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'''Jenna Jameson''' (born '''Jennifer Marie Massoli''' on [[April 9]], [[1974]]<ref name=ETHS>[http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Jameson/ "How a Young Adult Star Turned Porn into Profit and Prominence"] "[[E! True Hollywood Story]]" - Jenna Jameson, [[E!]] Online, visited [[August 15]], [[2006]]. [[Internet Archive]] from [[March 28]], [[2005]]: [http://web.archive.org/web/20050328005437/http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Jameson/].</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[pornographic actor|pornographic actress]] and businesswoman, who has been called "the world's most famous porn star",<ref name=Forbes>[http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0704/124.html "The (Porn) Player"] by Matthew Miller, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, [[July 04]], [[2005]]</ref><ref name=RollingStone>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6420232/jenna_jamesons_forbidden_desires "Jenna Jameson's Forbidden Desires"] by Vanessa Grigoriadis, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, [[August 11]], [[2004]]</ref> and "The Queen of Porn".<ref name=Cooper>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/08/27/jenna.jameson/ "Jenna Jameson: 'I chose the right profession'"] interview with [[Anderson Cooper]] on ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]'', [[CNN]], [[August 28]], [[2004]]</ref> Her adult entertainment management company, [[Club Jenna]], had revenues of $30 million in 2005, with profits estimated at half that.<ref name=Forbes/> Her 2004 autobiography spent six months on the [[New York Times Best Seller list]].<ref name=Forbes/> She has won over 20 adult film awards, and been inaugurated into both the [[The X-Rated Critics Organization|XRCO]] and [[Adult Video News|AVN]] Halls of Fame.
'''Jenna Jameson''' (born '''Jennifer Marie Massoli''' on [[April 9]], [[1974]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[pornographic actor|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==
==Biography==
Originally from [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. Her father was a [[police officer]] of [[Italian people|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 [[striptease|stripper]], and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.
She was born in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. Her father was Laurence Massoli, program director for an [[NBC]] affiliate, and a [[police officer]], of [[Italian people|Italian]] descent. Her mother was Judith Brooke Hunt Massoli, a Las Vegas [[showgirl]], who danced at the [[Tropicana Resort & Casino|Tropicana]] and the [[Folies-Bergère]]. Her mother died of [[skin cancer]] [[February 20]], [[1976]], when Jenna was two years old, after which she became very close to her brother, Tony Massoli.<ref name=ETHS/><ref name=NYTimes>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/15/garden/15JENN.html?ex=1397361600&en=3e0359841e9017c4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND "At Home with Jenna Jameson: Off Camera, Cashmere and Crosses"] by Dinitia Smith, ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[April 15]], [[2004]]</ref> During her childhood, she took [[ballet]] classes, which helped her future career as a [[striptease|stripper]], and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.


At age 16, Jenna began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a [[Identity document forgery|fake I.D.]] Initially rejected from dancing at the [[Crazy Horse (cabaret)|Crazy Horse]] strip club because of her [[brace (orthodontics)|brace]]s, 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]].
In 1990, at age 16, Jenna was thrown out of her home and moved in with her boyfriend, a [[tattoo artist]], her first serious relationship. Her boyfriend gave her what would become her trademark tattoo, double hearts, on her right buttock, which her brother, who would become a tattoo artist himself, later enscribed "HEART BREAKER". She applied for jobs as a dancer in Las Vegas, and in 1991, she began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a [[Identity document forgery|fake I.D.]] Initially rejected from dancing at the [[Crazy Horse Too]] strip club because of her [[brace (orthodontics)|brace]]s, they quickly relented when she removed them with the aid of her brother and a pair of [[needle-nosed pliers]]. She was soon earning $2000 per night, before finishing high school.<ref name=ETHS/>


Later in 1991, she chose the name "Jenna Jameson" from scrolling through the phone book for a last name that matched her first name, and finally deciding on Jameson for [[Jameson Whiskey]], which she drinks.<ref name=ETHS/><ref>[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/124500/jenna_jameson/ "Jenna Jameson: Ever wonder how she got her name?"] Video at Metacafe.com</ref>
By age 20, and with her father's blessing, this quickly led to her posing nude in such magazines as ''[[Hustler]], [[Penthouse magazine|Penthouse]]'' and ''[[Chéri (magazine)|Chéri]]''.


In the early 1990s, she began taking drugs, [[cocaine]], [[LSD]], and [[methamphetamine]]s, again accompanied by her brother, who was addicted to [[heroin]]. Her father helped her [[detox]] on a trip to California, after she became too thin to model.<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=ETHS/>
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.


By age 20, with her father's blessing, she had posed nude in such magazines as ''[[Hustler]], [[Penthouse magazine|Penthouse]]'' and ''[[Chéri (magazine)|Chéri]]''. She entered adult films in 1993. After a bidding war, [[Wicked Pictures]], a pornographic film production company, signed Jameson to an exclusive contract in 1994.<ref name=Forbes/> After only a few films, she quickly achieved notice and critical success, and in 1996 won top awards from three major industry organizations, the [[X-Rated Critics Organization|XRCO]] Best New Starlet, the [[AVN Awards|AVN]] [[AVN Best New Starlet Award|Best New Starlet]], and the [[F.O.X.E.]] Video Vixen awards. She was the first entertainer to have won all three awards.<ref name=AskMen>[http://www.askmen.com/women/models_250/262c_jenna_jameson.html "Jenna Jameson"] [[AskMen.com]] Model of the Week feature</ref>
Jameson has also made cameo appearances in some mainstream movies, including [[Howard Stern]]'s [[1997]] film ''[[Private Parts]]''.


