Armond Rizzo
Born (1990-07-19) July 19, 1990
Aurora, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJoey Rodriguez
Occupations
  • Pornographic actor
  • model
Years active2013–present
Height4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)[1]

Armond Rizzo (born July 19, 1990), previously Joey Rodriguez, is an American pornographic actor. Over the course of his career, he has won several awards, including two GayVN Awards and one Grabby Award, and was one of the most searched-for gay porn stars on Pornhub in the late 2010s.

Early life

Rizzo was born on July 19, 1990, in Aurora, Illinois, to Mexican parents. Growing up, he practiced aikido for five years, while participating in theater at his high school.[2] During his youth, he also attended modeling school.[3] After graduating from high school, Rizzo enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served on USS George H.W. Bush for four years.[2][4] After leaving the military, he attended culinary school, but eventually dropped out.[5]

Career

Rizzo originally had hopes of being an actor, but worried he would not be tall enough to get roles. He decided to start performing in porn after meeting former pornographic actor Shane Frost through gay social networking and online dating application Jack'd.[2][3] In 2013, he appeared in his first pornographic scene with studio Randy Blue, for which he only shot one scene. Though he planned on quitting after the scene, he came into contact with fellow porn actor Bruno Bond, who encouraged him to apply for Raging Stallion. After applying, he appeared in a scene with Landon Conrad for the studio,[3] which was followed by scenes with Falcon Studios and Breeditraw.com. His earliest scenes involving bareback sex were performed under the name Joey Rodriguez, while those performed using a condom were made under the name Armond Rizzo.[4] In 2017, he was nominated for a GayVN Award for Best Ethnic Scene, but turned down the nomination.[6] Also in 2017, he was the third most searched-for gay pornographic actor on Pornhub.[7]

In 2019, Rizzo appeared in the pornographic film Big Black Daddy with Max Konnor for Noir Male, for which he won the GayVN Award for Best Duo Sex Scene (making Rizzo and Konnor the first actors of color to win the award) and earned a nomination for the Grabby Award for Best Duo.[8] That same year, he won the Grabby Award for Hottest Bottom.[9] In 2018, Rizzo was the second most searched-for gay porn actor on Pornhub, becoming the third-most searched in 2019.[1][10] After being asked to work with studio BlacksOnBoys in January 2020, Rizzo declined, later revealing via Twitter that the studio paid performers who bottomed significantly less than performers who topped, and that the studio originally offered him between $400 and $500.[11][12] The instance led to Rizzo demanding equal pay for tops and bottoms in the industry.[13]

As of 2019, Rizzo has never been exclusive to any single agency.[1]

Public image

Rizzo has been renowned for his consistent appearances as a bottom in his pornographic films. Adult Video News called Rizzo "the best bottom in the business" in 2019.[2] Pedestrian TV referred to Rizzo as "one of the most renowned bottoms in the land".[14] CromosomaX included him on their list of the 10 pornstars with the best ass.[15]

