Tiger Tyson

Tiger Tyson
Tyson in 2005
Born (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977 (age 49)
Brooklyn, New York
OccupationsGay pornographic actor, model and film director
AwardsGayVN Hall of Fame (2008)
Blatino Erotica Awards Lifetime Achievement award (2008)

Tiger Tyson (born 20 May 1977) is an American pornographic film actor, model and film director. He has starred in many gay porn films released by Pittbull Productions under its Thugmart brand, specializing in "homo thug" porn featuring Black and Latino actors. Tyson is considered a highly recognizable figure within this genre.

Tyson was born in Brooklyn, and at age 19 debuted in the 1996 film Sweatin' Black, then starred in Tiger's Brooklyn Tails.[failed verification] In 2000, he started his own production label, Tiger Tyson Productions, beneath Pitbull Productions, Inc. He announced his retirement in 2004, but changed his mind following the success of the film Take 'Em Down.[citation needed] He has also worked as a go-go dancer and escort.[citation needed] In 2007, he endorsed Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. The same year he received a lifetime achievement award at the Blatino Erotica Awards.

In 2010, author James Earl Hardy wrote a play entitled "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star" based on Tyson's life, and presented it at Downtown Urban Arts Festival, where it won Best Short.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Category Film/Work
2007GayVN AwardWonBest Ethnic FilmThe Show, Part 1, and Part 2
Blatino Erotica AwardsWon Lifetime AchievementN/a
2008GayVN AwardWonBest Ethnic FilmTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
NominatedBest ActorTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
NominatedBest Non-European FilmN/a
NominatedBest TopN/a
NominatedBest DVD Extras/Special EditionTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
NominatedBest PictureTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
NominatedPerformer of the YearN/a
Grabby AwardsNominatedBest PerformersN/a
NominatedBest DVD ExtrasTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
CyberSocket Web AwardsNominatedBest Porn Star SiteTiger-Tyson.com
XBIZ AwardsNominatedGLBT Performer of the YearN/a
NominatedGLBT Studio of the YearPitbull Productions
NominatedGLBT Feature Movie of the YearTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
European Gay Porn AwardsWonBest Black/Latino Porn SiteTiger-Tyson.com
NominatedBest TopTiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine
2011CyberSocket Web AwardsNominatedBest Video CompanyPitbull Productions
NominatedBest Porn BlogTiger Tyson Blog
NominatedBest Black Theme SiteTiger-Tyson.com

Bibliography

See also

References

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