Jameson's first film appearances were female only [[lesbian]] scenes, with girlfriend [[Nikki Tyler]].<ref name=Papermag>[http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=269 "Born 4 Porn: Jenna Jameson"] by Amy Benfer, August 3, 2003, [[Papermag]]</ref> Her first heterosexual scene was with [[Randy West (porn star)|Randy West]], in ''Up and Cummers 10'' (1994).<ref name=RandyWest>[http://www.randywest.com/about.html Randy West] biography</ref>
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 [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]], a character in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]], in the late-1990's.


At the beginning of her career, Jameson promised herself never to do [[anal sex]] or [[double penetration]] scenes on film. She has also avoided [[interracial]] intercourse.<ref name=Bridge>[http://www.bridgemagazine.org/online/features/archive/000113.php "Jenna Does Jenna"], by Noah Berlatsky, Bridge magazine, 2004</ref> Instead, her "signature move" was [[oral sex]], lubricated with plenty of saliva.<ref name=AskMen/><ref name=Salon2>[http://archive.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/18/jenna_2/index.html "Jenna the sex goddess"], by Peter Keating, [[January 18]], [[2001]], [[Salon.com|Salon magazine]]</ref>
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.


By 2001, she earned $60,000 for a day and a half of filming a single DVD, and tried to restrict herself to five films per year, and dancing at strip clubs two weeks per month, earning $8,000 per night.<ref name=Salon1>[http://archive.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/17/jenna_1/index1.html "Two girls on Jenna"], by Peter Keating, [[January 17]], [[2001]], [[Salon.com|Salon magazine]]</ref>
[[Image:Jameson_j-howtomakelovelike.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Jameson's best-selling autobiography, ''How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale'', is considered to be a modern lowbrow classic.]]


In October 2005, production began on ''The Provocateur'', in which Jameson made her [[film director|directorial]] debut. The film is expected to be released in late [[2006]]. <ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=242733 AVNhad.com - The Provocateur: Jenna Makes Directorial Debut:]</ref>
In [[2002]], she voiced [[Candy Suxxx]] in the video game [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], one of the most recognizable characters in the popular video game.


Since November 2005, she has been the host of [[Playboy TV]]'s ''[[Jenna's American Sex Star]]'', where prospective porn stars compete in sexual performances for a contract with her company.
In [[2004]], Jameson's [[autobiography]], ''[[How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale]]'' (ISBN 0060539097) was released. Co-written with [[Neil Strauss]], it was an instant best-seller.


On [[February 3]], [[2006]], Jameson, [[Savanna Samson]], and several other [[:Category:Vivid Girls|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.
She currently is co-owner of [http://www.clubjenna.com 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. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdFysTgZJVY&search=Jenna%20Jameson]


[[Image:Jameson_j-howtomakelovelike.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Jameson's best-selling autobiography, ''How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale''.]]
In 2005, her ''moan tones'' telephone [[ringtones]] were made available for [[download]].
===Autobiography===


Jameson's [[autobiography]], ''[[How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale]]'' (ISBN 0060539097) was published [[August 17]], [[2004]]. It was co-written with [[Neil Strauss]], a contributor to the [[New York Times]] and [[Rolling Stone]], and published by [[ReganBooks]], a division of [[HarperCollins]]. It was an instant [[best-seller]], spending six weeks on the [[New York Times]] best-seller list.<ref name=Forbes/> The autobiography also won the 2004 ''Mainstream's Adult Media Favorite'' [[XRCO awards|XRCO award]] in a tie with [[Seymore Butts]]'s [[Family Business (TV series)]].
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 Network|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. <ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/news/newsmakers/jameson_lawsuit/index.htm CNN Money - Porn star said to battle publisher]</ref>


The almost 600 page book is divided into ''Books'' numbered with [[Roman numerals]], each preceded by an epigraph from a [[Shakespeare's sonnets|Shakespearean sonnet]]. The narrative is told through a series of first person accounts, personal photos, diary entries in a [[font]] resembling handwriting, interviews with her family, movie [[Screenplay|scripts]], and [[Comics|comic panels]]. It covers her early career from her beginning in [[show business]] living with her tattoo artist [[biker]] boyfriend, and ends with her career flying high, receiving the [[Hot D'Or]] award at [[Cannes]], and wedding pictures from her second marriage. But it doesn't skimp on sordid details. Jameson tells of multiple [[rape]]s, drug addictions, an unhappy first marriage, and numerous [[affair]]s with men and women.<ref name=Reuters>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6183228/ "Jenna Jameson, best-selling author?"] [[Reuters]] via [[MSNBC]], [[October 5]], [[2004]]</ref><ref name=NYTBookReview>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/books/review/05STERNL.html?ex=1252209600&en=d7010eb3e166e789&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland "'How to Make Love Like a Porn Star': Lovers and Other Strangers"] [[New York Times]] book review by Jane and Michael Stern, [[September 5]], [[2004]]</ref><ref name=SalonBookReview>[http://archive.salon.com/books/review/2004/08/25/jenna/index_np.html "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star" by Jenna Jameson] [[Salon.com]] book review by Charles Taylor, [[August 25]], [[2004]]</ref>
In [[August 2005]], she launched [http://www.clubthrust.com 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.


