Alia Janine

Alia Janine
Alia Janine at New York's Gotham Comedy Club
Alia Janine at New York's Gotham Comedy Club
Born Alia Janine Dailey-Willis
(1978-11-12) November 12, 1978
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation Comedian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight 145 lb (66 kg)[1]
Website http://www.aliajanine.com

Alia Janine Dailey-Willis[2] (born November 12, 1978),[1] known professionally as Alia Janine, is an American comedian and actress, and retired pornographic actress.[3]

Early life

Janine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in the city's East Side until second grade, when her family moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin. The family moved frequently, back to Milwaukee, then to West Bend, Wisconsin, again back to Milwaukee, then to Texas, then back to Milwaukee, and finally West Bend, where she attended high school. At 18 she returned to Milwaukee.[2]

Adult career

Janine started in the adult-entertainment Industry as an exotic dancer when she was 20 years old. After a year-and-a-half she took a hiatus from performing and attended Milwaukee Area Technical College, where, she says, "I got my degree in Police Science" and briefly worked as a security guard.[2] She resumed dancing, then began her career performing in pornographic films in 2009, when she costarred in Mamazon by the Score Group. Since then, Janine has appeared in more than 150 scenes throughout the web, DVDs, and print. She retired from the adult-entertainment industry in 2013[1] to go back to school and to focus on her writing, standup comedy, and acting.[4] Besides adult films, she has also been featured in music videos, TV talk shows, news shows, and radio shows, as well as cable and feature films.[5]

Mainstream films and TV

Janine was an extra in the Spike Jonze film Her.[2] Janine also appeared on Playboy TV's original series Foursome as herself on Season 4, Episode 5.[6]

As a porn performer, Janine spoke widely about the adult industry's Measure B and testing protocols. She has appeared on Russia TV, as well as multiple blogs, radio shows, podcasts, and video interviews to voice her opinion on Measure B and the testing procedures.[7][8][9]

Comedy career

Alia Janine began her comedy career in 2010 when she appeared on Sam Tripoli's The Naughty Show and in skits at the Hollywood Improv.[10] Upon retiring from pornographic films in 2013, she moved to New York City to pursue comedy full-time. She has trained at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, and at Gotham Comedy Club through the Manhattan Comedy School. She also studies improv and sketch writing at Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City.[4]

Janine performs at New York City comedy clubs including The Stand, New York Comedy Club, Upright Citizens Brigade, Gotham Comedy Club, and others.[4][11][12][13][14] She produces and hosts touring comedy shows with her company, Hardcore Comedy Entertainment.[15][16] These include the Whormones Comedy Show based on her The Whromones Podcast; the Hardcore Comedy Show; and Cutthroat Comedy Hour.[17][18][19]

In November 2014, Janine announced the launch of a podcast network, The Misfits Podcast Network, hosting a wide variety of podcast shows.[20]

Her post-porn comedy career has been prolific enough to earn a 2015 AVN Award nomination for Mainstream Star of the Year,[21] and the website MilwaukeeRecord.com named her as one of 11 notable comedians with Wisconsin roots.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alia Janine". Internet Adult Film Database. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tarnoff, Andy (August 29, 2013). "Milwaukee Talks: Former Porn Star Alia Janine". On Milwaukee.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017. During that relationship, I went to MATC to be a cop. I got my degree in Police Science. I was a security guard at Summerfest.
  3. ↑ "Former Porn Star Alia Janine on today's Berman Show" (Press release). Verde Media Group. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017 – via Syndicate.Pinksheets.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Alia Janine Can Take A Dick and a Joke". Vice. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Former Porn Star Alia Janine on Today's Berman Show Pot-Cast Brought to You by Verde Media Group Inc". Verde Media Group. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Speiser, Lainie (2011). Confessions of the Hundred Hottest Porn Stars. Quiver. p. 224. ISBN 9781592334773.
  7. ↑ "Alia Janine Takes Her Fight Against Measure B to the Airways". AVN. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ Alia Janine Against Measure B (video). Performers For Choice. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Back Stories Alia Janine". PVVOnline.com. n.d. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Naughty Show is Barely Legal with 18th Show". AVN. January 24, 2011. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Alia Janine Does Standup at NYC's Village Underground". AVN. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Smut! Hosted By Jonas Barnes w/ Lauryn Petrie, Alia Janine, Christian Finnegan, Luis J. Gomez, Yannis Pappas, Adrienne Iapalucci, and More!". LaughStub.com. n.d. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Alia Janine to Perform at NYC's UCB".
  14. ↑ "Alia Janine".
  15. ↑ "About".
  16. ↑ "Hardcore Comedy Entertainment Returns to HQNYC This Friday".
  17. ↑ "whormones".
  18. ↑ "Hardcore Comedy Columbus Comes to Exxxotica".
  19. ↑ "Alia Janine to Host Cutthroat Comedy in Hartford on Thursday".
  20. ↑ "Alia Janine Launches the Misfits Network".
  21. ↑ "2015 Alia Janine Presents 2nd Cutthroat Comedy Show December 3". AVN Awards. n.d. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  22. ↑ Maas, Tyler (March 21, 2016). "Tracklist: 11 Notable (Active) Comedians with Wisconsin roots". Wisconsin: MilwaukeeRecord.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  • Official website
  • "Ex Porn Star Current Comedian Alia Janine Interview". The Laughspin Podcast. 2015.
  • Dickson, E.J. (November 4, 2014). "Retired Porn Star Alia Janine's Next Act is Standup Comedy". TheDailyDot.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
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