François Sagat
Encyclopedia
François Sagat is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 male pornographic actor
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...

 who has appeared in gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

 pornographic movies. He is best known for his rugged looks and scalp tattoo. He has also appeared at times as a fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and starting 2009, he also landed on cinematic roles in films for the general public including Saw VI
Saw VI
Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...

and lead roles in L.A. Zombie
L.A. Zombie
L.A. Zombie is a 2010 queer cinema zombie film. The film is written and directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars gay pornographic actor François Sagat. The film premiered in competition at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010.-Synopsis:...

and Homme au bain.

Beginnings

François Sagat was born in Cognac
Cognac
Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...

, in the south-west of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 to French parents of Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 origins. Sagat moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 at the age of eighteen, hoping to work in the fashion industry. Since childhood, Sagat had been fascinated by fashion and passionate about drawing. After studying fashion for two years in Paris and working briefly as an assistant in various fashion houses, Sagat left the profession. He felt that he had not been given the opportunities he deserved, and has claimed that it actually cost him money to work in the fashion industry, since he was often not paid for his work. He did photographic work for several French companies, but felt he was poorly treated and put his career in front of the camera on hold.

Career in adult films

At the age of twenty-five, François Sagat was contacted by a French pornographic studio called Citébeur
Citébeur
Citébeur is a French gay pornographic film studio specializing in producing ethnic-based gay adult films. Citébeur has been a pioneer in the promotion of films featuring men of color and men of various ethnicities rather than mainstream gay white males.It's name Citébeur means "Beur city" using...

. He accepted their offer and, a few weeks later, performed in his first adult film under the screen name Azzedine. It became an instant success, and Sagat decided to seek a full time job in the porn industry.

After several films with Citébeur, he was invited to move to the USA and, there, shot his first scene for the porn film Arabesque
Arabesque (gay film)
Arabesque is a 2005 gay pornographic film released by Raging Stallion Studios. The film stars Raging Stallion exclusive models Huessein, François Sagat, Manuel Torres, Sarib, Ivan Andros, Joey Milano and J.C....

by Raging Stallion Studios reverting to his birth name François Sagat from the screen name Azzedine used with Citebeur.

He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios for 2005-2006 before becoming an exclusive porn star at Titan Media
Titan Media
Titan Media is a San Francisco-based gay pornographic film company founded by director and cinematographer Bruce Cam in 1995.-Overview:The company grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world...

 doing films for TitanMen series 2007 on. Briefly retiring from the adult industry, he staged his comeback in late 2008 and has recently appeared in the TitanMen video, Full Access, in a scene with fellow porn star Matthew Rush.

As a pornographic actor, he was both top and bottom
Top and bottom in sex and BDSM
In human sexuality, the terms top, bottom, and versatile describe roles during sexual intercourse, particularly among gay and bisexual men. A top is a person who penetrates, a bottom is one who receives penetration, and a versatile engages in both activities...

 and also performed BDSM
BDSM
BDSM 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...

. Although known primarily for his gay movies, he has also appeared in a few bisexual scenes, most notably in the film Gay Arab Club.

In November, 2011, Titan Media announced that François Sagat would return to adult films, this time not only as a performer but as a director and producer. His film "François Sagat's Incubus" will be released in two parts, with part one releasing in December 2011 and part two in March 2012. On his blog, Sagat would recount the making of the film in clips he shot on set.

Career in movies

Ever so popular with the general public with high visibility, he has been very much involved in non-adult film releases as well developing an acting career. In 2007, he appeared alongside other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus' documentary about nudity in culture entitled La nudité toute nue
La nudité toute nue
La Nudité toute nue is a 2007 French documentary film directed by Olivier Nicklaus. It was first broadcast on 18 July 2007 on French television channel Canal+ during a special "all nude" day of programming on the channel presented by Mademoiselle Agnès....

. The documentary was broadcast on Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...

 and other mainstream television channels.

In 2009, he appeared in the role of a male addict in Saw VI
Saw VI
Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...

the sixth installment of the Saw film series directed by Kevin Greutert
Kevin Greutert
-External links:...

.