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 the [[A&E Network]]. 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. <ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/news/newsmakers/jameson_lawsuit/index.htm CNN Money - "Porn star said to battle publisher"] [[CNN]] Money, [[April 13]], [[2005]]</ref>
In [[October 2005]], production began on ''The Provocateur'', in which Jameson made her [[film director|directorial]] debut. The film is expected to be released in late [[2006]]. <ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=242733 AVN.com - The Provocateur: Jenna Makes Directorial Debut:]</ref>


===Personal life===
In [[2005]] she purchased [http://www.babescabaret.com/ Babes Cabaret], a [[strip club]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. The club faces closure under a new Scottsdale ordinance limiting adult-entertainment venues. <ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=2112 Jameson Fights Moralists Over Arizona Lap Dance Club]</ref>
[[Image:Jenna Jameson and Jay Grdina.jpg|right|thumb|With husband Jay Grdina, November 2005]]
Jameson has stated that she is [[bisexual]], and that she had slept with 100 women and 30 men off-screen in her life.<ref name=RollingStone/> She has stated the best relationship she ever had was her [[lesbian]] love affair with porn actress [[Nikki Tyler]], which she documents in her autobiography. They lived together at the start of her porn career and again in 2000.<ref name=Papermag/><ref name=AskMen/> Supermodel [[Josie Maran]] has claimed to have had sex with her.<ref>[http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/newspeakerbio/2457/index.php Josie Maran celebrity speaker profile] at All American Speakers</ref> Famous male boyfriends discussed in her autobiography included [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Tommy Lee]].<ref name=ETHS/><ref name=Bridge/><ref name=Papermag/>


On [[December 20]], [[1996]], Jameson married porn star [[Brad Armstrong (porn star)|Brad Armstrong]] (real name Rodney Hopkins). They were together only 10 weeks, informally separating in March 1997, though continuing to act together in pornographic films. They legally separated and divorced in March 2001.
She is currently the host of [[Playboy]] channel's ''Jenna Jameson's American Sex Star''.


In the summer of 1998, Jameson met pornographic studio owner Jay G. Grdina, (born John George Grdina) scion of a wealthy cattle family, who entered adult film production after college. Since 1998, he has been Jameson's only on-screen male sex partner, acting under the name [[Justin Sterling]]. They engaged in December of 2000 (before Jameson's divorce from Hopkins) and married June 22, 2003 in a [[Roman Catholic]] ceremony. His name, "Jay", was tattooed on her left ring finger. They unsuccessfully tried to have children since mid-2004. Jameson had stated that she would retire from acting in porn movies permanently after having their first child.<ref name=Cooper/><ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=ETHS/><ref name=Forbes/><ref name=RollingStone/> The couple resided in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], in a 6,700-square-foot Spanish-style palace, bought for $2 million in 2002.<ref name=NYTimes/>
On [[February 3]], [[2006]], Jameson, [[Savanna Samson]], and several other [[:Category:Vivid Girls|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.

In August 2006, ''[[Star Magazine|Star]]'' magazine and [[TMZ.com]] confirmed with Jameson's publicist that she and Grdina separated, and that Jameson was dating musician [[Dave Navarro]].<ref>[http://www.starmagazine.com/celebrity_news_gossip/star/9395 "Exclusive: Dave and Jenna Dating"] by David Caplan, ''[[Star Magazine]]'', [[August 8]], [[2006]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/08/confirmed-dave-and-jenna-are-a-couple/ "Confirmed: Dave & Jenna Are a Couple!"], by Jeff Davidson, [[TMZ.com]], [[August 8]], [[2006]]</ref> She is currently dating [[Tito Ortiz]].<ref>[http://sports.tbo.com/sports/MGB9CWZS2TE.html "UFC's Ortiz Still Man Of People"] by Anwar S. Richardson , ''[[TBO.com]]'', [[October 9]], [[2006]]</ref>

==Business==
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[[Image:Briana Loves Jenna.jpg|left|thumb|Cover of ''Briana Loves Jenna'' (2001), first Club Jenna produced film, best selling and best renting title of its year.]]

Jameson and Grdina formed [[Club Jenna]] as an [[Internet pornography]] company in 2000. ClubJenna.com was one of the first adult sites to provide more than pictures and videos; it provided explicit diaries, relationship advice, and even stock tips to paid members. The site was profitable in its third week. Club Jenna the company diversified, becoming a multi-media adult entertainment business, first by administering other porn stars' Web sites, then, in 2001, by production of adult films.

