John Leslie

John Leslie Nuzzo January 25 1945 December 5 2010 was a prolific porn actor who went on to have a longrunning career as a producer and director of adult movies Usually credited under the name John Leslie he has also worked under a variety of pseudonyms including John Leslie Dupre Frederick Watson and Lenny Lovely Beginning with 1973s Sensuous Delights Leslie was a performer in almost 300 adult films He won numerous awards during his days as a performer He appeared with some of the eras most noted porn stars including Seka Kay Parker and Annette Haven His most noteworthy roles were in Talk Dirty To Me 1980 Nothing To Hide 1981 and Talk Dirty To Me Part II 1982 He was one of the first porn actors to make the transition from performing to directing beginning with 1987s Nightshift Nurses Since then he directed more than 90 adult movies including The Chameleon 1989 Curse of the Catwoman 1992 Dog Walker 1994 and Drop Sex 1997 along with the Voyeur Fresh Meat and Crack Her Jack series He won many awards for his work behind the cameras as well Though much of his recent work in keeping with current trends in adult video has been in the gonzo genre such as the Fresh Meat and Crack Her Jack series Leslie has continued to make feature films or sex dramas most recently in 2007 he directed the film Brianna Love Her Fine Sexy Self In the early 1970s he was a vocalist and harmonica player for the The Brooklyn Blues Busters a southeastern Michiganbased musical group sometimes accompanying John Lee Hooker The Brooklyn Blues Busters were the backing band for Victoria Spivey during the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival Nuzzo also worked as a bartender in the early 1970s at Mr Floods Party in Ann Arbor Michigan He was a member of the AVN Legends of Erotica and XRCO Halls of Fame John Leslie died on December 5 2010 from a heart attack at his home in Mill Valley California at the age of 65 Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leslie licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia