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John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 – December 5, 2010)〔 was a prolific pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he has also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny Lovely. Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of Porn, when blue movies had to have narratives to avoid prosecution, were shot on film with pretensions of quality production values, and were frequently shown in mainstream movie houses. After the eclipse of Holmes due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success of ''Talk Dirty To Me'' in 1980. He eventually starred in over 300 porn films before making the transition to director. ==Career== Leslie was born into an Italian-American family in Pittsburgh in 1945. As a young man, he moved to Michigan, where he supported himself as a bartender while trying to make it as a musician. Leslie was a vocalist who played harmonica in a blues band.〔 Beginning with 1973's ''Sensuous Delights'', Leslie was a performer in almost 300 adult films and won numerous awards during his days as a performer. He appeared with some of the era's most noted porn stars, including Traci Lords, Seka, Kay Parker, and Annette Haven. His most noteworthy roles were in ''Obsessed'' (1977), ''Desires Within Young Girls'' (1977), ''A Coming of Angels'' (1977), ''Dracula Sucks'' (aka ''Lust At First Bite'') (1978), ''Pretty Peaches'' (1979), ''The Ecstasy Girls'' (1979), ''Nothing To Hide'' (1981), and ''Talk Dirty To Me, Part II'' (1982). He was one of the first porn actors to make the transition from performing to directing, beginning with 1987's ''Nightshift Nurses''. Since then he directed more than 90 adult movies, including ''The Chameleon'' (1989), ''Curse of the Catwoman'' (1992), ''Dog Walker'' (1994), and ''Drop Sex'' (1997), along with the ''Voyeur'', ''Fresh Meat'', and ''Crack Her Jack'' series. He won many awards for his work behind the cameras as well. Though much of his later work, in keeping with current trends in adult video, was in the gonzo genre, such as the "Fresh Meat" and "Crack Her Jack" series, Leslie continued to make feature films, or "sex dramas"; most recently, in 2007 he directed the film ''Brianna Love, Her Fine, Sexy Self.'' In the early 1970s, he was a vocalist and harmonica player for The Brooklyn Blues Busters, a southeastern Michigan-based musical group, sometimes accompanying John Lee Hooker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com )〕 The Brooklyn Blues Busters were the backing band for Victoria Spivey during the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival.〔 Nuzzo also worked as a bartender in the early 1970s at Mr. Flood's Party, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. According to researched records and consumer consensus word of mouth gathered from the late classic porn historian Jim Holliday, who was also a market salesman and demographics expert, Leslie was said to have been the most fan requested and overall popular male star of the 70s Golden Age of adult film. He was a member of the AVN, Legends of Erotica and XRCO〔 〕 Halls of Fame. Leslie's last appearance was in the 2010 documentary ''After Porn Ends'', which was about life after being a porn actor. John Leslie died on December 5, 2010 of a heart attack〔 at his home in Mill Valley, California at the age of 65.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CineSource Magazine )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Leslie (director)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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