/colt-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-50445.html|title=COLT to Celebrate 40th Anniversary AVN|last=AVN|first=Peter Johnson|website=AVN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422201423/https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/colt-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-50445.html|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-17}}
In 2007, Masi and his future husband, Adam Champ ({{Interlanguage link|Adam Champ|lt=Gustavo Leguizamon|||qid=Q5657365}}), were selected to appear on the cover of the Damron 2007 Men's Travel Guide.{{Cite book|last=Gatta|first=Gina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVEIOQAACAAJ|title=Damron Men's Travel Guide|date=December 2007|publisher=Scb Distributors|isbn=978-0-929435-62-6|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/84417/colt-exclusives-on-the-cover-of-damron-guide|title=COLT Exclusives on the Cover of Damron Guide|last=XBIZ|website=XBIZ|date=21 September 2007 |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422201833/https://www.xbiz.com/news/84417/colt-exclusives-on-the-cover-of-damron-guide|access-date=2020-04-16|archive-date=2020-04-22}}
In 2008, CSG and Calaexotic released a dildo reproduction of Masi's penis.{{Cite web|url=https://avn.co/business/press-release/novelty/carlo-masi-teams-with-cal-exotics-for-casting-305954.html|title=Carlo Masi Teams With Cal Exotics for Casting|date=2009-03-04|website=AVN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422202407/https://avn.com/business/press-release/novelty/carlo-masi-teams-with-cal-exotics-for-casting-305954.html|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-16}} That same year, he was named the first and only Colt Man Emeritus and his contract was extended to a lifetime one.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/92090/colt-studio-renews-contract-with-adam-champ-and-carlo-masi|title=COLT Studio Renews Contract with Adam Champ and Carlo Masi|last=Spencer|first=Jeremy|date=2008-04-04|website=XBIZ|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225617/https://www.xbiz.com/news/92090/colt-studio-renews-contract-with-adam-champ-and-carlo-masi|archive-date=2018-05-04|access-date=2020-04-01}} In 2008, Masi and Champ, were selected to appear on the cover of Adam Gay Film & Video Directory Magazine.{{Cite book|title=Adam Gay Film & Video Directory Magazine Carlo Masi & Adam Champ 2008 Single Issue Magazine – January 1, 2008|url=https://www.amazon.com/Video-Directory-Magazine-Carlo-Champ/dp/B07XCPPPLL|via=amazon.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522081843/https://www.amazon.com/Video-Directory-Magazine-Carlo-Champ/dp/B07XCPPPLL|archive-date=May 22, 2020|access-date=May 21, 2020}}
During his porn career, he was a guest on national Italian TV shows such as {{Interlanguage link|Chiambretti Night|lt=|it||qid=}}, L'Infedele and {{Interlanguage link|Sugo - 60 minuti di gusto e disgusto|lt=Sugo|it||qid=}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ELauI7TS_4|title=Sugo - Carlo Masi|website=YouTube |date=24 February 2010 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/cronaca/2017/10/26/carlo-masi-ruggero-freddi-da-porno-attore-gay-a-professore-all-universita-la-sapienza-pomeriggio-5/789481/|title=CARLO MASI/ Ruggero Freddi: da porno attore gay a professore all'Università La Sapienza (Pomeriggio 5)|last=Magnani|first=Niccolò|date=2017-10-26|website=Il Sussidiario|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422203432/https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/cronaca/2017/10/26/carlo-masi-ruggero-freddi-da-porno-attore-gay-a-professore-all-universita-la-sapienza-pomeriggio-5/789481/|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.it/detail/fotografie-di-cronaca/porn-actor-carlo-masi-attends-chiambretti-night-fotografie-di-cronaca/98752975|title=Porn Actor Carlo Masi attends 'Chiambretti Night' Italian Tv Show...