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Jenna Jameson (born Jennifer Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974) is an American pornographic actress. She is one of the most famous female porn stars in the world, sometimes given the unofficial title "The Queen of Porn". She has been in over 100 porn related videos in her career.

Biography

Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father is a police officer of Italian descent and her mother was a Las Vegas showgirl. Her mother died of cancer when Jenna was three years old. During her childhood, she took ballet classes, which helped her future career as a stripper, and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.

At age 16, Jenna began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a fake I.D. Initially rejected from dancing at the Crazy Horse strip club because of her braces, they quickly relented when she removed them herself. During her dancing days, she became a voracious drug user, using such drugs as LSD and methamphetamine.

By age 20, and with her father's blessing, this quickly led to nude pictorials in such magazines as Hustler, Penthouse and Chéri.

After a bidding war, Wicked Pictures, a pornographic film production company, signed Jameson to an exclusive contract. After only a few films, she quickly achieved notice and critical success, and, in 1996, won top awards from three major industry organizations.

Jameson has also made cameo appearances in some mainstream movies, including Howard Stern's 1997 film Private Parts.

In 1997, she made an appearance for an Extreme Championship Wrestling PPV as the valet for the Dudley Boyz, followed by a few months where she was the ECW interviewer. She also filmed a vignette with Val Venis, a character in the WWE, in the late-1990's.

In 2001, she was scheduled to debate the merits of porn against a panel of anti-porn activists at the Oxford Union but cancelled at the last minute. Despite her absence, the debate was won 204 to 27. The widely-held view that she actually attended the debate is mistaken.

In 2002, she voiced Candy Suxxx in the video game Vice City, one of the most recognizable characters in the popular video game.

In 2004, Jameson's autobiography, A Cautionary Tale (ISBN 0060539097) was released. Co-written with Neil Strauss, it was an instant best-seller.

She currently is co-owner of ClubJenna, a website and movie-production company, along with her husband, porn producer/director Jay Grdina (whose professional pseudonym is "Justin Sterling"). The couple resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have stated that they want children one day, and that she will retire from making movies permanently when she becomes pregnant with their first child. *

In 2005, her moan tones telephone ringtones were made available for download.

As of April 13, 2005, she and publisher ReganBooks were embroiled in a lawsuit. The point of contention was the new reality show around Jameson's "everyday life" -- a deal inked between her husband and A&E. ReganBooks maintained that the A&E deal was a breach of Jameson's ReganBooks contract, as the contract indicates that ReganBooks has a stake in the profits generated by two different venues: a one-hour special based on her memoir and reality-based series. As of this writing, a resolution has not been reached. CNN Money - Porn star said to battle publisher

In August 2005, she launched Club Thrust, an interactive website for her gay fans, which includes videos, galleries, sex advice, gossip, and downloads. Jameson is one of the few actresses in straight porn to have developed a following among gay audiences.

In October 2005, production began on The Provocateur, in which Jameson made her directorial debut. The film is expected to be released in late 2006. AVN.com - The Provocateur: Jenna Makes Directorial Debut:

In 2005 she purchased Babes Cabaret, a strip club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The club faces closure under a new Scottsdale ordinance limiting adult-entertainment venues. Jameson Fights Moralists Over Arizona Lap Dance Club

She is the host of Playboy channel's Jenna Jameson's American Sex Star.

On February 3, 2006, Jameson, Savanna Samson, and several other Vivid Girls hosted the first ever Vivid Club Jenna Super Bowl Party at the Zoo Club in Detroit, Michigan for a $1,000 ticket price, that featured a lingerie show. When first announced, the party caused controversy with the NFL, which did not sanction this as an official Super Bowl event. In the January 19, 2006 edition of The Detroit Free Press, Jameson attempted to end some of the controversy by assuring that there will be no nudity or sex acts at the party, although the February 6, 2006 edition of The Detroit News reported Jameson did have one planned "wardrobe malfunction" at the party.

Jameson will star in the motion picture, Sin-Jin Smyth, which is due for release in October. Info about her character in the film has been kept classified by the writer and director, Ethan Dettenmaier.

On June 22, 2006 Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced the acquisition of Club Jenna Inc., a multi-media adult entertainment business founded by Jenna Jameson. The acquisition adds a premier and profitable brand to Playboy’s Entertainment Group business, with assets including a successful film production business, a library of video content, a network of web sites and a DVD retail distribution deal.

On July 7, 2006 is was widly reported on various Adult Industry News sites In Jameson's appearance on the Playboy TV show American Sex Star she appared to have undergone major plastic surgery done on her face, her, and that her facial features seemed to indicate a face lift and eye "re-doing", as well as botox injection to her lips. She has admitted to undergoing Botox treatment, receiving a chin implant, and undergoing breast reduction, to give her a C cup. *

Trivia

  • She has a tattoo on her right buttock. It says "Heartbreaker" inside a double-heart.
  • Jameson has stated that the best relationship she ever had was her lesbian love affair with retired porn actress Nikki Tyler, which she documents in her autobiography.
  • Jameson has her husband's name, Jay Grdina, tatooed on her left ring finger.
  • There is an anatomically "correct" Jenna Jameson action figure.
  • Jackson Guitars made a limited series of Rhoads guitars with Jenna's likeness.*
  • Jameson is the star of a Video Podcast ad for Adidas where she plays a game of Whack-A-Mole
  • She stars in her own 3D video game "Virtually Jenna" developed by Thrixxx Technology.
  • In an interview, she stated that she came up with the name "Jameson" from Jameson Whiskey, which she drinks.*
  • On his website autobiography, popular male porn star Peter North mentions Jenna Jameson as being one of the two stars that he most enjoyed working with in his entire career.
  • Supermodel Josie Maran has admitted to having sex with her *
  • Jameson is a Roman Catholic, and despite the criticism she receives, she asserts that the only person that can judge her is God. *

Selected filmography

Pornographic Work

 

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