Michael Raven

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{{short description|American pornographic film director (born 1964)}}

{{for|the English author|Michael Raven (author)}}

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| name = Michael Raven

| image = Michael Raven at PSK 20060124 1.jpg

| caption = Raven in 2006

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas

| birth_name = Michael Bryan{{r|Behind the Scenes}}

| death_date =

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| spouse = {{marriage|Sydnee Steele|1992|2001|reason=div}}{{r|Behind the Scenes}}

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| website =

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Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.{{cite news |first=Jared |last=Rutter |title=2008 AVN Award Winners Announced |url=http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |work=Adult Video News |date=2008-01-12 |accessdate=2008-01-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |archivedate=2008-04-04 |url-status=dead}}

Raven met his wife Sydnee Steele while working as a car salesman.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/magazine/naked-capitalists.html |title=Naked Capitalists |first=Frank |last=Rich |work=The New York Times Magazine |date=May 20, 2001 |at=Section 6, p. 51 |issn=0028-7822 |access-date=7 February 2023 |url-access=limited}} They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn their hobbies into careers.{{cite web |url=http://www.avninsider.com/stories/main100501.shtml |title=Sydnee Steele: Still Shy, But Definitely Wicked |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406100653/http://www.avninsider.com/stories/main100501.shtml |archive-date=April 6, 2007 |first=Mike |last=Ramone |website=AVN Insider |date=2001-10-05 |access-date=2007-07-12}} Their marriage lasted for ten years.{{cite magazine |last= |title=ACR On-Set Special! Behind the Scenes with Wicked Pictures Latest Video Breathless! |pages=20–21, 24 |magazine=Adult Cinema Review |date=December 2002 |issn=0277-2914}}