ClubJenna
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ClubJenna, Inc. is a multi-media adult entertainment
company based in Scottsdale, Arizona
. It was founded in 2000 by adult film actress
Jenna Jameson
, and Jay Grdina
, who performed as an adult film actor under the name Justin Sterling and today is president of ClubJenna, Inc. Initially a single website, the business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing pornographic films in 2001. The first such film, Briana Loves Jenna
(with Briana Banks
), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards
as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. Its assets include a film production business, a network of pay web sites
, as well as a subscription-based cable television
channel. By 2005 Club Jenna had revenues of US$
30 million with profits estimated at half that. In 2006 it was described by Reuters
as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry
.
The studio is currently home to contract performers Lela Star
and Roxy Jezel
. Krystal Steal
was the first performer to secure a contract with the company in October 2003. On May 2, 2007, it was formally announced that the company had decided not to renew the contracts of four of their premier performers; Ashton Moore
, McKenzie Lee
, Sophia Rossi
, and Chanel St. James. Jesse Capelli
and Brea Bennett
left the company shortly thereafter.
On June 22, 2006, Playboy Enterprises
announced the acquisition of the company. Playboy TV
hosts the Jenna's American Sex Star
reality show
where aspiring porn stars compete for a Club Jenna contract. Winners of the contracts for the first two years were Brea Bennett
and Roxy Jezel
.
In Tucson, Arizona and surrounding areas, the standard definition (not Hi-Definition) feed of the Comcast cable broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII was interrupted in 2009 by an unknown party, when 30 seconds from "Shorteez" was broadcast to homes instead. Comcast offered a $10 credit for customers who claimed to have seen the incident.
Sex industry
The sex industry consists of businesses which either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment...
company based in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
. It was founded in 2000 by adult film actress
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
, and Jay Grdina
Jay Grdina
John G "Jay" Grdina is an American businessman, pornographic actor, director and CEO of . His family originates from Croatia. He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling.-Early life:...
, who performed as an adult film actor under the name Justin Sterling and today is president of ClubJenna, Inc. Initially a single website, the business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing pornographic films in 2001. The first such film, Briana Loves Jenna
Briana Loves Jenna
Briana Loves Jenna is a 2001 pornographic film starring Briana Banks and Jenna Jameson, written and directed by Jay Grdina under the stage name Justin Sterling.-History:...
(with Briana Banks
Briana Banks
Briana Banks is a German-American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Briana Bany was born in Munich, Bavaria to a German father and an Italian-American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four years old, and to the Los Angeles, California, United States suburb of Simi Valley when...
), was named at the 2003 AVN Awards
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002. Its assets include a film production business, a network of pay web sites
Paysite
A paysite, in pornography jargon, is a website that charges money to become a member and view its content, and often produces original adult content. They can be contrasted with "free-sites", which do not charge a membership fee. Most paysites offer "free tours" which allow non-members to view a...
, as well as a subscription-based cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
channel. By 2005 Club Jenna had revenues of US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
30 million with profits estimated at half that. In 2006 it was described by Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry
Pornography in the United States
In the United States, there have been several notable court decisions relating to the definition of pornography and obscenity, personal possession, and its relation to prostitution. The total market value of pornography in the U.S. is estimated between $2-$13 billion per year...
.
The studio is currently home to contract performers Lela Star
Lela Star
Lela Star is a Cuban American pornographic actress who has performed in over 300 scenes.-Biography:Star debuted in the Hustler-produced Barely Legal 18th Birthday after being discovered by agent, Jim South....
and Roxy Jezel
Roxy Jezel
__notoc__Roxy Jezel is a British pornographic actress.-Biography:Jezel, whose father is Thai and mother is English, lived in East London. In an interview, she described where she lived as a "kind of ghetto". She has a BA in Philosophy with a specialization in ethics.In 2005 she won the XRCO Award...