Awards

List of awards and nominations, with award, year, category, nominated work, result, and reference shown
Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Cybersocket Web Awards 2016 Best Porn Star Himself Nominated [16]
2018 Nominated [17]
GayVN Awards 2019 Best Duo Sex Scene Big Black Daddy Won [18][19]
Performer of the Year Himself Nominated
2020 Best Fetish Scene In Dyer Need Nominated [20][21]
Favorite Bottom Himself Nominated
Social Media Star Won
2021 Best Three-Way Sex Scene When the Wife's Away Nominated [22]
2022 Best Duo Sex Scene Sous Le Chef Nominated [23]
Grabby Awards
2016 Hottest Bottom Himself Nominated [24]
2017 Best Supporting Actor Football 2 Nominated [25]
2019 Best Duo Big Black Daddy Nominated [26][9]
Hottest Bottom Himself Won
2020 Nominated [27]
2021 Nominated [28]
Pornhub Awards 2018 Most Popular Gay Performer Nominated [29]
2019 Nominated [30]
2020 Nominated [31]
Prowler Awards 2016 Best International Porn Star Nominated [32]
2017 Nominated [33]
2018 Nominated [34]
2020 Nominated [35]
Str8UpGayPorn Awards 2017 Favorite Gay Porn Star Himself Nominated [36]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rodriguez, Mathew (January 23, 2019). "What Happens When You Win at the "Oscars of Gay Porn"". Out. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jansen, Brady (January 17, 2020). "In Living Color: Interview With Armond Rizzo AVN". AVN. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Witchka, Keith (March 5, 2015). "Armond Rizzo Intimate Interview with Keith Witchka". JRL Charts. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Franklin, James (February 1, 2019). "Porn Star Interview: Armond Rizzo". DNA. DNA Publications. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Armond Rizzo: Exclusive Gay Porn Star Interview". Queer Me Now. May 4, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ Street, Mikelle (January 20, 2018). "Gay Porn Stars Clash Over The Term "Big Black C*ck": Is It Ever Acceptable To Say?". Logo News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2017 Year in Review". Pornhub Insights. January 9, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Street, Mikelle (December 19, 2019). "Max Konnor Just Launched an Agency for Porn Performers of Color". Out. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Street, Mikelle (May 26, 2019). "This Is Who Won at the "Golden Globes of Gay Porn" for 2019". Out. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ Stott, Rob (December 12, 2018). "Pornhub Has Released Its Year In Review, And Wow, You're All Horny For Fortnite". Junkee. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Milton, Josh (January 28, 2020). "Justice for bottoms! Adult film star Armond Rizzo drags porn studio for paying tops more than bottoms". PinkNews. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ Song, Sandra (January 31, 2020). "Gay Porn Star Demands Bottoms Get Paid Equal to Tops". Paper. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Bottoms Earn Less Money Than Tops?". Instinct. January 28, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ Hanson, Louis (January 30, 2020). "Gay Porn Star Slams Film Studio For Paying Bottoms A Hole Lot Less Than Tops". Pedestrian TV. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Los 10 actores porno gay con mejor culo". CromosomaX (in Spanish). Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Cybersocket Web Awards 2016 Nominations: Vote For Your Favorite Gay Porn Stars and Studios Now". Queer Me Now. September 28, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cybersocket Web Awards 2018 Nominations Are Live". Queer Me Now. October 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. ↑ Blocks, Iris (December 3, 2018). "Nominees Announced for 2019 GayVN Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2019 GayVN Awards Winners Announced AVN". AVN. January 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "GayVN Awards are going digital for 2021". Means Happy. September 1, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ Holmes, Dave (February 14, 2020). "Inside My Journey Writing Jokes for the 2020 GayVN Porn Awards". Esquire. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2021 GayVN Awards Nominees Announced". AVN. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  23. ↑ "2022 GayVN Award Nominees Announced AVN". AVN. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  24. ↑ "2016 Nominations". Grabby Awards. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  25. ↑ "2017 Nominations". Grabby Awards. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  26. ↑ "2019 Nominations". Grabby Awards. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  27. ↑ Street, Mikelle (March 19, 2020). "The Golden Globes of Gay Porn Will Be Livestreamed". Out. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  28. ↑ "2021 Grabby Award nominees announced". BananaGuide. April 12, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  29. ↑ Startup, Webcam. "Pornhub Announces Nominees For 2018 Pornhub Awards". Webcam Startup. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  30. ↑ Warren, Peter (12 October 2019). "Winners Announced at the 2nd Pornhub Awards". AVN. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  31. ↑ "All the LGBTQ+ Winners From Pornhub's 2020 Awards". Out. December 16, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  32. ↑ "2016 Prowler Awards". Prowler Awards. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  33. ↑ "2017 Prowler Awards". Prowler Awards. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Here's who came TOP in the European Gay Porn Awards". The Gay UK. May 21, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Prowler Awards 2020 Nominations". Prowler Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Here Are The Nominees For The First-Ever Str8UpGayPorn Awards". Str8UpGayPorn. April 11, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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