In 2005, Club Jenna had estimated revenues of $30 million, with profits of approximately half that.<ref name=Forbes/> In 2006, Club Jenna administered more than 150 official sites for other adult entertainment industry stars.<ref name=Hoovers>[http://www.hoovers.com/club-jenna/--ID__116485--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml "Club Jenna, Inc."] [[Hoover's]] coverage by Joe Bramhall</ref>

Early Club Jenna films starred Jameson herself, limiting herself to on-screen sex with other women or with Grdina, who appeared as [[Justin Sterling]]. The first ClubJenna film, ''Briana Loves Jenna'' (2001), co-produced with Vivid, cost $280,000 to make, but grossed over $1 million in its first year. It was the best selling and best renting pornographic title of its year, winning twin [[AVN Awards 2003|AVN Awards]].<ref name=Forbes/><ref name=JJJBio>[http://justjennajameson.com/bio.html JustJennaJameson.com bio] official fan site biography. [http://www.playboy.com/playboytv/original_series/americansexstar/jennabio.html Also mirrored] on Playboy TV.</ref> It was marketed as "Jenna. Her first boy/girl scene in over 2 years." referring to Jameson's abstention from heterosexual on-film intercourse.

In 2004, the Club Jenna films expanded to starring other actresses without Jameson - [[Krystal Steal]], [[Jesse Capelli]], [[McKenzie Lee]], [[Ashton Moore]] and [[Sophia Rossi]] - as Jameson stepped back from starring roles. The films were distributed and marketed by [[Vivid Entertainment]], the world's largest adult film company. They made up a third of ClubJenna's revenues, but over half of the profits.<ref name=Forbes/>

Club Jenna was run as a family business, with Grdina's sister, Kris, as Vice President in charge of merchandising.<ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=Hoovers/>

Merchandising capitalized on the star herself, including a line of [[sex toy]]s licensed to [[Doc Johnson]]. There is an "anatomically correct" Jenna Jameson [[action figure]]. She stars in her own 3D video game "Virtually Jenna" developed by Thrixxx Technology.<ref>[http://www.virtuallyjenna.com/ Virtually Jenna The Official Video Game of Jenna Jameson]</ref> [[Jackson Guitars]] made a limited series of Rhoads guitars with Jenna's likeness.<ref>[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=2940011 Jenna Jameson King V] from Jackson Guitars and Basses</ref>

Y-Tell, ClubJenna's wireless company, sells Jenna "moan tones" (telephone [[ringtones]]), chat services, and games in partnerships with 20 carriers around the world, mostly in Europe and South America.<ref name=Forbes/>

In [[August 2005]], Jameson launched [http://www.clubthrust.com 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 [[2005]] she purchased [http://www.babescabaret.com/ Babes Cabaret], a [[strip club]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. The club faces closure under a new Scottsdale ordinance limiting adult-entertainment venues. In a referendum on the ordinance voters struck down the stricter rules, allowing the club to continue to operate as before, but additional legal maneuvering is possible. <ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=2112 Jameson Fights Moralists Over Arizona Lap Dance Club]</ref>

On [[June 22]], [[2006]], [[Playboy]] Enterprises Inc. announced the acquisition of Club Jenna Inc., in conjunction with personal service agreements by both Jameson and Grdina. Playboy CEO [[Christine Hefner]] said that she expects to rapidly ramp up film production, producing about 30 features in the first year, and will expand the way they are sold, not only as DVDs but through TV channels, video-on-demand services and mobile phones. <ref name=MarketWatch>[http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BA451B8E7-39A5-4120-83C9-DCD554D61B27%7D&siteid=google "Playboy gets more hardcore with new acquisition"], by William Spain, [[MarketWatch]], [[June 22]], [[2006]]</ref><ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=270301 "Playboy Acquires Club Jenna"] by Larissa Gates, [[Adult Video News]], [[June 22]], [[2006]]</ref>

==Mainstream appearances==

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[[Image:Family Guy Jenna Jameson.PNG|right|thumb|Jameson (at right) as an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of ''Family Guy'', "Brian Does Hollywood".]]

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 [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]], a character in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]], in the late-1990s.

In 2001, Jameson voiced an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'' entitled "[[Brian Does Hollywood]]". She acts in a porn film under [[Brian Griffin]]'s (the dog's) direction, which wins an award, and at the close of the episode she is kidnapped and taken home by [[Peter Griffin]].

In 2002, she voiced [[Candy Suxxx]] in the video game [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], and provided the appearance and voice for a secret character for the video game [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4]], under the name "Daisy".<ref name=Medscape>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/468087_Tables "Violence in Teen-Rated Video Games"] by Kevin Haninger, M. Seamus Ryan, and Kimberly M. Thompson, [[Medscape]] General Medicine 6(1), [[March 12]], [[2004]] </ref>

In April 2006, Jameson was the star of a [[Video]] [[Podcast]] ad for [[Adidas]] where she plays a game of [[Whack A Mole]]<ref>[http://sportinggoodsbusiness.com/sportinggoodsbusiness/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002276774&imw=Y"Adidas Podcasts Feature Porn Star"], ''Sporting Goods Business Magazine'', [[April 04]], [[2006]]</ref>


As of July 2006, Jenna Jameson is the first pornographic actress to have a wax model at [[Madame Tussauds]] [[Las Vegas]] museum.<ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=272555 "Madame Tussauds to Unveil Wax Figure of Jenna Jameson"] by Thomas J. Stanton, [[July 2]], [[2006]], [[Adult Video News]]</ref>
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]].


