Charles Dera

Charles Dera
Dera (red shirt) on a pornographic film set
Born (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Residence Orange County, California[2]
Nationality American
Other names Karl ToughLove[3]
Occupation Pornographic actor
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg)
Website toughlovex.com

Charles Dera (born December 21, 1978) is an American pornographic actor, dancer, model, martial artist, and former U.S. Marine.[4] In 2005, he was named Playgirl magazine's Man of the Year.[5] He received the XBIZ Award for Best Actor in 2018.[6]

Career

Dera worked as a Chippendales dancer.[7] He has appeared in 270 films for the production company Brazzers as of 11 October, 2018.

He has performed in hundreds of heterosexual pornographic movies. Dera also performed as ‘The Veteran’ in the male strip troupe ‘Men of the Strip’.[8] In 2016, Charles Dera played the role of Donald Drumpf and Cherie DeVille played the role of Hillary Clinton in the parody American elections for Brazzers.[2]

Mixed martial arts

Dera practices Jujutsu, training on and off since the early 2000s.[4] He trained under fellow Chippendales dancer and professional middleweight Mike Foland.[9]

Personal life

He resides in Orange County, California.[2]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-2-1 Alan Shook Decision (unanimous) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt 3: Redemption October 16, 2009 3 3:00 Westlake Village, California [10]
Win 2-1-1 Shaun Gutridge Decision (unanimous) TFA 16 - Battle in the Bullring September 12, 2009 3 3:00 Artesia, California
Win 1-1-1 Yusef Lewis Decision (unanimous) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt 2 May 28, 2009 3 3:00 Westlake Village, California
Loss 0-1-1 Nate Moore Sumission (armbar) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt March 5, 2009 1 2:48 Westlake Village, California
Draw 0-0-1 Amos Sotelo Draw DH 4 - Desert Heat 4 March 12, 2005 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona

Awards

List of accolades received by Charles Dera
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 7 0
  • 2008 XRCO Award – New Stud[11]
  • 2009 AVN Award – Unsung Male Performer Of The Year[12]
  • 2009 XRCO Award – Unsung Swordsman[13]
  • 2017 AVN Award - Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Boy/Boy/Girl for Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody[14]
  • 2018 XBIZ Award - Best Actor - Feature Release for Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy (PureTaboo/Pulse)[6]
  • 2018 XRCO Award - Best Sex Scene - Vignette Release[15]
  • 2018 XRCO Award - Unsung Swordsman[15]

References

  1. ↑ Dimmock, James. "Meet the Smoking Hot Men of the Strip: Charles Dera". E!Online. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Coker, Matt (June 8, 2016). "One OC Porn Star Plays The Donald, Another Doesn't* Support Drumpf". OC Weekly. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Miller, Dan (January 22, 2018). "Charles Dera to launch ToughLoveX". AVN. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Papadatos, Markos (November 9, 2013). "Interview with Charles Dera from 'Men of The Strip'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Man of the Year". Playgirl. July 2005. p. 18.
  6. 1 2 Pardon, Rhett (January 19, 2018). "2018 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rutter, Jared (July 2, 2008). "Charles Dera Goes High-Profile in 'The Four'". AVN. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Timmons, Jeff; F&G Photography (March 21, 2013). "Mugshot-style photograph of Charles Dera holding a board indicating that he is 'The Veteran'" (JPEG image). Men of the Strip website. Las Vegas: Men of the Strip. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Beyond the Rope: Mike Foland". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Charles Dera". Sherdog. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Sullivan, David. "XRCO Announces 2008 Award Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  12. ↑ Sullivan, David (January 11, 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ Miller, Dan (April 16, 2009). "2009 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ Smithberg, Allen (January 21, 2017). "2017 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Freixes, Alejandro (June 28, 2018). "2018 XRCO Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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