Tiger Tyson

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Tiger Tyson
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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)[1]

Tiger Tyson (born 20 May 1977) is an American pornographic film actor, model and film director.[2][3][4] He has starred in many gay porn films 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.[5]

Tyson was born in Brooklyn, and at age 19 debuted in the 1996 film Sweatin' Black, then starred in Tiger's Brooklyn Tails.[6][failed verification] In 2000, he started his own production label, Tiger Tyson Productions, beneath Pitbull Productions, Inc.[7] 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.[8] The same year he received a lifetime achievement award at the Blatino Erotica Awards.[1]

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.[9][5][10][11][12]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Result Category Film/Work
2007 GayVN Award Won Best Ethnic Film The Show, Part 1, and Part 2[13]
Blatino Erotica Awards Won Lifetime Achievement[1] —
2008 GayVN Award Won Best Ethnic Film Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[14]
Nominated Best Actor Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[15]
Nominated Best Non-European Film[16] —
Nominated Best Top[16] —
Nominated Best DVD Extras/Special Edition Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[16]
Nominated Best Picture Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[16]
Nominated Performer of the Year[16] —
Grabby Awards Nominated Best Performers[17] —
Nominated Best DVD Extras Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[17]
CyberSocket Web Awards Nominated Best Porn Star Site Tiger-Tyson.com[18]
XBIZ Awards Nominated GLBT Performer of the Year[19] —
Nominated GLBT Studio of the Year Pitbull Productions[19]
Nominated GLBT Feature Movie of the Year Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[19]
European Gay Porn Awards Won Best Black/Latino Porn Site Tiger-Tyson.com[20]
Nominated Best Top Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine[21]
2011 CyberSocket Web Awards Nominated Best Video Company Pitbull Productions[22]
Nominated Best Porn Blog Tiger Tyson Blog[22]
Nominated Best Black Theme Site Tiger-Tyson.com[22]

Bibliography

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See also

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References

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