Jameson will star in the motion picture, [[Sin-Jin Smyth]], which is due for release in October 2006. 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.


Jameson's branding and licensing is managed by [[New York City]]-based [[Wicked Cow Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003123457 "Marketers Test The Line Between Porn And P.C."] by Kenneth Hein, [[Brandweek]], [[September 18]], [[2006]]</ref>
==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.[http://www.jacksonguitars.com]
*Jameson is the star of a [[Video]] [[Podcast]] ad for Adidas where she plays a game of [http://www.adidas.com/adicolor/ 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.[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/124500/jenna_jameson/]
*On his website autobiography, popular male porn star [[Peter North (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 <ref>[http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/newspeakerbio/2457/index.php]</ref>
*Jameson is a [[Roman Catholic]], and despite the criticism she receives, she asserts that the only person that can judge her is God. <ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZdFysTgZJVY]</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Partial filmography==
===Important Pornographic Work===
[[Image:Newdevilinmissjones_dvd.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Jameson with Savanna Samson in the classic movie ''The New Devil In Miss Jones'' (2005)]]
===Pornographic Work===
*''Up And Cummers 11'' ([[1994 in film|1994]], 4-Play Video)
*''Up And Cummers 11'' ([[1994 in film|1994]], 4-Play Video)
*''Blue Movie'' ([[1995 in film|1995]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Blue Movie'' ([[1995 in film|1995]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
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*''Wicked Weapon'' ([[1997 in film|1997]], [[Wicked Pictures]] / Vidéo Marc Dorcel)
*''Wicked Weapon'' ([[1997 in film|1997]], [[Wicked Pictures]] / Vidéo Marc Dorcel)
*''Satyr'' ([[1997 in film|1997]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Satyr'' ([[1997 in film|1997]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''[[Dangerous Tides]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Dangerous Tides'' ([[1998 in film|1998]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Flashpoint'' ([[1998 in film|1998]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Flashpoint'' ([[1998 in film|1998]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Hell On Heels'' ([[1999 in film|1999]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
*''Hell On Heels'' ([[1999 in film|1999]], [[Wicked Pictures]])
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*''Bella Loves Jenna'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''Bella Loves Jenna'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''The Masseuse'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''The Masseuse'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''[[Krystal Method]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''Krystal Method'' ([[2004 in film|2004]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''[[The New Devil in Miss Jones]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]])
*''[[The New Devil in Miss Jones]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]])
*''Janine Loves Jenna'' ([[2006 in film|2006]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''Janine Loves Jenna'' ([[2006 in film|2006]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''Jenna Depraved'' ([[2006 in film|2006]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
*''Jenna Depraved'' ([[2006 in film|2006]], [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] / Club Jenna)
[[Image:FamilyGuy-JennaJameson.jpg|right|thumb|Jameson voiced an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'' entitled "[[Brian Does Hollywood]]".]]


===Mainstream Work===
===Mainstream Work===
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*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (as [[Candy Suxxx]]) ([[2002 in film|2002]])
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (as [[Candy Suxxx]]) ([[2002 in film|2002]])
*''[[Porn 'n Chicken#Movie rights|Porn 'n Chicken]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]])
*''[[Porn 'n Chicken#Movie rights|Porn 'n Chicken]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]])
*[[Eminem]] video "[[Without Me]]" (2004)
*''[[Eminem]] video "[[Without Me]]" (2002)
*''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4]]'' (as Daisy) (2003)
*''[[Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]])
*''[[Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]])
*''[[What Love Is]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]])
*''[[What Love Is]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]])
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===Television===
===Television===
*''[[Mister Sterling]]'' (2003, [[NBC]]) Recurring role as girfriend of a political financier on the short-lived, but highly acclaimed, prime time show
*''[[Mister Sterling]]'' (2003, [[NBC]]) Role as girlfriend of a political financier on two episodes of the short-lived, but highly acclaimed, prime time show


