Michael Raven

Michael Raven
Born Michael Bryan[1]
1964
Dallas, Texas
Spouse(s)
Sydnee Steele
(m. 1992; div. 2001)
,
Julia Ann
(m. 2003; div. 2007)
[1]

Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.[2]

While he was working as a car salesman, Raven met Sydnee Steele to whom he sold a new Miata.[3] They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn their hobbies into careers.[3][4] Their marriage lasted for ten years.[5] He was married to pornographic actress Julia Ann, they divorced in 2007.[6] He has one brother, named Thomas Priest.[1]

Awards

  • 2000 XRCO Award - Best Director[7]
  • 2001 AVN Award - Best Editing, Film (Watchers) with Sammy Slater[8]
  • 2001 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Watchers) with George Kaplan[8]
  • 2003 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Breathless)[8]
  • 2003 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Breathless) with Devan Sapphire[8]
  • 2004 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Beautiful)[9]
  • 2004 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Video (Beautiful)[9]
  • 2008 AVN Hall of Fame inductee[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Review, Cinema (December 2002), "ACR On-Set Special! Behind the Scenes with Wicked Pictures Latest Video Breathless!", Cinema Review, USA, pp. 20–21+24
  2. ↑ Jared Rutter (2008-01-12). "2008 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  3. 1 2 "Naked Capitalists", Frank Rich, The New York Times, May 20, 2001. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Sydnee Steele: Still Shy, But Definitely Wicked" Archived April 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Mike Ramone, AVN Insider, 2001-10-05. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  5. ↑ "It's Sin City Night at The Tera Show" Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Tod Hunter, AVN Insider, 2002-03-13. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "BEST OF 1993-2002". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "AVN AWARDS PAST WINNERS". pp. (see 2001, 2003). Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  9. 1 2 "AVN Award Winners". Adult Video News. 2004-01-10. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  10. ↑ Jared Rutter (2008-01-12). "2008 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
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