Mike Adriano
{{short description|Pornographic film actor and director}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|20}}
| birth_place = Spain{{r|IAFD}}
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| alias = Mike{{r|IAFD}}
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Mike Adriano (born July 20, 1983) is an adult content producer and director.{{r|IAFD}} He has been nominated for best director awards at several AVN Award, XBIZ Award and XRCO Award ceremonies.{{r|XBIZ2011}}{{r|AVN2012}}{{r|AVN-nominees-2012}}{{r|XRCO-2012-02-14}}{{r|past-nominees}}
Gonzo pornography
Adriano is recognized as a major director in the genre of hardcore gonzo pornography.{{r|Maina-and-Zecca-2016|}} Some of the distinctive characteristics of his work include a very liberal use of lubricants, very lengthy scenes (over one hour),{{r|Maina-and-Zecca-2016|p=341}} analingus, and graphic focus on the purely physical aspects of sex.{{r|Maina-and-Zecca-2016|p=341}}{{r|Dare-via-Miller-2017}}
Influence
Porn star and director Bonnie Rotten has credited Adriano with inspiring and encouraging her to direct.{{r|Rotten-via-Street-2015}} Porn star Candice Dare has expressed her liking for working with Adriano.{{r|Dare-via-Miller-2017}}
Awards
- 2012 AVN Award winner — Best Oral Release — American Cocksucking Sluts{{r|AVN2012}}
- 2012 AVN Award winner — Most Outrageous Sex Scene — American Cocksucking Sluts (director — Mike Adriano/Evil Angel) with Brooklyn Lee & Juelz Ventura{{r|AVN2012}}
- 2012 AVN Award winner — Best Oral Sex Scene — American Cocksucking Sluts (director — Mike Adriano/Evil Angel) with Brooklyn Lee & Juelz Ventura{{r|AVN2012}}
- 2013 AVN Award winner — Best Oral Release — American Cocksucking Sluts 2 (Mike Adriano/Evil Angel){{r|AVN-winners-2013}}
References
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{{cite web
| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-2012-AVN-Award-Winners-461715.html
| date = 22 January 2012
| title = AVN announces the 2012 AVN Award winners
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170108125311/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-2012-AVN-Award-Winners-461715.html
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| archive-date = 2017-01-08
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{{cite web
| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Awards-2012-The-Nominees-456084.html
| date = 6 December 2011
| title = AVN Awards 2012: the nominees
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310063917/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Awards-2012-The-Nominees-456084.html
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2016-03-10
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{{cite web
| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/video/And-Now-The-2013-AVN-Award-Winners-503520.html
| date = 23 January 2013
| title = The 2013 AVN Award winners!
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161224001522/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/And-Now-The-2013-AVN-Award-Winners-503520.html
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2016-12-24
}}
{{cite web
| url = https://avn.com/business/articles/video/candice-dare-discusses-recipe-for-success-730617.html
| last = Miller
| first = Dan
| date = 29 May 2017
| title = Candice Dare discusses porn career: performer/chef finding recipe for success
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-13
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171113053130/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/candice-dare-discusses-recipe-for-success-730617.html
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2017-11-13
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{{iafd name
| id = mikeadriano
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| name = Mike Adriano
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{{cite journal
| url = https://www.academia.edu/34080054
| last1 = Maina
| first1 = Giovanna
| last2 = Zecca
| first2 = Federico
| date = 2016
| title = Harder than fiction: the stylistic model of gonzo pornography
| journal = Porn Studies
| volume = 3
| number = 4
| pages = 337–350
| language = en
| doi = 10.1080/23268743.2016.1241161
| via = Academia.edu
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://avnawards.avn.com/page/14
| date = 18 January 2014
| title = AVN Awards Show 2014: past nominees
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014034717/http://avnawards.avn.com/page/14
| archive-date = 2013-10-14
}}
{{cite web
| url = https://avn.com/business/articles/video/bonnie-rotten-talks-about-her-latest-productions-605040.html
| last = Street
| first = Sharan
| date = 26 August 2015
| title = Bonnie Rotten talks about her latest productions
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-13
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171113051830/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/bonnie-rotten-talks-about-her-latest-productions-605040.html
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2017-11-13
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://www.xbiz.com/news/128827
| last = Miller
| first = Dan
| date = 24 December 2010
| title = XBIZ announces finalist nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards
| website = XBIZ
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170702063137/http://www.xbiz.com/news/128827
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2017-07-02
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-Nominees-for-28th-Annual-Awards-Show-464522.html
| date = 14 February 2012
| title = XRCO announces nominees for 28th annual Awards Show
| website = Adult Video News
| language = en
| access-date = 2017-11-12
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151004062909/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-Nominees-for-28th-Annual-Awards-Show-464522.html
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 2015-10-04
}}
}}
External links
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography|Biography}}
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