==Awards==
==Awards==
*'''1995''' [[Hot D'Or]] Best New American Starlet<ref name=NYTBookReview/>
*'''1996''' [[AVN Best New Starlet Award]]
*'''1996''' [[AVN Best New Starlet Award]]
*'''1996''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best Actress (Video) - ''Wicked One''
*'''1996''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best Actress (Video) - ''Wicked One''
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*'''1997''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Couples Sex Scene (Video) - ''Conquest'' (with [[Vince Vouyer]])
*'''1997''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Couples Sex Scene (Video) - ''Conquest'' (with [[Vince Vouyer]])
*'''1998''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) - ''Satyr'' (with [[Missy (porn star)|Missy]])
*'''1998''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) - ''Satyr'' (with [[Missy (porn star)|Missy]])
*'''1998''' [[Hot D'Or]] for Best American Actress - ''Sexe de Feu, Coeur de Glace'' <ref>[http://hotdor.org/hot-dor-1998-winners.htm "Hot d'Or 1998 Winners"]</ref>
*'''1999''' [[Hot D'Or]] for Best American Movie - ''Flashpoint'' <ref>[http://hotdor.org/hot-dor-1999-winners.htm "Hot d'Or 1999 Winners"]</ref>
*'''2003''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) - ''I Dream of Jenna'' (with [[Autumn (porn star)|Autumn]] and [[Nikita Denise]])
*'''2003''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) - ''I Dream of Jenna'' (with [[Autumn (porn star)|Autumn]] and [[Nikita Denise]])
*'''2003''' [[G-Phoria|G-Phoria Award]] for Best Female Voice Performance - ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''
*'''2003''' [[G-Phoria|G-Phoria Award]] for Best Female Voice Performance - ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''
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*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best Supporting Actress (Film) - ''The Devil in Miss Jones''
*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best Supporting Actress (Film) - ''The Devil in Miss Jones''
*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) - ''The Devil in Miss Jones'' (with [[Savanna Samson]])
*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards|AVN Award]] for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) - ''The Devil in Miss Jones'' (with [[Savanna Samson]])
*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards]] for Best Themed Scene (Film) - ""Fun in Room 422"" (Directed by Chris Collins)
*'''2006''' [[AVN Awards]] for Best Themed Scene (Film) - ''Fun in Room 422'' (Directed by Chris Collins)

==External links==
* {{AFDB name|id=32|shortname=Jenna_Jameson|name=Jenna Jameson}}
* {{imdb name|id=0001398|name=Jenna Jameson}}
* [http://www.myspace.com/jennajameson Jenna's myspace]


== References ==
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==External links==
* {{MySpace|id=jennajameson|name=Jenna Jameson}}
* [http://justjennajameson.com justjennajameson.com] Official fanclub
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Template:Female adult bio Jenna Jameson (born Jennifer Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974[1]) is an American pornographic actress and businesswoman, who has been called "the world's most famous porn star",[2][3] and "The Queen of Porn".[4] Her adult entertainment management company, Club Jenna, had revenues of $30 million in 2005, with profits estimated at half that.[2] Her 2004 autobiography spent six months on the New York Times Best Seller list.[2] She has won over 20 adult film awards, and been inaugurated into both the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame.

Biography

She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father was Laurence Massoli, program director for an NBC affiliate, and a police officer, of Italian descent. Her mother was Judith Brooke Hunt Massoli, a Las Vegas showgirl, who danced at the Tropicana and the Folies-Bergère. Her mother died of skin cancer February 20, 1976, when Jenna was two years old, after which she became very close to her brother, Tony Massoli.[1][5] During her childhood, she took ballet classes, which helped her future career as a stripper, and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.

In 1990, at age 16, Jenna was thrown out of her home and moved in with her boyfriend, a tattoo artist, her first serious relationship. Her boyfriend gave her what would become her trademark tattoo, double hearts, on her right buttock, which her brother, who would become a tattoo artist himself, later enscribed "HEART BREAKER". She applied for jobs as a dancer in Las Vegas, and in 1991, she began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a fake I.D. Initially rejected from dancing at the Crazy Horse Too strip club because of her braces, they quickly relented when she removed them with the aid of her brother and a pair of needle-nosed pliers. She was soon earning $2000 per night, before finishing high school.[1]

Later in 1991, she chose the name "Jenna Jameson" from scrolling through the phone book for a last name that matched her first name, and finally deciding on Jameson for Jameson Whiskey, which she drinks.[1][6]

In the early 1990s, she began taking drugs, cocaine, LSD, and methamphetamines, again accompanied by her brother, who was addicted to heroin. Her father helped her detox on a trip to California, after she became too thin to model.[5][1]

By age 20, with her father's blessing, she had posed nude in such magazines as Hustler, Penthouse and Chéri. She entered adult films in 1993. After a bidding war, Wicked Pictures, a pornographic film production company, signed Jameson to an exclusive contract in 1994.[2] After only a few films, she quickly achieved notice and critical success, and in 1996 won top awards from three major industry organizations, the XRCO Best New Starlet, the AVN Best New Starlet, and the F.O.X.E. Video Vixen awards. She was the first entertainer to have won all three awards.[7]

Jameson's first film appearances were female only lesbian scenes, with girlfriend Nikki Tyler.[8] Her first heterosexual scene was with Randy West, in Up and Cummers 10 (1994).[9]

At the beginning of her career, Jameson promised herself never to do anal sex or double penetration scenes on film. She has also avoided interracial intercourse.[10] Instead, her "signature move" was oral sex, lubricated with plenty of saliva.[7][11]

By 2001, she earned $60,000 for a day and a half of filming a single DVD, and tried to restrict herself to five films per year, and dancing at strip clubs two weeks per month, earning $8,000 per night.[12]

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. [13]

Since November 2005, she has been the host of Playboy TV's Jenna's American Sex Star, where prospective porn stars compete in sexual performances for a contract with her company.

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's best-selling autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale.

Autobiography

Jameson's autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale (ISBN 0060539097) was published August 17, 2004. It was co-written with Neil Strauss, a contributor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone, and published by ReganBooks, a division of HarperCollins. It was an instant best-seller, spending six weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.[2] The autobiography also won the 2004 Mainstream's Adult Media Favorite XRCO award in a tie with Seymore Butts's Family Business (TV series).