|website=Getty Images|date=30 April 2010 |language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422203543/https://www.gettyimages.it/detail/fotografie-di-cronaca/porn-actor-carlo-masi-attends-chiambretti-night-fotografie-di-cronaca/98752975|access-date=2020-04-14|archive-date=2020-04-22}} Moreover, he was featured in several tours across America, Mexico and Europe{{Cite web|url=https://www.gay.it/gossip/news/parte-il-tour-degli-uomini-colt-ecco-chi-ci-sara-e-le-tappe|title=Parte il Tour degli uomini Colt: ecco chi ci sarà e le tappe|date=2007-11-10|website=Gay.it|language=it-IT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422203604/https://www.gay.it/gossip/news/parte-il-tour-degli-uomini-colt-ecco-chi-ci-sara-e-le-tappe|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/colt-men-ready-for-mexican-tour-52496.html|title=COLT Men Ready for Mexican Tour AVN|last=AVN|first=G. Zisk Rice|website=AVN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422203656/https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/colt-men-ready-for-mexican-tour-52496.html|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/europe-on-four-colt-exclusives-a-day-45858.html|title=Europe on Four COLT Exclusives a Day! AVN|last=AVN|first=Peter Johnson|website=AVN|access-date=2020-04-15 | url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422203648/https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/europe-on-four-colt-exclusives-a-day-45858.html|archive-date=2020-04-22}} to promote the CSG brand. His porn career lasted six years (from age 28 to 34). Following a disagreement with Colt in 2009, Masi retired from the pornography industry.{{Cite web|title=I Went From Being A Porn Star to University Lecturer|url=https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/3kvanb/ricercatore-sapienza-porno-gay-ruggero-freddi-carlo-masi|last=Carradori|first=Niccolò|date=November 26, 2017|website=vice.com|access-date=May 21, 2020}}
He then entered the theatre industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/news/storie-news/2017/10/28/ruggero-freddi-porno-professore|title=Basta col porno, adesso salgo in cattedra|last=Arcolaci|first=Alessia|date=2017-10-28|website=Vanity Fair|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120051529/http://www.vanityfair.it/news/storie-news/2017/10/28/ruggero-freddi-porno-professore|archive-date=2017-11-20|access-date=2020-03-25}}{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=251-252}} In 2010, he was officially announced as a permanent member of the cast of Saturday Night Live Italia but he never appeared on the show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.affaritaliani.it/coffeebreak/saturday_night_live0211110.html?refresh_ce|title=Riparte con Mary Carbone Saturday Night Live - Affaritaliani.it|website=www.affaritaliani.it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422204525/https://www.affaritaliani.it/coffeebreak/saturday_night_live0211110.html?refresh_ce|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondoreality.com/mary-carbone-giovanni-conversano-rocco-pietrantonio-e-george-leonard-al-saturday-night-live/|title=Mary Carbone, Giovanni Conversano, Rocco Pietrantonio e George Leonard al Saturday Night Live – MondoReality|last1=advertising|first1=Nectivity Ltd For|last2=Releases|first2=Press|date=5 November 2010 |language=it-IT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422204521/https://www.mondoreality.com/mary-carbone-giovanni-conversano-rocco-pietrantonio-e-george-leonard-al-saturday-night-live/|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-16}}
In 2011, he was included in the anthologies Porn from Andy Warhol to X-Tube{{Cite book|last=Clarke|first=Kevin|title=Porn: From Andy Warhol to X-Tube|date=2013|publisher=Bruno Gmünder Verlag|isbn=978-3-86787-591-2|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gay.it/cultura/news/la-storia-del-porno-gay-in-un-volume|title=La storia del porno gay in un volume|date=2011-09-03|website=Gay.it|language=it-IT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422204951/https://www.gay.it/cultura/news/la-storia-del-porno-gay-in-un-volume|archive-date=2020-04-22|access-date=2020-04-15}} and Gay Porn Heroes: 100 Most Famous Porn Stars.{{Cite book|last=Adams|first=J. C.|title=Gay Porn Heroes: 100 Most Famous Porn Stars|date=2011|publisher=Bruno Gmünder Verlag|isbn=978-3-86787-169-3|language=en|author-link=J. C. Adams}} In 2013, he was interviewed for the documentary HUSTLABALL BERLIN - A Documentary That Bares All.{{Cite web|url=http://reviewsbyamoslassen.com/?p=29587|title="HUSTLABALL BERLIN"— A Documentary That Bares All|last=Amos|date=2014-05-25|website=Reviews by Amos Lassen|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903221350/http://reviewsbyamoslassen.com/?p=29587|archive-date=2014-09-03|access-date=2020-04-15}} In 2014, he was included in the coffee table book produced by Colt entitled Hairy Chested Men.{{Cite book|last=Colt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xsv-oAEACAAJ&q=%22bruno+gmunder%22+colt|title=Hairy Chested Men|date=September 2014|publisher=Bruno Gmunder Verlag GmbH|isbn=978-3-86787-761-9|language=en}}
