Dan Leal

Born September 18, 1969, in Washington DC graduated from Lake Braddock High School in 1987, member National Honor Society, Altar Boy for seven (7) years and taught CCD for three years at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. During College, he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and graduated from George Mason University 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.

He worked for Danka Business Systems from 1993 to 1998 as a sales executive and major accounts sales manager. He also worked for Ikon Office Solutions between 1998 and 2002 as a High Volume Sales Manager and Color Graphics Manager.{{cite news|last1=Fisher|first1=Marc|title=Adult Films Show Another Side of D.C.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47602-2004Jun16.html|access-date=17 September 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 17, 2004}}

Leal has been one of the few adult performer and directors to gain mainstream exposure including a reality series that ran for 2 seasons on HBO Canada Called "The Right Hand".{{cite news|title=The Nocturne: a wild night at Wild Wing with Porno Dan and his Right Hand|url=http://www.thegridto.com/life/society/the-nocturne-a-wild-night-at-wild-wing-with-porno-dan-and-his-right-hand/|access-date=17 September 2014|publisher=The Grid|date=11 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710143817/http://www.thegridto.com/life/society/the-nocturne-a-wild-night-at-wild-wing-with-porno-dan-and-his-right-hand/|archive-date=10 July 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2018 he was nominated by XBIZ{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/231720/xbiz-announces-finalist-nominees-for-2018-xbiz-awards|title = XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2018 XBIZ Awards}} as the Mainstream Star of the Year, the sixth time he was nominated for that award. In addition, he has been nominated three times by AVN as the Mainstream Star of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/porno-dan-caps-avn-nominations-with-hall-of-fame-induction-583734.html|title = 'Porno' Dan Caps AVN Nominations with Hall of Fame Induction AVN}}

As a result of the popularity of the show in Canada, it aired internationally on Sky in Italy, Globosat in Brazil and TVN in Poland{{Cite web |url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=212112&mi=all&q=The+Right+Hand |title=Porno Dan's 'The Right Hand' Makes International Splash - XBIZ.com |access-date=2016-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927145756/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=212112&mi=all&q=The+Right+Hand |archive-date=2016-09-27 |url-status=dead }}

Leal's journey through adult was documented in the 2012 feature-length film ″Danland″ which is described as a portrait of amateur porn producer Dan Leal, aka "Porno Dan." While he is at the top of his game, he wants to stop starring in his own movies. Here, we follow him on a three-year quest to build his business and find love which ends up leading us deep inside the heart and mind of Porno Dan.{{cite web|title=Review Summary|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/467809/Danland/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917203735/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/467809/Danland/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2014|access-date=17 September 2014}}

The first time director & filmmaker Alexandra Berger spent three-and-a-half years following Leal in his quest for true love, and while the resulting Danland travels an unsurprising path, it's ironically the subject—not the raunchy subject matter—that ultimately keeps this documentary involving.{{cite web|title=Danland: Slamdance Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/danland-slamdance-review-dan-leal-alexandra-berger-283739|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 January 2012|access-date=17 September 2014}}{{cite news|title=Porno Dan's Adventures at Slamdance|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2012/02/01/porno-dans-adventures-at-slamdance/|access-date=17 September 2014|publisher=Washington City Paper|date=Feb 1, 2012}}

Danland aired on Netflix in the United States beginning in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/186215/porno-dan-leals-danland-doc-hits-netflix|title = Porno Dan Leal's 'Danland' Doc Hits Netflix}} "This thrust Leal into a broader spotlight than ever before illustrating exactly what makes him such a singular and, yes, a significant figure in the annals of adult films."{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/class-of-2015-meet-the-avn-hall-of-fame-inductees-583141.html|title = Class of 2015: Meet the AVN Hall of Fame Inductees AVN}}

In 2016 Leal appeared in the short film "Love in Porn" which selected to be in Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner.{{cite web |url=http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/b43453ef-a852-4b7f-a777-397dda4dbfd9 |title=LOVE IN PORN |website=sub.festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428061213/http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/b43453ef-a852-4b7f-a777-397dda4dbfd9 |archive-date=2016-04-28}} He also appeared in 2017 on Micky Flanagan's TV Series, "Thinking Aloud" which aired on Sky 1 in the UK.{{cite web | url=http://therealpornwikileaks.com/porno-dan-leal-appear-micky-flanagans-thinking-aloud-sky-1-may-1st/ | title='Porno' Dan Leal to Appear on Micky Flanagan's "Thinking Aloud" on Sky 1, May 1st - TRPWL }}

His first foray into what would be his biggest success was in May 2009, when Leal announced that his company had entered into a 3-way partnership with AEBN and CamZ.{{cite web|title=Three-Way for Immoral Productions, AEBN and CamZ|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Three-Way-for-Immoral-Productions-AEBN-and-CamZ-330324.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=17 September 2014}} to start steaming his top-selling Fuck A Fan show.