Based on this success, in 2010 he appeared in another horror movie directed by Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, photographer and underground gay porn director based in Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:...

 in the lead role in L.A. Zombie
L.A. Zombie
L.A. Zombie is a 2010 queer cinema zombie film. The film is written and directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars gay pornographic actor François Sagat. The film premiered in competition at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010.-Synopsis:...

where he plays role of a homeless schizophrenic
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...

 man who thinks he's an alien zombie sent to earth, roaming the streets of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 trying to bring the dead back to life by engaging in homosexual sex.

He also appears in the lead role in Homme au bain (in English Man in Bath) directed by Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma." He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie...

. He plays the role of Emmanuel, a gay hustler living with his lover. After a quarell between the two, Emmanuel is left brokenhearted to fend for himself as Omar makes his way to Manhattan. The film separately follows the two men, discovering how their heartbreak gives way to fresh outlooks and doleful acceptance. Director Christopher Honoré told French gay website Yagg.com that he was interested in Sagat because he "redefines the notion of masculinity".

Both L.A. Zombie and Homme au bain premiered at Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...

 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 in 2010, making François Sagat the only actor with two lead roles featured in two competition entries during the festival. L.A. Zombie was also due to be screened during the Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....

 in Australia but was banned due to a ruling by Australia's Film Classification Board. In their opinion the film would be refused classification.

In popular culture

François Sagat is well known for his distinctive scalp
Scalp
The scalp is the anatomical area bordered by the face anteriorly and the neck to the sides and posteriorly.-Layers:It is usually described as having five layers, which can conveniently be remembered as a mnemonic:...

 tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...

. In a recent interview he explained that his hair began to thin out a few years ago and he felt that his head was too long and disproportional. In order to make his cranium appear more symmetrical, he decided to get a tattoo that gave the illusion of a hairy scalp. He also added perpendicular lines in appreciation of hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 style. He has another, equally distinctive tattoo: a combination of a sickle moon and star reminiscent of flags on some Arab country flags. He explained that he loves Arab men and that the tattoo is his tribute to those people and to the cultures he admires and respects. He has a third tattoo, on his left arm which is his surname in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 letters ΣΑΓΑΤ (read SAGAT). Dildo
Dildo
A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...

s made from an exact molding of Sagat's male sexual organ with realistic veins, cock head and foreskin
Foreskin
In male human anatomy, the foreskin is a generally retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis is not erect...

 were marketed.

Sagat is very much involved in fashion. When German designer Bernhard Willhelm
launched his first ever official collection during Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Paris, France with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation...

, he chose François Sagat for promoting the event and his line of men's wear. This turned into a series François Sagat Classics wear. Selected photographs of Bernhard Willhelm / François Sagat collaboration and inspired by work of Peter Berlin
Peter Berlin
Armin Hagen Freiherr von Hoyningen-Huene is a photographer, artist, filmmaker, clothing designer/sewer, model and gay sex symbol best know by his stage name Peter Berlin. In the early to mid-1970s, Berlin created some of the most recognizable gay male erotic imagery of his time...

 also appeared as calendars. The series was photographed by Lukas Wassmann Sagat has also worked with the French fashion label Fade. Sagat is also known as a gifted erotic drawer and draftsman.

Sagat is also involved in many fashionable photoshoots. American fashion photographer Terry Richardson
Terry Richardson
Terrence "Terry" Richardson is an American fashion photographer.-Early life:Richardson was born in New York City, the son of Bob Richardson, a fashion photographer who struggled with schizophrenia and drug abuse...

 made a short portrait of Sagat. In a military-themed photoshoot, Richardson shows Sagat in various poses wearing the US stars and stripes, or toying with American military accessories and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Don't ask, don't tell
"Don't ask, don't tell" was the official United States policy on homosexuals serving in the military from December 21, 1993 to September 20, 2011. The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while...

" written on his ass.

Sagat also keeps an active blog, where he often explores his creativity in diverse and intimate ways, showing in addition to promotional materials, many of his personal art work, intimate looks into his personal life, video takes on various topics and even personal renditions of favorite lyrics from chosen songs.

Sagat is also very much involved in public awareness campaigns. In 2009, with the initiative of French gay site Yagg.com and "Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé" (INPES), Sagat made an advertisement entitled Je mets une capote et du gel that was first broadcast on the World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...

