Malik Delgaty
{{Short description|Canadian gay pornographic film actor (born 2000)}}
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| name = Malik Delgaty
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| birth_name = Justin Lesage
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|09|29}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| occupation = Pornographic film actor
| years_active = 2020–present
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| height = 6'3"
| website = {{URL|malikdelgaty.com}}
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Malik Delgaty (born Justin Lesage; 29 September 2000) is a Canadian-French{{Cite tweet |number=1443380119414972422 |user=Malik_Delgaty |title=I just turned 21 YO and I've never felt so alpha 💪😜 |first=Malik |last=Delgaty |date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930011423/https://twitter.com/Malik_Delgaty/status/1443380119414972422 |archive-date=September 30, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Stroude |first1=Will |date=18 February 2021 |title=Dsquared2 enlist adult star Malik Delgaty for seductive new underwear advert |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/style/fashion/dsquared2-enlist-adult-star-malik-delgaty-for-seductive-new-underwear-advert-watch-302454/ |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=Attitude}}{{Cite web |title=Malik Delgaty |url=https://www.fleshjack.ca/products/malik-delgaty |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Fleshjack Canada}} pornographic film actor in gay pornography.{{Cite web |last=De La Cruz |first=Anthony |date=8 July 2021 |title=INYIM Media Fashion Cover Star: Canadian Model Justin Lesage Aka Malik Delgaty! |url=https://www.itsnotyouitsme.org/2021/07/inyim-media-fashion-cover-star-canadian.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114062939/https://www.itsnotyouitsme.org/2021/07/inyim-media-fashion-cover-star-canadian.html |archive-date=14 November 2022 |publisher=Its Not You Its Me Media}} After signing an exclusive contract with Men.com, he became one of the most searched-for gay pornographic film actors online in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Personal life
Malik Delgaty was born on September 29, 2000 in Montreal, Quebec,{{cite web |last1=Stroude |first1=Will |date=18 February 2021 |title=Dsquared2 enlist adult star Malik Delgaty for seductive new underwear advert |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/style/fashion/dsquared2-enlist-adult-star-malik-delgaty-for-seductive-new-underwear-advert-watch-302454/ |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=Attitude}} and is of French Canadian and German descent.{{Cite web |title=Malik Delgaty |url=https://www.fleshjack.ca/products/malik-delgaty |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Fleshjack Canada}} He used to be a judo athlete.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-17 |title=马利克·德尔加蒂也是水果姐歌迷，两人在演唱会后台见面合影 |trans-title=Malik Delgaty is also a fan of Katy Perry. The two met and took a photo together backstage at the concert. |url=https://www.toutiao.com/article/7155162446519403038?wid=1724438325806 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Toutiao |language=zh}}
Career
One week after his 18th birthday, Delgaty who used to work in construction, started working as a stripper at the Montreal male strip club Campus, where according to him, he became a fan favorite. His father had also worked as a stripper at the same club 20 years prior.{{cite web |title=Cover Boy: Malik Delgaty |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/dna-magazine/20210901/281994675577001 |magazine=DNA |via=PressReader |access-date=May 5, 2024 |date=September 1, 2021}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to do porn after his agent got him a deal.{{cite web |last1=Cornish |first1=Ricky |title=Adult star Malik Delgaty reveals his history in sex work |url=https://www.pride.com/interviews/malik-delgaty |website=Pride |access-date=July 31, 2024 |date=July 1, 2024}} He was contacted by local pornographic studios initially; but when Men.com offered an exclusive contract, he decided to do it— and in 2020 became the "New Face of Men.com".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-18 |title=Gorgeous Malik Delgaty is the New Face of Men.com |url=https://www.jrlcharts.com/2020/12/18/gorgeous-malik-delgaty-is-the-new-face-of-men-com/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=JRL CHARTS |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Andrew |first=Joshua |date=2023-02-05 |title=Meet Our February Cybersocket Stud International, Malik Delgaty |url=https://gay.fleshbot.com/8916212/meet-our-february-cybersocket-stud-international-malik-delgaty/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Fleshbot |language=en}}
In February 2021, Delgaty starred in an ad campaign for Dsquared2's Stripped2 underwear collection, in which he played a stripper.{{cite web |last1=Street |first1=Mikelle |title=Watch Adult Performer Malik Delgaty Strip In Dsquared2 Underwear Ad |url=https://www.out.com/fashion/2021/2/19/watch-adult-performer-malik-delgaty-strip-dsquared2-underwear-ad#toggle-gdpr |website=Out |access-date=2 December 2023 |date=19 February 2021}} He appeared on the cover of DNA for their annual "Sexiest Men Alive" issue in August 2021.{{cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Joshua |title=Celebrating 21 Years Of The Sexiest Men Alive In DNA |url=https://www.dnamagazine.com.au/celebrating-21-years-of-the-sexiest-men-alive-in-dna/ |website=DNA |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=20 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=Gay Porn Star Malik Delgaty On The Cover Of DNA Magazine |url=https://www.queermenow.net/blog/malik-delgaty-dna-magazine-gay-porn-star/ |website=Queer Me Now |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=26 August 2021}}