The almost 600 page book is divided into Books numbered with Roman numerals, each preceded by an epigraph from a Shakespearean sonnet. The narrative is told through a series of first person accounts, personal photos, diary entries in a font resembling handwriting, interviews with her family, movie scripts, and comic panels. It covers her early career from her beginning in show business living with her tattoo artist biker boyfriend, and ends with her career flying high, receiving the Hot D'Or award at Cannes, and wedding pictures from her second marriage. But it doesn't skimp on sordid details. Jameson tells of multiple rapes, drug addictions, an unhappy first marriage, and numerous affairs with men and women.[14][15][16]

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 the A&E Network. 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. [17]

Personal life

With husband Jay Grdina, November 2005

Jameson has stated that she is bisexual, and that she had slept with 100 women and 30 men off-screen in her life.[3] She has stated the best relationship she ever had was her lesbian love affair with porn actress Nikki Tyler, which she documents in her autobiography. They lived together at the start of her porn career and again in 2000.[8][7] Supermodel Josie Maran has claimed to have had sex with her.[18] Famous male boyfriends discussed in her autobiography included Marilyn Manson and Tommy Lee.[1][10][8]

On December 20, 1996, Jameson married porn star Brad Armstrong (real name Rodney Hopkins). They were together only 10 weeks, informally separating in March 1997, though continuing to act together in pornographic films. They legally separated and divorced in March 2001.

In the summer of 1998, Jameson met pornographic studio owner Jay G. Grdina, (born John George Grdina) scion of a wealthy cattle family, who entered adult film production after college. Since 1998, he has been Jameson's only on-screen male sex partner, acting under the name Justin Sterling. They engaged in December of 2000 (before Jameson's divorce from Hopkins) and married June 22, 2003 in a Roman Catholic ceremony. His name, "Jay", was tattooed on her left ring finger. They unsuccessfully tried to have children since mid-2004. Jameson had stated that she would retire from acting in porn movies permanently after having their first child.[4][5][1][2][3] The couple resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a 6,700-square-foot Spanish-style palace, bought for $2 million in 2002.[5]

In August 2006, Star magazine and TMZ.com confirmed with Jameson's publicist that she and Grdina separated, and that Jameson was dating musician Dave Navarro.[19] [20] She is currently dating Tito Ortiz.[21]

Business

Cover of Briana Loves Jenna (2001), first Club Jenna produced film, best selling and best renting title of its year.

Jameson and Grdina formed Club Jenna as an Internet pornography company in 2000. ClubJenna.com was one of the first adult sites to provide more than pictures and videos; it provided explicit diaries, relationship advice, and even stock tips to paid members. The site was profitable in its third week. Club Jenna the company diversified, becoming a multi-media adult entertainment business, first by administering other porn stars' Web sites, then, in 2001, by production of adult films.

In 2005, Club Jenna had estimated revenues of $30 million, with profits of approximately half that.[2] In 2006, Club Jenna administered more than 150 official sites for other adult entertainment industry stars.[22]

Early Club Jenna films starred Jameson herself, limiting herself to on-screen sex with other women or with Grdina, who appeared as Justin Sterling. The first ClubJenna film, Briana Loves Jenna (2001), co-produced with Vivid, cost $280,000 to make, but grossed over $1 million in its first year. It was the best selling and best renting pornographic title of its year, winning twin AVN Awards.[2][23] It was marketed as "Jenna. Her first boy/girl scene in over 2 years." referring to Jameson's abstention from heterosexual on-film intercourse.

In 2004, the Club Jenna films expanded to starring other actresses without Jameson - Krystal Steal, Jesse Capelli, McKenzie Lee, Ashton Moore and Sophia Rossi - as Jameson stepped back from starring roles. The films were distributed and marketed by Vivid Entertainment, the world's largest adult film company. They made up a third of ClubJenna's revenues, but over half of the profits.[2]

Club Jenna was run as a family business, with Grdina's sister, Kris, as Vice President in charge of merchandising.[5][22]

Merchandising capitalized on the star herself, including a line of sex toys licensed to Doc Johnson. There is an "anatomically correct" Jenna Jameson action figure. She stars in her own 3D video game "Virtually Jenna" developed by Thrixxx Technology.[24] Jackson Guitars made a limited series of Rhoads guitars with Jenna's likeness.[25]

Y-Tell, ClubJenna's wireless company, sells Jenna "moan tones" (telephone ringtones), chat services, and games in partnerships with 20 carriers around the world, mostly in Europe and South America.[2]

In August 2005, Jameson 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 2005 she purchased Babes Cabaret, a strip club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The club faces closure under a new Scottsdale ordinance limiting adult-entertainment venues. In a referendum on the ordinance voters struck down the stricter rules, allowing the club to continue to operate as before, but additional legal maneuvering is possible. [26]

On June 22, 2006, Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced the acquisition of Club Jenna Inc., in conjunction with personal service agreements by both Jameson and Grdina. Playboy CEO Christine Hefner said that she expects to rapidly ramp up film production, producing about 30 features in the first year, and will expand the way they are sold, not only as DVDs but through TV channels, video-on-demand services and mobile phones. [27][28]

Mainstream appearances

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Jameson (at right) as an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of Family Guy, "Brian Does Hollywood".