, and where he appears nude showing a simple way of using condom
Condom
A condom is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases . It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner...

 and lubricant.

In 1 March 2011, a new documentary entitled Sagat: The Documentary
Sagat: The Documentary
Sagat: The Documentary stylized as SAGAT: The Documentary, SAGAT - Uncut or just SAGAT is a 2011 documentary on pornographic actor, gay icon and sex symbol François Sagat about his persona and impact on world culture directed by Pascal Roche and Jérôme M. De Oliveira...

 premiered on the French television channel
Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...

, a joint Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production exploring the Sagat personna and phenomenon on world culture trends.

Personal life

François Sagat is openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

. He was in a relationship with well-known European porn star Francesco D'Macho
Francesco D'Macho
Francesco D'Macho is an Italian pornographic actor who appears in gay pornographic films and magazines. He was a Hot House Entertainment exclusive and is also a freelance graphic designer with a masters in graphic design. He is openly gay and in 2008, with gay adult performer Damien Crosse...

. The two have since separated. In a January 2009 interview, Sagat revealed that he resided in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 for more than six months while shooting scenes for the movie Saw VI
Saw VI
Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...

.

Non-pornographic

Documentaries
  • 2007: La nudité toute nue
    La nudité toute nue
    La Nudité toute nue is a 2007 French documentary film directed by Olivier Nicklaus. It was first broadcast on 18 July 2007 on French television channel Canal+ during a special "all nude" day of programming on the channel presented by Mademoiselle Agnès....

    – as himself (directed by Olivier Nicklaus)
  • 2011: SAGAT: The Documentary
    Sagat: The Documentary
    Sagat: The Documentary stylized as SAGAT: The Documentary, SAGAT - Uncut or just SAGAT is a 2011 documentary on pornographic actor, gay icon and sex symbol François Sagat about his persona and impact on world culture directed by Pascal Roche and Jérôme M. De Oliveira...

     - as himself (directed by Pascal Roche and Jérôme M. De Oliveira, a Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production)


Films
  • 2009: Saw VI
    Saw VI
    Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...

    – as a male addict (directed by Kevin Greutert
    Kevin Greutert
    -External links:...

    )
  • 2010: L.A. Zombie
    L.A. Zombie
    L.A. Zombie is a 2010 queer cinema zombie film. The film is written and directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars gay pornographic actor François Sagat. The film premiered in competition at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010.-Synopsis:...

    – as a homeless schizophrenic (lead role) (directed by Bruce LaBruce
    Bruce LaBruce
    Bruce LaBruce is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, photographer and underground gay porn director based in Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:...

    )
  • 2010: Homme au bain (English title Man at Bath) – as Emmanuel (lead role) (directed by Christophe Honoré
    Christophe Honoré
    Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma." He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie...

    )


Shorts
  • 2009: Plan cul - playing himself (Sagat) (directed by Olivier Nicklaus)


Television series
  • 2010: Multinauts – playing himself (Sagat) (TV series directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford)


Advertisements / Public awareness
  • 2009: Je mets une capote et du gel, a promotional advertisement for Yagg.com It shows François Sagat showing how to use a condom and lubricant for safe sex. It was done by an initiative of the Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé (INPES) (meaning The French National Institute of Prevention and Education for the Health). It was broadacst on World AIDS Day
    World AIDS Day
    World AIDS Day, observed December 1 every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an...

    .

Pornographic

Citébeur
Citébeur
Citébeur is a French gay pornographic film studio specializing in producing ethnic-based gay adult films. Citébeur has been a pioneer in the promotion of films featuring men of color and men of various ethnicities rather than mainstream gay white males.It's name Citébeur means "Beur city" using...