As a runway model, Malik has appeared in the New York Fashion Week (February 2022) and the Los Angeles Fashion Week (October 2022).{{Cite news |date=2022-02-10 |title=Malik Delgaty walks the runway during Argyle Grant At New York... |url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/malik-delgaty-walks-the-runway-during-argyle-grant-at-new-news-photo/1369862628 |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Getty Images |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2022-10-15 |title=Malik Delgaty walks the runway wearing Naughty Boy Golf at The... |url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/malik-delgaty-walks-the-runway-wearing-naughty-boy-golf-at-news-photo/1433740846 |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Getty Images |language=en-GB}} He was also the face of an advertising campaign for a merchandise collection from Men.com in August 2022.{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Peter |title=Malik Delgaty Fronts Campaign for New Men.com Merch AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/malik-delgaty-fronts-campaign-for-new-men-com-merch-909630.html |website=AVN |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=24 August 2022}}
He made his debut in bisexual porn on WhyNotBi (in collaboration with Men.com) in the scene Bussy Swap in March 2022,{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Malik Delgaty Makes His Bisexual Porn Debut In A Bareback Threesome With Aiden Jacobs And Laura Fox |url=https://www.queermenow.net/blog/malik-delgaty-bisexual-porn/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=QUEER ME NOW |language=en-US}} and as a bottom in gay porn in November 2022 in Top to Bottom: Malik Delgaty.{{cite web |last1=Smithberg |first1=Allen |title=Malik Delgaty to Make Bottoming Debut on Men.com AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/malik-delgaty-to-make-bottoming-debut-on-men-com-912077.html |website=AVN |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=21 November 2022}}
Awards and nominations
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|+ !Year !Award !Nomination !Work !Result !Ref. |
| 2022
|rowspan=3|GayVN Awards |Best Newcomer | |{{Nominated}} |
| rowspan=3|2023
|Favorite Top | |{{Won}} |
| Best Bi Sex Scene
|CineCum, WhyNotBi.com |{{Won}} |
| XBIZ Award
|Gay Performer of the Year | |{{Nominated}} |
| 2025
|GayVN Awards |Favorite Dom | |{{Won}} |
Public image
In the beginning of his gay porn career, Delgaty identified as straight, and has stated that he "had never been attracted to men before being on camera".{{cite web |last1=Andrew |first1=Joshua |title=Malik Delgaty Talks Secret Turn Ons, Stripping, & Working with Men.com |url=https://gay.fleshbot.com/8927157/malik-delgaty-talks-secret-turn-ons-stripping-working-with-men-com/ |publisher=Fleshbot |access-date=2 December 2023 |date=22 March 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Creagh |first=Andrew |date=2021-08-30 |title=FROM THE EDITOR: DNA #260 |url=https://www.dnamagazine.com.au/from-the-editor-dna-260/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=DNA |language=en-AU}} He has said that while he is straight, there are some guys that he prefers.{{cite web |title=Quote Of The Day: 'Even Though I'm Straight, I Can Admit There's Some Guys That I Prefer Like Sean Ford' — Malik Delgaty |url=https://str8upgayporn.com/malik-delgaty-straight-gay-porn-star/ |website=Str8UpGayPorn |access-date=7 January 2024 |date=14 December 2021}} He has also said that he likes having sex with both men and women.{{Cite tweet |number=1831024793010774032 |user=Malik_Delgaty |title=Both bro! 💪🏻😈💦 |first=Malik |last=Delgaty |date=September 3, 2024}}
In 2021, Queer Me Now called him "among the most popular models at Men.com at the moment".{{cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Malik Delgaty: 5 Things I Learned From Watching Men.com Exclusive Gay Porn Star's Interview With Evan Peix |url=https://www.queermenow.net/blog/malik-delgaty-gay-porn-star-interview-evan-peix/ |website=Queer Me Now}} According to Str8UpGayPorn, Delgaty was the most searched-for gay porn star in 2022 based on Google Analytics and their internal data, while Pornhub listed him as their most searched-for gay porn star in 2023.{{cite web |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Year In Review: The 22 Most Searched-For Gay Porn Stars Of 2022 |url=https://str8upgayporn.com/best-gay-porn-star-2022/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Str8UpGayPorn |publisher=}}{{cite web |last1=Lai |first1=Christine |date=December 16, 2023 |title=Pornhub Releases The List Of Most Searched Terms In 2023 |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/pornhub-releases-the-list-of-most-searched-terms-in-2023/227683 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Star Observer}} In 2024, Pornhub listed that Delgaty held the title for the most-viewed gay performer on Pornhub Gay in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Tabberer |first=Jamie |date=2024-12-11 |title=PH Gay shares 2024 year in review - as Malik Delgaty named most viewed performer |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/gay-takeaways-from-ph-2024-year-in-review-476964/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Attitude |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
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