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American entrepreneur, webcam model, and pornographic actress Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli ; April 9, 1974) is an American model, former pornographic film actress, businesswoman, writer, and television personality.1 She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn". She started acting in erotic videos in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamor model . By 1996, she had won the "top newcomer" award from each of the three major adult movie organizations. She has since won more than 35 adult-video awards, and has been inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. Jameson founded the adult-entertainment company ClubJenna in 2000 with Jay Grdina , whom she later married and divorced. Initially, a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing sexually explicit videos in 2001. The first such movie, Briana Loves Jenna (with Briana Banks ), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. By 2005, ClubJenna had revenues of US$30 million with profits estimated at half that.2Advertisements for her site and films, often bearing her picture, have towered on a 48-foot-tall billboard in New York City's Times Square .3 Jameson has also crossed over into mainstream pop culture, starting with a minor role in Howard Stern 's 1997 film Private Parts . Her mainstream appearances continued with several guest-hosting and guest-starring on various television programs. Playboy TV hosted her Jenna's American Sex Star reality show, in which aspiring porn stars competed for a ClubJenna contract.4 Jameson announced her retirement from pornography at the 2008 AVN Awards , stating that she would never return to the industry. Although she no longer performs in pornographic films, she has been working as a webcam model since 2013.5
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adult bio Jenna Jameson is considered to be one of the most famous and popular American pornographic actresses in the world.
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adult bio Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress , who has been called the world's most famous porn performer and "The Queen of Porn." She started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamor model .By 1996, she had won the "top newcomer" award from each of the three major pornographic film-industry organizations.She has since won more than 20 adult film awards, and has been inducted into both the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame.Jameson founded the pornographic entertainment company ClubJenna in 2000 with Jay Grdina , whom she later married and divorced.Initially a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing pornographic videos in 2001.The first such movie, Briana Loves Jenna (with Briana Banks ), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002.By 2005, ClubJenna had revenues of US$30 million with profits estimated at half that.Advertisements for her site and films, often bearing her picture, have towered on a 48-foot-tall billboard in New York City's Times Square .Playboy TV hosts her Jenna's American Sex Star reality show where aspiring porn stars compete for a Club Jenna contract.Jameson has also crossed-over into mainstream pop-culture, starting with a minor role in Howard Stern 's 1997 film Private Parts .Her mainstream appearances continued with: regular appearances on The Howard Stern Show ; guest-hosting stints on E! television's Wild On! and Talk Soup programs; a guest-starring voice-over role in a 2001 episode of the Fox animated television sitcom Family Guy ; an award-winning voice-over role in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ; and, a guest-starring role in two episodes of the 2003 NBC television series Mister Sterling .She has also created a horror comic book with Virgin Comics entitled Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter , which was released in February 2008.She played the female lead character in the 2008 horror-comedy Zombie Strippers ."Dan Ackman, "A Star is Porn" " .
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Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli ; April 9, 1974) is an American entrepreneur , webcam model and former pornographic film actress , who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn".She started acting in erotic videos in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamor model . By 1996, she had won the "top newcomer" award from each of the three major adult-movie organizations. She has since won more than 35 adult-video awards, and has been inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame.Jameson founded the adult-entertainment company ClubJenna in 2000 with Jay Grdina , whom she later married and divorced.Initially a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing sexually explicit videos in 2001. The first such movie, Briana Loves Jenna (with Briana Banks ), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. By 2005, ClubJenna had revenues of US$30 million with profits estimated at half that. Advertisements for her site and films, often bearing her picture, have towered on a 48-foot-tall billboard in New York City's Times Square . Jameson has also crossed over into mainstream pop culture, starting with a minor role in Howard Stern 's 1997 film Private Parts . Her mainstream appearances continued with several guest-hosting and guest-starring on various television programs.Playboy TV hosted her Jenna's American Sex Star reality show, in which aspiring porn stars competed for a ClubJenna contract.Jameson announced her retirement from pornography at the 2008 AVN Awards , stating that she would never return to the industry.Although she no longer performs in pornographic films, she has been working as a webcam model since 2013.
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American pornographic actress (born 1974) Jenna Marie Massoli (born April 9, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Jameson ( / ˈ dʒ eɪ m ə s ə n / ), is an American former pornographic film actress, businesswoman, writer and television personality. She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn". She started acting in erotic videos in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamour model . By 1996, she had won the "Top Newcomer" award from each of the three major adult movie organizations. She has since won more than 35 adult-video awards, and has been inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. Jameson founded the adult-entertainment company ClubJenna in 2000 with Jay Grdina , whom she later married and divorced. Initially, a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing sexually explicit videos in 2001. The first such movie, Briana Loves Jenna (with Briana Banks ), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. By 2005, ClubJenna had revenues of US$30 million with profits estimated at half that. Jameson has also crossed over into mainstream pop culture, starting with a minor role in Howard Stern 's 1997 film Private Parts . Her mainstream appearances continued with several guest-hosting and guest-starring on various television programs. Playboy TV hosted her Jenna's American Sex Star reality show, in which aspiring porn stars competed for a ClubJenna contract. Jameson announced her retirement from pornography at the 2008 AVN Awards , stating that she would never return to the industry. Although she no longer performs in pornographic films, she began working as a webcam model in 2013.
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American pornographic actress (born 1974) Jenna Marie Massoli (born April 9, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Jameson ( / ˈ dʒ eɪ m ɪ s ən / ), is an American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former pornographic film actress. She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn". Jameson started acting in erotic videos in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamour model . By 1996, she had won the "Top Newcomer" award from each of the three major adult movie organizations. She has since won more than 35 adult-video awards, and has been inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. Jameson founded the adult-entertainment company ClubJenna in 2000 with Jay Grdina , whom she later married and divorced. Initially, a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing sexually explicit videos in 2001. The first such movie, Briana Loves Jenna (with Briana Banks ), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. Jameson has also crossed over into mainstream pop culture, starting with a minor role in Howard Stern 's 1997 film Private Parts . Jameson announced her retirement from pornography at the 2008 AVN Awards , stating that she would never return to the industry. Although she no longer performs in pornographic films, she began working as a webcam model in 2013.
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