Kobe Tai

Kobe Tai is an American former pornographic actress and adult model.

Kobe Tai
Tai in Las Vegas, January 2000
Other namesBrooke Young, Blake Young

She was a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment.[1] In 2011, Complex ranked her first on its list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".[2]

Career

Mainstream appearances

In addition to her roles in porn films, Tai appeared in the mainstream movie Very Bad Things, portraying a stripper who is accidentally killed by Jeremy Piven at a bachelor party. She did background vocals for Marilyn Manson's song, "New Model No. 15", on the album Mechanical Animals.[3]

She was an Opening Night Guest of Honor along with Asia Carrera at the fest's Midnight Anime Concourse.[4]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Result Award Work
1997 Hot d'Or Award Won Best American Starlet[5][6] N/A
2000 AVN Award Nominated Best Supporting Actress—Film[7] The Awakening
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene, Film (with Cheyne Collins, Evan Stone & Andrew Youngman)[7]
XRCO Award Nominated Actress (Single Performance)[8]

References
  1. Jared Rutter (2009-09-30). "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  2. Gabriel Alvarez (2011-09-19). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. "Porn Goes Public - Industry Trend or Event" Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Industry Standard, November 6, 2000, by Kenneth Li Archived on Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2007-09-18
  4. "BAAF Wrap-up PR". Anime News Network. November 14, 2001. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. "6ème cérémonie des Hot d'Or". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  6. "Cérémonies". hot-dor.fr. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. "AVN 2000 Nominations". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2000-03-02. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. "Xrco nominations". AVN. 2000-03-14. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
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