=Theatre=
In 2009, he made his theatre debut with Senzaparole, a reinterpretation of Samuel Beckett's Act Without Words I,{{Cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2010/09/07/masi-pornodivo-gay-per-beckett-interpreta-un.html|title=Masi, pornodivo gay per Beckett interpreta un desiderio impossibile - la Repubblica.it|website=Archivio - la Repubblica.it|date=7 September 2010 |language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119043630/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2010/09/07/masi-pornodivo-gay-per-beckett-interpreta-un.html|archive-date=2014-01-19|access-date=2020-03-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-della-sera-roma/20100904/281517927440225|title=Ingegnere e porno divo va in scena con Beckett|last=Sassi|first=Edoardo|date=2010-09-04|website=Corriere della Sera|language=it|access-date=2020-04-14}} directed by {{Interlanguage link|Andrea Adriatico|lt=|it||qid=}} and staged in Bologna with the {{Interlanguage link|Teatri di vita|lt=|it||qid=}}
=Academia=
After working in the theatre, Masi decided to return to the Sapienza University of Rome. There he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) in mathematics, with a score of 110/110 and then a Master of Science degree (cum laude) in mathematics with a score of 110/110.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=315}} In 2020, he completed a Ph.D. in Mathematical Models for Engineering, Electromagnetism and Nanosciences at Sapienza University of Rome focusing on the application of Morse theory to a Dirichlet problem traced back to Poisson equations.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=315}}{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=325}} His doctoral advisors were Angela Pistoia and {{Interlanguage link|Massimo Grossi|lt=|||qid=Q90594023}}.{{Cite journal |last=Freddi |first=Ruggero |date=March 2022 |title=Morse Index of Multiple Blow-Up Solutions to the Two-Dimensional Sinh-Poisson Equation |url=https://doc.global-sci.org/uploads/Issue/ATA/v38n1/381_26.pdf?code=%2FtphmfEHsFg%2F%2BdfhFuqkIA%3D%3D |journal=Analysis in Theory and Applications Anal. Theory App |volume=vo.38 |pages=26–78 |doi=10.4208/ata.OA-2020-0037 |s2cid=244866305 |via=Morse index, sinh-Poisson equation, eigenvalues estimates}}{{Cite thesis |last=Freddi |first=Ruggero |date=2020 |title=Morse index of multiple blow-up solutions to the two-dimensional sinh-poisson equation |access-date=April 19, 2021 |url=https://iris.uniroma1.it/retrieve/handle/11573/1364660/1365546/Tesi_dottorato_Freddi.pdf |arxiv=2001.02137 |bibcode=2020arXiv200102137F|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422204916/https://iris.uniroma1.it/retrieve/handle/11573/1364660/1365546/Tesi_dottorato_Freddi.pdf|archive-date=April 22, 2020}}
While he was working on his doctorate, he was a lecturer for Analysis 1{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/3kvanb/ricercatore-sapienza-porno-gay-ruggero-freddi-carlo-masi|title=I Went From Being A Porn Star to University Lecturer|last=Carradori|first=Niccolò|date=2017-11-26|website=Vice|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326162005/https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/3kvanb/ricercatore-sapienza-porno-gay-ruggero-freddi-carlo-masi|archive-date=2020-03-26|access-date=2020-03-26}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-02 |title=Matematik profesörü porno yıldızı çıktı - Son Dakika Dünya Haberleri |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/dunya/matematik-profesoru-porno-yildizi-cikti-718957 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=CNN TÜRK |language=tr}} and Analysis 2{{Cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/english/17_ottobre_27/porn-star-turned-lecturer-earns-students-respect-365fcf66-bb1c-11e7-8ef5-94a13146dc45.shtml|title=Porn star turned lecturer earns students' respect|last=Giovanna|first=Cavalli|date=2017-10-27|website=Corriere della Sera|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416163755/https://www.corriere.it/english/17_ottobre_27/porn-star-turned-lecturer-earns-students-respect-365fcf66-bb1c-11e7-8ef5-94a13146dc45.shtml|archive-date=2018-04-16|access-date=2020-03-26}} courses at the Faculty of Engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=315-316}}
Media attention