  • 2005: Wesh Cousin 5 – Relax man (featuring the first porn video of François Sagat)
  • 2005: Wesh Cousin 6 – Cho bouillants
  • 2005: Univers Black 1 – Matos de blackoss (at UniversBlack.com associated with Citébeur)
  • 2006: Wesh Cousin 7 – C'est d'la balle


Diapopic
  • 2005: François Sagat : Le DVD
  • 2005: Pompiers mis à nu
  • 2005: Pompiers mis à nu 2


Raging Stallion
  • 2005: Manifesto
  • 2005: Hard As Wood
  • 2005: Knight After Night
  • 2005: Hole Sweet Hole

  • 2006: Bedroom Eyes
  • 2006: Manhattan
  • 2006: Fistpack 7: Twist My Arm
  • 2006: Fistpack 8 : Elbow Room
  • 2006: Centurion Muscle II – Alpha
  • 2006: Escape From San Francisco
  • 2006: Tough As Nails
  • 2006: Arabesque
    Arabesque (gay film)
    Arabesque is a 2005 gay pornographic film released by Raging Stallion Studios. The film stars Raging Stallion exclusive models Huessein, François Sagat, Manuel Torres, Sarib, Ivan Andros, Joey Milano and J.C....

  • 2006: Lebanon (or Collin O'Neal's World of Men: Lebanon)
  • 2006: Humping Iron
  • 2006: Stretch
  • 2006: Apex
  • 2007: Best in Hole
  • 2007: Instinct
  • 2007: Boners
  • 2007: The Best of François Sagat - Volume 1
  • 2007: The Best of François Sagat - Volume 2
  • 2008: The Best of François Sagat - Volume 3
  • 2008: Hairy Boyz 10
  • 2009: Piss Off : Hardcore Fetish Series: Pissing #1
  • 2009: Muscle Studs 2
  • 2009: Fistpack 24: The Best of François Sagat: Fisting
  • 2010: Hairy Boyz 15
  • 2010: Inked Boyz 2


Titan Media
Titan Media
Titan Media is a San Francisco-based gay pornographic film company founded by director and cinematographer Bruce Cam in 1995.-Overview:The company grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world...

  • 2007: Stretch
  • 2007: Folsom Leather
  • 2007: Shacked Up
  • 2007: H2O
  • 2007: SPY Quest 3
  • 2007: Breathless
  • 2007: Folsom Filth
  • 2008: Telescope
  • 2008: Breakers
  • 2008: Fear
  • 2008: Double Standard
  • 2008: Telescope
  • 2008: P.O.V.
  • 2008: Funhouse
  • 2009: OverDrive
  • 2009: Full Access
  • 2010: Search and Rescue
  • 2010: Thrust
  • 2011: Incubus part 1
  • 2012: Incubus part 2


Falcon Studios
Falcon Entertainment
Falcon Entertainment , an United States company based in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography....

  • 2009: Ringside


Overload Releasing
  • 2010: Cock Hungy Dick Pigs!

Awards

Wins:
  • In 2007, he won the award for Best Performer of the Year at the GayVN Awards
    GayVN Awards
    The GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.The award recipients...

  • In 2010, he won the award for Best Hair at TLA Gay Awards 2010


Nominations:
François Sagat has been nominated for many GayVN and Grabby Awards.
  • In 2006, nominated for Best Duo Sex Scene shared with Huessein for Arabesque
    Arabesque (gay film)
    Arabesque is a 2005 gay pornographic film released by Raging Stallion Studios. The film stars Raging Stallion exclusive models Huessein, François Sagat, Manuel Torres, Sarib, Ivan Andros, Joey Milano and J.C....

    (at the Grabby Awards
    Grabby Awards
    Grabby Awards , are presented annually in Chicago to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by Grab Magazine, a free weekly that describes itself as "Chicago's premier LGBT publication." The Grabby Awards and Grab Magazine are owned and operated by Grabbys, LLC....

    )
  • In 2007 al at the Grabby Awards
    • Best Performer
    • Best Bottom
    • Best Solo Sex Scene for Manhattan
    • Best Duo Sex Scene shared with Kyle Lewis for Bedroom Eyes
    • Best Three-Way Sex Scene shared with Collin O'Neal
      Collin O'Neal
      Collin O'Neal , whose real name is Shawn Loftis, is an American gay pornographic actor and director who appears in gay pornographic films and magazines...

       and Jacko for Lebanon
  • In 2008, nominated for Best Threesome shared with Brendan Davies and Rick Van Sant for Folsom Leather at GayVN Awards



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