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D. Cypher
A man who has worn nearly every hat conceivable in the adult industry, Devan
Cypher—or DCypher, as he is most commonly known—got his start in 1997 as
head of production for Zane Entertainment. He has since ticked everything off the
proverbial porn bucket list from performing to directing to producing and more.
He has established himself most prominently, however, as a writer, both of scripts
and for such esteemed adult outlets as Club, High Society, Penthouse, AVN and
Fleshbot.com. His script for Wicked Pictures’ 2002 feature Breathless (co-written
with director Michael Raven) took home the AVN Award for Best Screenplay
– Video, and he has continued to pick up nominations, including this year for
Bonnie Rotten’s Sisters of Anarchy (Digital Playground). In 2008, DCypher founded
Rising Star PR with partner and former AVN editor Acme Andersson, handling
publicity for some of the biggest names in the biz.
Jonni Darkko
Director Jonni Darkko headed west from the Windy City to Porn Valley in 1998,
first starting out as a still photographer. But before long he pushed his talents
toward videography, which led him to direct movies for Scott Taylor of New
Sensations. After making a name for himself there with stylish titles including
the blockbuster 50 Cent porn excursion Groupie Love, Darkko moved on to John
Stagliano’s Evil Angel empire in 2004. For his Darkko Productions titles, the
director has ranged across the pornoverse but has shown a marked predilection
for the oral, POV and Asian niches. And there’s also his alphabet soup of star
showcases, including the AVN Award-winning V for Vicki, starring Vicki Chase.
His oeuvre has been complemented by his own original electronica scoring, which
earned him a Best Soundtrack AVN nod this year for the slurpfest Suck Balls 4.
Dana DeArmond
Evil Angel Gets Social at AEE Fans who were wondering which top performers and directors they would meet at
She’s confident enough to have dubbed herself “The Internet’s Girlfriend” and
intriguing enough to make good on the claim. Even surfers who don’t watch porn
(there must be some out there) may be familiar with Dana DeArmond from her
Evil Angel’s booth at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in January will be happy
appearances on FunnyOrDie.com and G4’s Attack of the Show, as well as her ever-
to know that the adult studio is dishing out some of the details. The 2016 AEE
peppy presence interviewing the stars on the AVN Awards red carpet. In spite
takes place January 20-23 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
of her maniacally hilarious, almost Joan Rivers-esque persona off the porn set,
The Evil Angel booth is always a big draw at the show. There to mingle with
though, DeArmond is no joke when it comes to getting down to business in front
media, industry leaders and the legions of XXX fans at the year’s biggest porn
of the camera, exhibiting one of the most fierce, take-no-prisoners styles of any
event will be a full roster of top performers and directors. The studio is also an
performer working. She also has a number of standout acting roles to her credit,
event sponsor.
among them Dana Vespoli’s Hollywood Babylon (Evil Angel), Sal Genoa’s Twisted
And to spread the fun beyond Sin City, Evil Angel also will host a press party
Fate (Girl Co./Black Market), and the one that earned her an AVN Best Actress
and connect with fans across the world via social media.
nod this year, B. Skow’s Mother’s Little Helper (Girlfriends Films).
Adult stars Adriana Chechik, Aidra Fox, Kayden Kross, Megan Rain and Roxy
Raye will join a contingent of acclaimed Evil Angel director/performers—including
company founder John Stagliano, Anikka Albrite, Mick Blue, Francesca Lé, Kevin
Moore, Toni Ribas, Aiden Starr, Lexington Steele, Dana Vespoli, Mark Wood and
others—to meet their fans at selected hours. Albrite and Blue, AVN’s reigning
Female and Male Performers of the Year, are Evil Angel’s newest pornographers.
Fans at the Evil Angel booth will be able to get photographs and selfies with
the stars, who will be signing free autographs. A selection of favorite Evil Angel
DVDs—many featuring these performers—will be available for purchase in the
booth; these too can be signed. Free of charge for all comers will be the studio’s
new 2016 DVD Sampler Disc.
On Friday, January 22, Evil Angel will host a party for press as well as
customers, VIPs and on-camera talent. Part of the entertainment will be Evil
Nikita Denise
Czech-born Nikita Denise, the 2002 AVN Female Performer of the Year, got into
the adult industry at the turn of the century and has appeared in more than 300
adult movies, though since 2004, she’s spent most of her time traveling ... and
learning to be a makeup artist, a skill she’s finding incredibly useful now that she’s
returned to shooting. Fans of the throaty-voiced actress have eagerly searched
out the two or three movies she’s appeared in per year since 2009, but will be
happy to learn of her new interactive website, NikitaDenise.com. Her dream? To
open a day spa where women, glasses of champagne in hand, can get properly
pampered—and to have her own branded makeup line. And why has she returned
to XXX? “It’s an addiction; you miss it when you’re away. I miss the attention, I
miss the good times and I miss the people, and I’m happy to be back.”
Angel’s traditional AEE group portrait, where the company’s stars and directors
jam themselves together as the crowd jostles to take advantage of the photo op.
While not every fan will be able to join Evil Angel in person for the show,
anyone can get a look at the sexy madness by way of social media. This year there
will be live broadcasts through Periscope@EvilAngel. Fans can also keep up via
Twitter@EvilAngelVideo and Instagram@OfficialEvilAngel.
To attend, get tickets at AVNShow.com.
Tommy Gunn
Tommy Gunn is one of the most prolific and versatile male performers of his
generation. A seven-time AVN Award-winner who won Best Male Newcomer in
2005 and Male Performer of the Year in 2007, Gunn has appeared in more than
1400 adult films. He won the 2006 Best Supporting Actor honor for his role in the
original blockbuster Pirates and co-produced and starred in Spartacus MMXII The
Beginning in 2012. That epic went on to win Best Parody - Drama at the 2013 AVN
Awards. Known for his rugged good looks and chiseled frame, Gunn had a cameo
on HBO’s Entourage in 2010, landed a part in the mainstream horror film Wolves
FEATURE
Evil Bunch Among the performers and directors assembled by John Stagliano (center) at last year’s Evil Angel
party at AEE were Dana Vespoli, Mark Wood, Francesca Lé, Kevin Moore, Bonnie Rotten, Chanel Preston, Aiden
Starr, Lexington Steele, Skin Diamond and Lea Lexis.
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