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Charles Dera
Dera during a pornographic shooting
Born
Qais bhai (Pamariya tola wale)

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Charles Dera (born December 21, 1978) is an American pornographic actor, dancer, model, martial artist, and former U.S. Marine.[4] In 2005, he was named Playgirl magazine's Man of the Year.[5] He received the XBIZ Award for Best Actor in 2018.[6]

Pornographic film career

Dera worked as a Chippendales dancer.[7] He has appeared in 313 films for the production company Brazzers as of 15 February 2020. He has also appeared in many Reality Kings movies.[8] He has appeared in over 1,100 videos throughout his pornographic career.[2]

He has performed in hundreds of heterosexual pornographic movies. Dera also performed as ‘The Veteran’ in the male strip troupe ‘Men of the Strip’.[9] In 2016, Charles Dera played the role of Donald Trump and Cherie DeVille played the role of Hillary Clayton in the parody 'ZZ Erection' for Brazzers.[10]

Mixed martial arts career

Dera practices jujutsu, training on and off since the early 2000s.[4] He trained under fellow Chippendales dancer and professional middleweight Mike Foland.[11]

Personal life

He resides in Orange County, California.[10] As a young adult, he served in the United States Marine Corps.

Select performances

Title Year Role Notes
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge 2008 Takvor's Man
ZZ Erection 2016 Donald Trump

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches 2 wins 2 losses
By submission 0 1
By decision 2 1
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-2-1 Alan Shook Decision (unanimous) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt 3: Redemption October 16, 2009 3 3:00 Westlake Village, California [12]
Win 2-1-1 Shaun Gutridge Decision (unanimous) TFA 16 - Battle in the Bullring September 12, 2009 3 3:00 Artesia, California
Win 1-1-1 Yusef Lewis Decision (unanimous) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt 2 May 28, 2009 3 3:00 Westlake Village, California
Loss 0-1-1 Nate Moore Submission (armbar) NFAMMA - MMA at the Hyatt March 5, 2009 1 2:48 Westlake Village, California
Draw 0-0-1 Amos Sotelo Draw DH 4 - Desert Heat 4 March 12, 2005 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona

Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Charles Dera
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 8 13
AVN Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2009 Unsung Male Performer Of The Year — Won [13]
2017 Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Boy/Boy/Girl Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody [14]
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene Supergirl XXX: An Axel Braun Parody Nominated [15]
2018 Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy [16]
Best Actor
Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Boy/Boy/Girl
Sacrosanct
Male Performer of the Year —
2019 Best Supporting Actor Cartel Sex Won [17][18]
2021 Best Actor – Featurette Nice Girls Finish Last Nominated [19]
Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene Nominated
Best Directing – Site/Network Content — Nominated
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G Evil Girls With Mormon Boys Nominated
Male Performer of the Year — Nominated
XRCO Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2008 New Stud — Won [20]
2009 Unsung Swordsman [21]
2018 [22]
Best Sex Scene
XBIZ Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2017 Parody Release of the Year Supergirl XXX: An Axel Braun Parody Nominated [23]
2018 Best Scene - Feature Release Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy [24]
Best Sex Scene – All-Sex Release Teen Yoga
Best Sex Scene - Taboo Release Stepmother 15
Best Sex Scene - Vignette Release Sacrosanct
Male Performer of The Year —
Best Actor (PureTaboo/Pulse) - Feature Release Half His Age: A Teenage Tragedy Won [6]
Inked Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2018 Best Group Scene Bloodthirsty Biker Babes Nominated [25]

References

  1. ^ Dimmock, James. "Meet the Smoking Hot Men of the Strip: Charles Dera". E!Online. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Charles Dera". Internet Adult Film Database. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Miller, Dan (January 22, 2018). "Charles Dera to launch ToughLoveX". AVN. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Papadatos, Markos (November 9, 2013). "Interview with Charles Dera from 'Men of The Strip'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Man of the Year". Playgirl. July 2005. p. 18.
  6. ^ a b Pardon, Rhett (January 19, 2018). "2018 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Rutter, Jared (July 2, 2008). "Charles Dera Goes High-Profile in 'The Four'". AVN. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Pornstars: Charles Dera". Brazzers. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  9. ^ Timmons, Jeff; F&G Photography (March 21, 2013). "Mugshot-style photograph of Charles Dera holding a board indicating that he is 'The Veteran'" (JPEG image). Men of the Strip website. Las Vegas: Men of the Strip. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Coker, Matt (June 8, 2016). "One OC Porn Star Plays The Donald, Another Doesn't* Support Trump". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Beyond the Rope: Mike Foland". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Charles Dera". Sherdog. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  13. ^ Sullivan, David (January 11, 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  14. ^ Smithberg, Allen (January 21, 2017). "2017 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "2017 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. AVN Media Network. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  16. ^ "AVN Awards 2018 Nominees". Adult Video News. November 18, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  17. ^ "2019 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 27, 2019.
  18. ^ @avnawards (January 27, 2019). "AVN Awards". Twitter. AVN Media Network. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "2021 AVN Award Nominees". AVN Media Network. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  20. ^ Sullivan, David. "XRCO Announces 2008 Award Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  21. ^ Miller, Dan (April 16, 2009). "2009 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  22. ^ Freixes, Alejandro (June 28, 2018). "2018 XRCO Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  23. ^ Rehtt Pardon. "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2017 XBIZ Awards". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  24. ^ Alejandro Freixes. "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2018 XBIZ Awards". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  25. ^ "2018 Inked Awards full nominees".

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