In 2017, an article published by la Repubblica{{Cite web|url=https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/il-prof-era-un-pornodivo-gli-studenti-lo-scoprono-su-facebook/288093/288707|title=Il prof era un pornodivo: gli studenti lo scoprono su Facebook|date=2017-10-26|website=Repubblica Tv - la Repubblica.it|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205234105/https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/il-prof-era-un-pornodivo-gli-studenti-lo-scoprono-su-facebook/288093/288707|archive-date=2017-12-05|access-date=2020-03-26}}{{Cite web |last=Butterworth |first=Benjamin |date=2018-01-04 |title=University lecturer opens up about his 'Big N Plenty' pornstar past |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/01/04/lecturer-ruggero-freddi-opens-up-about-his-adult-film-past/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}} brought to light his past as a porn actor{{Cite news |title= La estrella del porno que abandonó su carrera y ahora es profesor universitario de Matemáticas|work=Cribeo |url=http://cribeo.lavanguardia.com/fast_news/15424/la-estrella-del-porno-que-abandono-su-carrera-y-ahora-es-profesor-universitario-de-matematicas |last1=Com |first1=Cribeo }}, causing a media frenzy.{{Cite web|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/students-accidentally-discover-their-maths-teacher-is-a-former-gay-porn-star/16260/|title=Students accidentally discover their maths teacher is a former gay porn star|date=2017-11-06|website=Attitude.co.uk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326163541/https://attitude.co.uk/article/students-accidentally-discover-their-maths-teacher-is-a-former-gay-porn-star/16260/|archive-date=2020-03-26|access-date=2020-03-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/interview-ruggero-freddi|title=Interview with Ruggero Freddi|last=Matthews|first=David|date=2018-05-17|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326163536/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/interview-ruggero-freddi|archive-date=2020-03-26|access-date=2020-03-26}} The story was picked up by numerous newspapers around the world.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=318}}
In 2020, writer Strega Prize winner {{Interlanguage link|Walter Siti|lt=|it||qid=}} published La natura è innocente – Due vite quasi vere.{{sfn|Siti|2020}} This book is a double biography, told in alternate chapters, one of which is that of Ruggero Freddi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/walter-siti-mette-nudo-natura-innocente-delluomo-1838300.html|title=Walter Siti mette a nudo la natura (innocente) dell'uomo|last=Serino|first=Gian Paolo|date=2020-03-10|website=ilGiornale.it|language=it|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311144758/https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/walter-siti-mette-nudo-natura-innocente-delluomo-1838300.html|archive-date=2020-03-11|access-date=2020-03-25}}
In 2023, he returned to the media spotlight, after winning a lawsuit{{Cite web |title=iDNES.cz – s námi víte víc |url=https://www.idnes.cz/nastaveni-souhlasu?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.idnes.cz%2fxman%2fstyl%2fpornografie-univerzita-vzdelavani-akademicke-sfera-nina-hartley-annie-sprinkle-angela-white.A240713_111249_xman-styl_fro%2f5 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=iDNES.cz}} for unfair dismissal against his former employers at the Sapienza University of Rome because they fired him without cause and refused to pay him for work done in 2019{{Cite web |title=Former Gay Adult Actor Wins Lawsuit Against University That Fired Him |url=https://www.out.com/news/ruggero-freddi |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}. The university was ordered to pay him €2,500 for his hours worked and damages of €1,500 for "unjustified dismissal".{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Ruggero Freddi, chi è l'ex porno attore cacciato dalla Sapienza |url=https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/03/02/news/ruggero_freddi_porno_attore_sapienza-390230605/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}{{Cite web |title=Former Gay Adult Actor Wins Lawsuit Against University That Fired Him |url=https://www.out.com/news/ruggero-freddi |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Ruggero Freddi, ex pornostar e professore universitario: "La Sapienza mi ha cacciato, ora deve risarcirmi" |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/ruggero-freddi-ex-pornostar-professore-universitario-sapienza |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Vanity Fair Italia |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=Gay Ex-Adult Film Star Sues University for Firing Him and Wins |url=https://news.yahoo.com/gay-ex-adult-film-star-113846904.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Yahoo News |date=8 March 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=bea@gcn.ie |date=2023-03-03 |title=Former gay porn actor wins court case against university following unfair dismissal |url=https://gcn.ie/gay-porn-actor-court-case-university/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=GCN |language=en}}
Personal life
In 2015, Masi married Prince Giovanni Ravaschieri Fieschi {{Interlanguage link|Del Drago|lt=|it||qid=}} in Porto.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=290-291}}{{Cite book |last=Borella |first=Andrea |title=Annuario della nobiltà italiana: nuova serie 2015-2020 |date=2020 |publisher=Annuario della Nobiltà italiana foundation trust |isbn=978-88-942861-0-6 |edition=33 |series=Royal, peerage nobles families books editions |location=Teglio}} Del Drago died in 2016.{{sfn|Siti|2020|p=307-308}}
During his participation at Pomeriggio Cinque,{{Citation|title=Da pornodivo a docente all'Università - Pomeriggio Cinque Video|url=https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/video/pomeriggiocinque/da-pornodivo-a-docente-alluniversita_F308458401039C05|access-date=2020-04-15}}{{Cite web |last=Tropea |first=Serena |date=2017-10-26 |title=Da pornodivo gay a professore alla Sapienza: Carlo Masi in cattedra contro i pregiudizi |url=https://www.dire.it/26-10-2017/150614-pornodivo-gay-professore-alla-sapienza-carlo-masi-cattedra-pregiudizi/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Agenzia Dire |language=it-IT}} he proposed to his partner, {{Interlanguage link|Adam Champ|lt=Gustavo Leguizamon|||qid=Q5657365}}.{{Citation|title=Proposta di matrimonio - Pomeriggio Cinque Video|url=https://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/video/pomeriggiocinque/proposta-di-matrimonio_F308458401099C02|access-date=2020-03-25}}{{Cite web |date=2018-03-01 |title=Rom: Zwei schwule Ex-Pornostars geben sich das Ja-Wort |url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=31102 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=queer.de |language=de-DE}} The civil union was celebrated on May 4, 2018,{{Cite web |title=Gay porn star couple wed, 12 years on from their first gay sex scene together |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-star-couple-wed-12-years-after-meeting-on-set/ |last=Besanvalle |first=James |date=2018-05-05 |website=Gay Star News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709213414/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-star-couple-wed-12-years-after-meeting-on-set/ |archive-date=2018-07-09 |access-date=2020-03-25}} and was broadcast live on Pomeriggio Cinque.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/televisione/matrimonio-in-diretta-a-pomeriggio-cinque-ruggero-freddi-si-sposa-e-vladimir-luxuria-celebra-le-nozze_3138068-201802a.shtml|title=Matrimonio in diretta a Pomeriggio Cinque, Ruggero Freddi si sposa e Vladimir Luxuria celebra le nozze|date=2018-05-04|work=TgCom24|access-date=2020-03-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504213211/https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/televisione/matrimonio-in-diretta-a-pomeriggio-cinque-ruggero-freddi-si-sposa-e-vladimir-luxuria-celebra-le-nozze_3138068-201802a.shtml|archive-date=2018-05-04}}
Selected videography
Awards
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! Year ! width="100px" |Award ! Category ! width="150px" |Film ! Partnered ! Result |
| 2005
|Best Sex Scene |Big 'N Plenty (2004) |Karim | style="background: #ffdddd" |Nominee |
| 2006
|Best Actor |align="center" |– |align="center" |– |{{win}} |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|XBIZ Award{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002080/2008/1/|title=XBIZ Awards (2008)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-04-14}} |LGBT Performer of the Year | align="center" |– | align="center" |– | style="background: #ffdddd" |Nominee |
| GayVN Award{{Citation|title=Naked Muscles: The New Breed - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1260713/awards|access-date=2020-04-14}}
|Best Sex Scene |Naked Muscles: The New Breed (2007) | style="background: #ffdddd" |Nominee |
See also
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References
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- {{cite book|last=Siti|first=Walter|title=La natura è innocente - due vite quasi vere|publisher=Rizzoli Libri|year=2020|isbn=9788817146449}}
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