. Krystal Steal
Krystal Steal
Krystal Steal is the stage name of an American pornographic actress. Before her film career, Steal started working as a stripper by using a fake ID when she was seventeen years old. Steal made her film debut in 2001...
was the first performer to secure a contract with the company in October 2003. On May 2, 2007, it was formally announced that the company had decided not to renew the contracts of four of their premier performers; Ashton Moore
Ashton Moore
Ashton Moore is an American pornographic actress.Moore grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and worked as a waitress at a strip bar at the age of 17. She was a contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions and refrained from working with men for three years...
, McKenzie Lee
McKenzie Lee
McKenzie Lee is the stage name of a pornographic actress.Lee has stated that her mother was "always very sexually open" and "a nymphomaniac"...
, Sophia Rossi
Sophia Rossi
Sophia Rossi is an American pornographic actress, model and dancer.She appeared in the October 2005 edition of Penthouse and was the "Hustler Honey" in the December 2005 edition of Hustler....
, and Chanel St. James. Jesse Capelli
Jesse Capelli
Jesse Capelli is a Canadian adult model and a pornographic actress.She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and described herself as a "real tomboy" when younger. In April 2004 she was the Penthouse Pet of the Month...
and Brea Bennett
Brea Bennett
Brea Bennett , is an American pornographic actress.Bennett grew up in Arizona. She grew up wanting to be a singer, initially studying opera; but she has since expanded her repertoire...
left the company shortly thereafter.
On June 22, 2006, Playboy Enterprises
Playboy Enterprises
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Marston Hefner to manage the Playboy magazine empire. Its programming and content are available worldwide on television networks, Websites, mobile platforms and radio...
announced the acquisition of the company. Playboy TV
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
hosts the Jenna's American Sex Star
Jenna's American Sex Star
Jenna's American Sex Star is an adult pay-per-view reality television series hosted by Jenna Jameson on Playboy TV.In each episode, four contestants compete in a series of sexual performances for the judges and viewers then vote for their favorite performer on Playboy.com...
reality show
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
where aspiring porn stars compete for a Club Jenna contract. Winners of the contracts for the first two years were Brea Bennett
Brea Bennett
Brea Bennett , is an American pornographic actress.Bennett grew up in Arizona. She grew up wanting to be a singer, initially studying opera; but she has since expanded her repertoire...
and Roxy Jezel
Roxy Jezel
__notoc__Roxy Jezel is a British pornographic actress.-Biography:Jezel, whose father is Thai and mother is English, lived in East London. In an interview, she described where she lived as a "kind of ghetto". She has a BA in Philosophy with a specialization in ethics.In 2005 she won the XRCO Award...
.
In Tucson, Arizona and surrounding areas, the standard definition (not Hi-Definition) feed of the Comcast cable broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII was interrupted in 2009 by an unknown party, when 30 seconds from "Shorteez" was broadcast to homes instead. Comcast offered a $10 credit for customers who claimed to have seen the incident.
Film library
- 2002
- Briana Loves Jenna (d: Justin Sterling)
- 2003
- I Dream of Jenna (d: Justin Sterling)
- Jenna Loves Kobe (d: Justin Sterling)
- 2004
- Bella Loves Jenna (d: Justin Sterling)
- The Masseuse (d: Paul ThomasPaul Thomas (actor)Philip Toubus , better known as Paul Thomas, is an American pornographic actor and director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame...
, co-production with Vivid EntertainmentVivid EntertainmentVivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....
) - Krystal Method (d: Justin Sterling)
- 2005
- Steal Runway (d: Jim EnrightJim Enright-Awards:*1994 AVN Award – Best Director – Haunted Nights*2000 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee-References:...
) - Raw Desire (d: Laurent SkyLaurent Sky-Awards:*2004 AVN Award winner – Best Director - Fetish: The Dream Scape*2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Director - Raw Desire*2007 AVN Award nominee – Best Director - Porno Revolution...