This led to what would become a partnership with leading live cam site Streamate. Streamate(ICF Technology, Inc.) is still the home of the company's live shows and the sex portion of his content is live-streamed on the Streamate Network. Fuck A Fan was the number one show on Streamate for many years and Dan has been nominated several times as the most popular male on cam.{{cite web|title=Immoral Productions, Streamate Form Partnership|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=126186&mi=all&q=Immoral+Productions|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917224932/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=126186&mi=all&q=Immoral+Productions|archive-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Immoral Productions Brings 'Fuck A Fan Show to Streamate|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Immoral-Productions-Brings-Fuck-A-Fan-Show-to-Streamate-442376.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=17 September 2014}} AVN Award s Favorite Cam Guy{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/press-release/video/porno-dan-leal-gets-lucky-7-avn-nominations-706098.html|title = 'Porno' Dan Leal Gets Lucky 7 AVN Nominations AVN}}

In January 2012, Leal announced that Immoral Productions had partnered with BlazingBucks.com to host Immoral Productions content. The ImmoralLive site was the first subscription-based site that granted its members access to a variety of live daily shows that were broadcast on Streamate covering every genre from squirting to orgies, these critically acclaimed and commercially successful shows engage and entertain the audience. Gamma Entertainment shortly after acquired Blazing Bucks and are still Leal's partners to this day for his Immoral Live site.{{cite web|title=Immoral Productions Partners with Blazing Bucks on ImmoralLive.com|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Immoral-Productions-Partners-with-Blazing-Bucks-on-ImmoralLive-com-459394.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=17 September 2014}}

Dan often jokes about his own anatomy being much less than most male pornstars and his moniker, "Little Dynamite" is truly appropriate, as he against the odds flourished as one of the top male porn stars. Five times he has been nominated as the Best Male Performer in Europe and four times has been nominated by AVN for sex scenes in which he appeared as an actor.  He has been a finalist as the most popular male performer in the world several times most recently in 2020 by AVN for their annual awards show. He has been in well over 2,000+ scenes and worked with many major top stars including Lana Rhoades, Riley Reid, Adriana Chechik, Nicole Aniston, and Sara Jay.{{Cite web |title=Fan Voting Opens for 2020 AVN Awards AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/fan-voting-opens-for-2020-avn-awards-857501.html}}

Leal has received many accolades in his career for his unique directing style which much more free-flowing and causal than traditional porn. One of the first places to recognize his efforts was Fox Magazine where he was named the top-director in the adult industry in 2012. He has directed over 3,000 scenes in his 20-year career and three times being nominated as the top director in Europe by XBIZ.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/246157/xbiz-announces-nominees-for-2nd-annual-xbiz-europa-awards|title=XBIZ Announces Nominees for 2nd Annual XBIZ Europa Awards}}

In 2021 He won the Director Site of the Year of Award at the XBIZ Europa Show

During the fight over Measure B, the mandated condom usage law, Leal and his suite of companies were the first to comply with the measure and take their studio all-condom.{{cite news|title=New HIV outbreak in US porn industry leaves insiders divided over condoms|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/12/porn-industry-california-hiv-condoms|access-date=17 September 2014|work=The Guardian|date=12 September 2013}} Contrary to popular belief, Leal has started the adjustment to condoms but has yet to see his revenue drop. "Some of my series started [using condoms] as long as four years ago," Leal told XBIZ. "‘Fuck a Fan’ was the first one I did with condoms." Leal produces, directs and performs in his live shoots that are later packaged for DVD distribution by Pure Play Media. In February, he changed his company policy from condom optional to mandatory.{{cite web|title=Pure Play Media Debuts New 'Porno Dan' Line of DVDs|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=139359&mi=all&q=Immoral+Productions|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032340/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=139359&mi=all&q=Immoral+Productions|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

In late 2016, Leal made the decision to move the production of his company from Los Angeles, California to Budapest, Hungary. This was seen as a big gamble by many as he was the first producer in Europe to shoot live. His light-hearted and fun-filled directing style quickly won over the fans, models and those in the industry and he was nominated as Best Foreign Studio by XBIZ for their 2018 Awards show. Since moving to Europe he has continued to produce his unique-style content and continues to receive commercial and critical acclaim for his work.

• Best Squirting Series - Squirtamania - 2011 AVN Awards
• Amateur Series of the Year - Fuck A Fan - 2013 XBIZ Awards
• Pro-Am Release of the Year- Hand Job Winner 18 - 2015 XBIZ Awards{{Cite web|url=http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php|title = XBIZ Awards - Adult Industry's Biggest Night}}
• AVN Hall of Fame - Class of 2015{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/Class-of-2015-Meet-the-AVN-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-583141.html|title = Class of 2015: Meet the AVN Hall of Fame Inductees AVN}}
• Pro-Am Release of the Year - Fuck A Fan 27 - 2017 XBIZ Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/216216/2017-xbiz-award-winners-announced|title=2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced}}
• Hardcore Site of the Year - ImmoralLive.com - 2018 XBIZ Europa Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/239231/immoral-live-wins-best-hardcore-site-at-2018-xbiz-europa-awards|title=Immoral Live Wins Best Hardcore Site at 2018 XBIZ Europa Awards}}
• Director Site of The Year - ImmoralLive.com - XBIZ Europa Awards https://www.xbiz.com/news/261746/2021-xbiz-europa-awards-winners-announced
• Dan had been very active working to raise funds and doing volunteer work in Ukraine and was a finalist of the 2023 Community Figure of the Year [https://www.xbiz.com/news/269966/dan-leal-celebrates-xbiz-exec-awards-nomination https://www.xbiz.com/news/269966/dan-leal-cel]

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