John Leslie Nuzzo (January 25, 1945 â€" December 5, 2010) was an
American pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited
under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of
pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny
Lovely.Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry
Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of
Porn, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production
values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses.After Holmes
experienced setbacks due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited
the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success
of Talk Dirty To Me in 1980. He eventually starred in over 600 porn
films before making the transition to director.Leslie was born into an
Italian-American family in East Liverpool, Ohio on January 25, 1945.
He grew up in the Midland area of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After
graduating from high school, he worked at Crucible Steel Company
before moving to New York to attend Art Students League of New York.
After finishing art school, he joined the band Brooklyn Blues Busters,
where he played harmonica and sang. Later the band relocated to
Michigan. In 1973, the band played at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz
Festival with Victoria Spivey.
American pornographic film actor-director-producer. Usually credited
under the name John Leslie, he also worked under a variety of
pseudonyms, including John Leslie Dupre, Frederick Watson, and Lenny
Lovely.Along with Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, John Holmes, and Harry
Reems, Leslie was one of the stalwart male stars of the Golden Age of
Porn, when blue movies had narratives, higher quality production
values, and distribution in some legitimate movie houses.After Holmes
experienced setbacks due to drug and legal problems, Leslie inherited
the mantle of the porn industry's top male superstar with the success
of Talk Dirty To Me in 1980. He eventually starred in over 600 porn
films before making the transition to director.Leslie was born into an
Italian-American family in East Liverpool, Ohio on January 25, 1945.
He grew up in the Midland area of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After
graduating from high school, he worked at Crucible Steel Company
before moving to New York to attend Art Students League of New York.
After finishing art school, he joined the band Brooklyn Blues Busters,
where he played harmonica and sang. Later the band relocated to
Michigan. In 1973, the band played at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz
Festival with Victoria Spivey.
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