Flash Brown
{{Short description|American pornographic actor (born 1981)}}
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| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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Flash Brown (born January 17, 1981) is the stage name of an American pornographic actor, model, and former professional basketball player. In his early adult career, he received both the Urban X Award for Best Male Newcomer and the XBIZ Award for New Male Performer of the Year. In 2015, Brown became the first ever contract star for Blacked. He later received the 2018 Urban X Award for Male Performer of the Year.
Early life
Brown was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Lila|date=February 20, 2015|title=Flash Brown Inks Exclusive Deal With Blacked.com|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/191441/flash-brown-inks-exclusive-deal-with-blackedcom|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=November 10, 2023}} He played basketball in high school and was a part of the Amateur Athletic Union.{{cite web|url= http://www.papichulosblog.com/papiinmiamifl/2010/04/flash-brown.html|title=In Bed with Papi Chulo: Flash Brown|accessdate= August 26, 2015|author=Papi Chulo|date= April 28, 2010|publisher=The Papi Chulo Show}} Brown continued to play basketball in college, where he earned the nickname "Flash" for his agility on the court. Brown graduated from college with a degree in General Education.{{cite web|url= http://www.xcritic.com/columns/column.php?columnID=2288|title= Flash Brown interview|accessdate= February 7, 2015|author= Apache Warrior|date= 18 October 2010|publisher= XCritic}} After college, he played professionally overseas in both Ireland and China, as well as semi-professionally in Birmingham, Alabama and in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.
Career
While working as a model, Brown was approached by a photographer who suggested he perform in pornographic videos.{{cite web|last=Street|first=Sharan|date=January 5, 2017|title=Interview With Flash Brown: Keeping It Professional|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/interview-with-flash-brown-705310.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=November 10, 2023}}{{cite web|url= http://interviews.adultdvdtalk.com/flash-brown/|title= Captain Jack interviews Flash Brown|accessdate= February 7, 2015|author= Captain Jack|date= December 21, 2014|publisher= Adult DVD Talk}} He chose his stage name "Flash Brown" by combining his nickname "Flash" with "Brown", a shortened version of his actual surname. Brown began performing in the adult film industry in November 2009. Brown's first performance was an interracial scene for the production company DogFart. The following year, Brown received the Urban X Award for Best Male Newcomer.
In April 2011, Brown partnered with Shinefish Films to launch his own pornographic film studio, Flash Brown Productions.{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/133441|title= Flash Brown Productions Website Launched|accessdate= February 7, 2015|last=Katz|first=Lyla|date= April 28, 2011|publisher= XBIZ}} Later that year he received the XBIZ Award for New Male Performer of the Year. In February 2015, Brown signed the first ever exclusive performing contract with Blacked. He renewed his contract the following year.{{cite web|date=March 9, 2016|title=Flash Brown Renews Blacked.com Contract|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/205414/flash-brown-renews-blackedcom-contract|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=November 10, 2023}} In 2019, Brown received the Urban X Award for Porn Star of the Year.
Personal life
In January 2019 adult film website MikeSouth.com reported that Brown was arrested on counts of corporal injury to a spouse, one count of pimping and pandering, one count of revenge porn, and three counts of contempt of court, for violations of a previous arrest for domestic violence.{{cite web|url=https://mikesouth.com/reader-mail/flash-brown-in-jail-for-human-trafficking-and-for-beating-his-wife-33085/|title=Flash Brown In Jail For Human Trafficking And For Beating His Wife|date=January 25, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2019 |website=MikeSouth.Com}} Brown was charged in March 2019 & was placed on 5 years probation on October of that year.{{cite web|url=https://mikesouth.com/legal/flash-brown-gets-off-on-probation-66133/|title=Flash Brown Gets Off With Probation|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=MikeSouth.Com}}
Awards and nominations
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|+ List of awards and nominations received by Flash Brown |
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{|class="collapsible collapsed" width=100% !colspan=3 style="background-color: #D9E8FF; text-align: center;"|Awards and nominations |
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|style="text-align:center;"|Award |style="text-align:center; background:#cec; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"|Won |style="text-align:center; background:#fcd; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"|Nominated |
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; AVN Awards |{{won|2}} |{{nom|5}} |
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|{{won|2}} |{{nom|4}} |
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; XBIZ Awards |{{won|1}} |{{nom|0}} |
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; XRCO Awards |{{won|0}} |{{nom|2}} |
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|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|
; Total number of wins and nominations
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|{{won|Totals}}
|{{won|5}}
|{{nom|11}}
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|+ AVN Awards |
| width=4%| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Nominated work and artist ! style="width:30%;"| Category ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! width=3%| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|rowspan="2"|Flash Brown |Best Male Newcomer |{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
|Unsung Male Performer of the Year |{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2016
|rowspan="2"|Carter Cruise Obsession |Best Anal Sex Scene |{{nom}} |
| Best Three-Way Sex Scene
|{{won}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-Winners-of-the-2016-AVN-Awards-620416.html|title= AVN Announces the Winners of the 2016 AVN Awards|accessdate= January 24, 2016|date= January 23, 2016|magazine= AVN|archive-date= January 26, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160126155756/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-Winners-of-the-2016-AVN-Awards-620416.html|url-status= dead}} |
| Black & White 4
|Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene |{{won}} |
| Flash Brown
|Male Performer of the Year |{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|Interracial Orgies |Best Group Sex Scene |{{nom}} |
| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ Urban X Awards |
| width=4%| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Nominated work and artist ! style="width:30%;"| Category ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! width=3%| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2010
|Flash Brown |Best Male Newcomer |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/122842|title= Urban X Awards Winners Announced|accessdate= February 7, 2015|author= Bob Johnson|date= July 14, 2010|publisher= XBIZ}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2012
|Black in My Ass |Best Anal Sex Scene |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/150466|title= Urban X Awards Nominations Announced|accessdate= February 7, 2015|author= Bob Johnson|date= June 27, 2012|publisher= XBIZ}} |
| A Touch of Seduction
|Best Couples Sex Scene |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"|Flash Brown
|Male Performer of the Year |{{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
|Best Male Performer |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018
|Porn Star of the Year |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|date=August 31, 2018|title=Flash Brown Wins Urban X Award for Porn Star of the Year|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/238420/flash-brown-wins-urban-x-award-for-porn-star-of-the-year|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=November 11, 2023}} |
| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ XBIZ Awards |
| width=4%| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Nominated work and artist ! style="width:30%;"| Category ! style="width:8%;"| Result ! width=3%| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2011
|Flash Brown |New Male Performer of the Year |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/130418|title= 2011 XBIZ Award Winners Announced|accessdate= February 7, 2015|author= Dan Miller|date= February 11, 2011|publisher= XBIZ}} |
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