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 WWF, in the late-1990s.

In 2001, Jameson voiced an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of Family Guy entitled "Brian Does Hollywood". She acts in a porn film under Brian Griffin's (the dog's) direction, which wins an award, and at the close of the episode she is kidnapped and taken home by Peter Griffin.

In 2002, she voiced Candy Suxxx in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and provided the appearance and voice for a secret character for the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, under the name "Daisy".[29]

In April 2006, Jameson was the star of a Video Podcast ad for Adidas where she plays a game of Whack A Mole[30]

As of July 2006, Jenna Jameson is the first pornographic actress to have a wax model at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas museum.[31]

Jameson will star in the motion picture, Sin-Jin Smyth, which is due for release in October 2006. Info about her character in the film has been kept classified by the writer and director, Ethan Dettenmaier.

Jameson's branding and licensing is managed by New York City-based Wicked Cow Entertainment.[32]

Partial filmography

Important Pornographic Work

Mainstream Work

Television

  • Mister Sterling (2003, NBC) Role as girlfriend of a political financier on two episodes of the short-lived, but highly acclaimed, prime time show

Awards

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "How a Young Adult Star Turned Porn into Profit and Prominence" "E! True Hollywood Story" - Jenna Jameson, E! Online, visited August 15, 2006. Internet Archive from March 28, 2005: [1].
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The (Porn) Player" by Matthew Miller, Forbes magazine, July 04, 2005
  3. ^ a b c "Jenna Jameson's Forbidden Desires" by Vanessa Grigoriadis, Rolling Stone magazine, August 11, 2004
  4. ^ a b "Jenna Jameson: 'I chose the right profession'" interview with Anderson Cooper on Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN, August 28, 2004
  5. ^ a b c d e "At Home with Jenna Jameson: Off Camera, Cashmere and Crosses" by Dinitia Smith, The New York Times, April 15, 2004
  6. ^ "Jenna Jameson: Ever wonder how she got her name?" Video at Metacafe.com
  7. ^ a b c "Jenna Jameson" AskMen.com Model of the Week feature
  8. ^ a b c "Born 4 Porn: Jenna Jameson" by Amy Benfer, August 3, 2003, Papermag
  9. ^ Randy West biography
  10. ^ a b "Jenna Does Jenna", by Noah Berlatsky, Bridge magazine, 2004
  11. ^ "Jenna the sex goddess", by Peter Keating, January 18, 2001, Salon magazine
  12. ^ "Two girls on Jenna", by Peter Keating, January 17, 2001, Salon magazine
  13. ^ AVNhad.com - The Provocateur: Jenna Makes Directorial Debut:
  14. ^ "Jenna Jameson, best-selling author?" Reuters via MSNBC, October 5, 2004
  15. ^ a b "'How to Make Love Like a Porn Star': Lovers and Other Strangers" New York Times book review by Jane and Michael Stern, September 5, 2004
  16. ^ "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star" by Jenna Jameson Salon.com book review by Charles Taylor, August 25, 2004
  17. ^ CNN Money - "Porn star said to battle publisher" CNN Money, April 13, 2005
  18. ^ Josie Maran celebrity speaker profile at All American Speakers
  19. ^ "Exclusive: Dave and Jenna Dating" by David Caplan, Star Magazine, August 8, 2006
  20. ^ "Confirmed: Dave & Jenna Are a Couple!", by Jeff Davidson, TMZ.com, August 8, 2006
  21. ^ "UFC's Ortiz Still Man Of People" by Anwar S. Richardson , TBO.com, October 9, 2006
  22. ^ a b "Club Jenna, Inc." Hoover's coverage by Joe Bramhall
  23. ^ JustJennaJameson.com bio official fan site biography. Also mirrored on Playboy TV.
  24. ^ Virtually Jenna The Official Video Game of Jenna Jameson
  25. ^ Jenna Jameson King V from Jackson Guitars and Basses
  26. ^ Jameson Fights Moralists Over Arizona Lap Dance Club
  27. ^ "Playboy gets more hardcore with new acquisition", by William Spain, MarketWatch, June 22, 2006
  28. ^ "Playboy Acquires Club Jenna" by Larissa Gates, Adult Video News, June 22, 2006
  29. ^ "Violence in Teen-Rated Video Games" by Kevin Haninger, M. Seamus Ryan, and Kimberly M. Thompson, Medscape General Medicine 6(1), March 12, 2004
  30. ^ "Adidas Podcasts Feature Porn Star", Sporting Goods Business Magazine, April 04, 2006
  31. ^ "Madame Tussauds to Unveil Wax Figure of Jenna Jameson" by Thomas J. Stanton, July 2, 2006, Adult Video News
  32. ^ "Marketers Test The Line Between Porn And P.C." by Kenneth Hein, Brandweek, September 18, 2006
  33. ^ "Hot d'Or 1998 Winners"
  34. ^ "Hot d'Or 1999 Winners"

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