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{{short description|American former pornographic actor and film director (born 1954)}}
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'''Steve Drake''' (born April 3, 1954) is a [[pornographic actor]] and director. He has performed in over 800 movies since the 1980s, and was inducted into the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref name=xrco>{{cite web | title =XRCO| publisher = XRCO.com| url = http://xrco.com/| accessdate = 2008-02-23}}</ref>
'''Steve Drake''' (born April 20, 1954) is a [[pornographic actor]] and director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=SDrake/gender=m/Steve-Drake.htm |title=steve drake|publisher=iafd.com|accessdate=2016-01-08}}</ref><ref>http://www.aneas.net/peoples/about.asp?nm=Drake,%20Steve%20%28I%29 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He has performed in over 800 films since the 1980s, and was inducted into the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref name=xrco>{{cite web|title=XRCO|publisher=XRCO.com|url=http://xrco.com |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal life==
In his autobiography, [[Jerry Butler (actor)|Jerry Butler]] referred to Drake as "the [[Tom Selleck]] of smut", stating that he had a "solid foundation, a skyscraper with a mustache".<ref name=Butler>{{cite book|last=Butler|first=Jerry|title=Raw Talent: The Adult Film Industry as Seen by Its Most Popular Male Star|year=1990|publisher=Prometheus Books|isbn=978-0879756253|page=211}}</ref> [[Jenna Jameson]] mentioned Drake along with other colleagues when stating that it was "hard not to have intimate feelings about some of the actors I work with... How can you do all this stuff with these guys and then feel nothing for them?"<ref name="O'Toole">{{cite book|last=O'Toole|first=Laurence|title=Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire|year=1999|publisher=Serpent's Tail|isbn= 9781852427207|page=196}}</ref>
Drake is Jewish.<ref>http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=SDrake/gender=m/Steve-Drake.htm</ref> Drake testified in April, 1987 in San Fernando Municipal Court in a publicized case of two men charged with felony pandering in the production of sex videotape shot in June, 1986. Drake testified by saying that having sex "was just part of the description of my character. I did what I did according to the script. . . . I was there as an actor, and part of my job meant having sex.". Drake was reportedly paid $300 for his participation in the event.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-22/local/me-26_1_performers</ref>

==1987 incident==
Drake testified in April, 1987 in San Fernando Municipal Court in a publicized case of two men, Charles Brickman and Thomas Ingalls, charged with felony pandering in the production of sex videotape shot in June, 1986. Drake had at the time, along with Stacey Donovan and [[Tracey Adams]] been hired by ''Cinderella Distributors'', run by Brickman and Ingalls. Drake testified, saying that having sex "was just part of the description of my character. I did what I did according to the script. . . . I was there as an actor, and part of my job meant having sex". Drake was reportedly paid $300 for his participation in the event.<ref name=Braxton>{{cite web| last=Braxton| first=Greg| title=Actors Testify at Hearing They Were Hired for Sex|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= April 22, 1987| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-22/local/me-26_1_performers|accessdate=March 3, 2015}}</ref> The felony pandering charges were later dropped against Brickman when he (pleading no contest), agreed to testify against Ingalls. He had risked facing a sentence ranging between 3–13 years in prison.<ref name=Klein>{{cite web| last=Klein| first=Patricia| title=16 Pandering Counts Against Producer of Sex Films Dismissed in Plea Bargain|date= December 12, 1987| work=[[Los Angeles Times]]| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-12/local/me-6794_1_film-producer|accessdate=March 3, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0237015|Steve Drake}}
* Steve Drake at the [http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=SDrake/gender=m/steve-drake.htm Internet Adult Film Database]
* {{iafd name|id=SDrake|gender=male|name=Steve Drake}}
* Steve Drake at the [http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/actor.cfm?actorid=110 Adult Film Database]
* {{afdb name|id=110|gender=male|name=Steve Drake}}
* {{Facebook|stevenmichael.nadelman}}
* {{Facebook|stevenmichael.nadelman}}


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Latest revision as of 22:35, 4 May 2024

Steve Drake
Born (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954 (age 70)
New York, US
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse
Dina Deville
(m. 1987; div. 1991)
[1]

Steve Drake (born April 20, 1954) is a pornographic actor and director.[2][3] He has performed in over 800 films since the 1980s, and was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]

Personal life[edit]

In his autobiography, Jerry Butler referred to Drake as "the Tom Selleck of smut", stating that he had a "solid foundation, a skyscraper with a mustache".[5] Jenna Jameson mentioned Drake along with other colleagues when stating that it was "hard not to have intimate feelings about some of the actors I work with... How can you do all this stuff with these guys and then feel nothing for them?"[6]

1987 incident[edit]

Drake testified in April, 1987 in San Fernando Municipal Court in a publicized case of two men, Charles Brickman and Thomas Ingalls, charged with felony pandering in the production of sex videotape shot in June, 1986. Drake had at the time, along with Stacey Donovan and Tracey Adams been hired by Cinderella Distributors, run by Brickman and Ingalls. Drake testified, saying that having sex "was just part of the description of my character. I did what I did according to the script. . . . I was there as an actor, and part of my job meant having sex". Drake was reportedly paid $300 for his participation in the event.[7] The felony pandering charges were later dropped against Brickman when he (pleading no contest), agreed to testify against Ingalls. He had risked facing a sentence ranging between 3–13 years in prison.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Drake, Steve (I) Biography". 123Movies. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "steve drake". iafd.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ^ http://www.aneas.net/peoples/about.asp?nm=Drake,%20Steve%20%28I%29 [dead link]
  4. ^ "XRCO". XRCO.com. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  5. ^ Butler, Jerry (1990). Raw Talent: The Adult Film Industry as Seen by Its Most Popular Male Star. Prometheus Books. p. 211. ISBN 978-0879756253.
  6. ^ O'Toole, Laurence (1999). Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire. Serpent's Tail. p. 196. ISBN 9781852427207.
  7. ^ Braxton, Greg (April 22, 1987). "Actors Testify at Hearing They Were Hired for Sex". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Klein, Patricia (December 12, 1987). "16 Pandering Counts Against Producer of Sex Films Dismissed in Plea Bargain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

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