) - Jenna Loves Pain (d: Ernest Greene)
- Steal Runway (d: Jim Enright
- 2006
- Porno Revolution (d: Laurent Sky)
- Nikita's Extreme Idols (d: Laurent Sky)
- McKenzie Made (d: Red EzraRed EzraDavid Lockard, aka Red Ezra, is an American pornographic director, producer, editor, writer and photographer. He has directed over 30 adult videos since 2000, for companies such as Club Jenna, Vivid Entertainment, Wicked Pictures, Metro and New Sensations. He runs the film production company, Red...
) - Krystal Therapy (d: Barry Woods)
- Sophia Syndrome (d: Laurent Sky)
- Deep in Style (d: Laurent Sky)
- McKenzie Illustrated (d: Jamie Shamrock)
- Insexts (d: Philip Mond)
- Jenna's Provocateur (d: Jenna Jameson)
- Brea's Crowning Glory (d: Laurent Sky)
- Chanel No. 1 (d: Laurent Sky)
- Ashton Asylum (d: Laurent Sky)
- Jesse Factor (d: Laurent Sky)
- Filthy's First Taste (d: Cezar Capone)
- MILF School (d: Cezar Capone)
- Altered Minds (d: DCypher)
- Jenna Loves Justin (d: Justin Sterling)
- McKenzie Loves Pain (d: Ernest Greene)
- 2007
- Filthy's First Taste: Second Edition (d: Cezar Capone)
- MILF School 2 (d: Cezar Capone)
- Killer Desire (d: DCypher)
- Club Jenna's Casting Couch Part 1 (d: Dic Tracy)
- Rockin' Roxy (d: Laurent Sky)
- Filthy's Monster Cocks (d: Cezar Capone)
- Filthy's First Taste 3 (d: Cezar Capone)
- Sophia Revealed (d: Cezar Capone)
- Chatte Magnifique (d: Bill Fisher)
- Brea's Prowl (d: Bill Fisher)
- Janine Loves Jenna (d: Justin Sterling)
- Jesse Loves Pain (d: Ernest Greene)
- Chanel Illustrated (d: Jim Enright)
- Bangin Brea (d: Laurent Sky)
- Confessions Of The Heart (d: DCypher)
- La Femme Chanel (d: Bill Fisher)
- I Dream Of Jenna # 2 (d: Justin Sterling)
- Beloved Chanel (d: DCypher)
- Rossi's Revenge (d: Bill Fisher)
- Brea Unfaithful (d: Laurent Sky)
- Sophia's Private Lies (d: DCypher)
- Lela Undone (d: DCypher)
- Erotic Aftershock (d: DCypher)
- 2008
- Jenna Loves Diamonds (d: Michael Zen)
- Filthy's First Taste 7 (d: Cezar Capone)
- Dylan's Ultimate Fantasy (d: Cezar Capone)
- Pinup Perversions With Lela Star (d: Laurent Sky)
- Sophia Royale (d: Laurent Sky)
- Chanel # 2 (d: Laurent Sky)
- Roxy Jezel: Shagaholic (d: DCypher)
- Brea's Mirror Image (d: DCypher)
- Roxy's Wet Dreams (d: Laurent Sky)
- Pinup Perversions With Roxy Jezel (d: Laurent Sky)
- High Definition (d: Bill Fisher)
- Cock Grinder: Brea Bennett (d: Laurent Sky)
- Served Raw (d: Laurent Sky)
- Burn (d: Paul Thomas)
- Possessed & Undressed (d: DCypher)
- Brea's Private Lies # 2 (d: DCypher)
- Milk Jugs (d: Laurent Sky)
- Ass On Tap (d: Brett Andrews)
- Sophia Illustrated (d: Jim Enright)
- Pinup Perversions With Krystal Steal (d: Laurent Sky)
- Flesh Agenda (d: Laurent Sky)
Awards
- 2003 AVN Award - 'Top Selling Release of the Year' for Brianna Loves Jenna
- 2003 AVN Award - 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for Brianna Loves Jenna
- 2005 AVN Award - 'Best Video Feature' for Bella Loves Jenna
- 2006 AVN Award - 'Best Specialty Release - BDSMBDSMBDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
' for Jenna Loves Pain - 2008 AVN Award - 'Best Pro-Am Series' for Filthy's First Taste