Van Damage

Male adult bio


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birth= birthdate and age|1966|9|28
location= Rome, New York, U.S.
birthname= Van Brunt
death=
measurements =
height= 6'1" "(185cm)"
weight= 205lbs
eye color= Green
hair color= Dark brown
ethnicity= Caucasian
alias= "'Damage"
homepage= [http://www.paganpictures.com/ Official Website]
imdb= 0198586

Van Damage (born Van Brunt September 28, 1966 in Rome, New York, U.S.), a former soldier in an elite Special Forces unit, is an American Porn Star and also an acclaimed director, cameraman and producer in the pornography industry. Fact|date=December 2007

Career

Van Damage began his career in adult entertainment in 1995, producing a series of videos featuring local amateur girls located in Pacific Beach, a community in San Diego.Fact|date=June 2007 After that first year of directing and producing he was nominated by AVN in three different categories, solidifying his place in the adult industry.Fact|date=June 2007

Then he spent 13 months beginning in 1997 as a contract director for a then newly formed company called "Elegant Angel", producing fifteen movies for that company which garnered seven AVN Award nominations that year and an XRCO win.Fact|date=June 2007 After the 1997 AVN awards (January 1998) show in Las Vegas, a mass exodus of Elegant Angel’s directors ensued after a wage and personality dispute between them and the company’s owner, Patrick Collins.Fact|date=June 2007

In 1998, Van spent nearly a year directing videos for Extreme Associates with fellow Elegant Angel directors, Rob Black, Tom Byron and Tiffany Mynx.Fact|date=June 2007 For his efforts there, Van Damage received several more AVN nominations and another XRCO win for best group sex scene.Fact|date=June 2007 Van Damage left that company after one year and a legal battle arose when he sued fellow directors for holding back revenues due to him.Fact|date=June 2007

During 1999, Van Damage directed only two movies for the entire year, and yet still received nine AVN, and three XRCO nominations in a market that released over 9,000 adult videos.Fact|date=June 2007Adam Film World Magazine's, "2000 Yearly Directory" quoted: "Van Damage is one of top five directors to watch for in the new millennium". Van Damage has not produced movies again at the same capacity, by choice; however, remains in demand as male talent for most major distribution companies.Fact|date=December 2007|date=December 2007

At the end of 2000, Van Damage formed the production company and website "Pagan Pictures" (www.paganpictures.com). Fact|date=December 2007 Pagan's titles are highly praised by trade magazines, especially the initial release "A Toe Story," an award winning titles, ," The Good Whore" as well as the AAAA rated (AVN Media Network) "The Damage Files" (1 & 2"), ((declared "classics" by AVN Magazine) Fact|date=December 2007

Often hailed as the "funniest" leading male in the pornography industry (Adult News XXX, 10/09/07) for his unbridled wit and candor, Van Damage currently works predominantly as a leading male performer in front of the lens. Discolorations on his skin indicate vitiligo, coining an industry nickname for his penis as "The Spotted Pony." Fact|date=December 2007

Van Damage bears a resemblance to actor Adam Baldwin, best known for portraying Jayne Cobb on Firefly and "Animal Mother" in Full Metal Jacket

Van Damage was married to wife, Cynthia Damage, in 2008. (Porn Valley Observed, 03/21/2008) This is his first marriage. Cynthia does not perform as female talent in the adult industry, although she appears alongside her husband in a cameo appearance for the upcoming Pulpo, Inc. feature release: "Dirty Queen", as a television anchorwoman (AVN, 2/25/2008). The couple live in the San Fernando Valley.

Awards

*1996 Adult Video Review Magazine: Best New Director of the Year.Fact|date=June 2007
*1997 AVN: Best Pro-Am Video.Fact|date=June 2007
*1998 AVN: Best Pro-Am Series.Fact|date=June 2007
*1998 XRCO: Best Video Series.Fact|date=June 2007
*1999 XRCO: Best Group Scene.Fact|date=June 2007
*2000 AVN: Best Couples Scene.Fact|date=June 2007
*2002 Adam Film Awards: Best Sex Scene.Fact|date=June 2007
*2007 AVN Nominee "Male Performer of the Year"
*2008 AVN Nominee "Best Supporting Actor" for a DVD release for "Black Worm" distributed by Pulpo

External links

* [http://www.paganpictures.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0198586/ IMDb]
* [http://blog.adultdvdtalk.com/2007/10/van_damage_damage_control.html Audio Interview] at Adult DVD Talk
* [http://myspace.com/vdamage}