Tyler Knight
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Tyler Knight is a pornographic actor
, blog
ger and novelist. His blog is located at TylerKnight.com.
booked him for a magazine layout in the Australian woman’s magazine, Woman’s Forum. A few years later, he entered the adult film industry with a focus on women and couples friendly content, winning him the 2009 Good For Her Feminist Porn Award, Heartthrob of the Year.
He has worked as a spokes-model for Playgirl
, appearing on 20/20, appearing at conventions and has been featured in the magazine twice. He has a signature sex-toy line with California Exotic Novelties.
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forum about his life as an adult film star. This caught the attention of Tucker Max
who created a writing critique thread for Tyler on the now-defunct Rudius Media forum. Tyler's writing style has been described as dirty realism
. The stories are told in first-person present tense and usually start in medias res
. The backdrop for most of the stories is Los Angeles' Porn Valley and the characters that operate within and on the fringes of the porn industry.
Tyler’s work has been published in several print and online literary magazines including Thieves Jargon, Ignavia Press, Thirst for Fire, Sex and Murder, and Ronin Press. He also writes a monthly column for a woman’s magazine, For The Girls. In November 2009, he joined the SubtleDig network of bloggers. He recently completed his first novel.
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
, blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger and novelist. His blog is located at TylerKnight.com.
Pornographic Film Career
Tyler’s first venture into adult entertainment occurred when a modeling agencyModeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
booked him for a magazine layout in the Australian woman’s magazine, Woman’s Forum. A few years later, he entered the adult film industry with a focus on women and couples friendly content, winning him the 2009 Good For Her Feminist Porn Award, Heartthrob of the Year.
He has worked as a spokes-model for Playgirl
Playgirl
Playgirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...
, appearing on 20/20, appearing at conventions and has been featured in the magazine twice. He has a signature sex-toy line with California Exotic Novelties.
Non-Pornographic Appearances
In addition to his pornographic film appearances, Tyler appeared in season one and two of the Showtime series, Zane's Sex ChroniclesZane's Sex Chronicles
Zane's Sex Chronicles was an American television program feature series. Based on the urban erotica novels written by Zane, the series follows the friendships and relationship of five female friends who enjoy the steamy stories of erotic writer Zane...
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Writing career
Tyler's foray into writing began when he fielded questions on a mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
forum about his life as an adult film star. This caught the attention of Tucker Max
Tucker Max
Tucker Max is an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drunken and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com, which has received millions of visitors since Max launched it for a bet in 2002, making him an Internet celebrity.Max's book I Hope They...
who created a writing critique thread for Tyler on the now-defunct Rudius Media forum. Tyler's writing style has been described as dirty realism
Dirty realism
Dirty Realism is a North American literary movement born in the 1970s-80s in which the narrative is stripped down to its fundamental features.This movement is a derivative of minimalism. As minimalism, dirty realism is characterized by an economy with words and a focus on surface description...
. The stories are told in first-person present tense and usually start in medias res
In medias res
In medias res or medias in res is a Latin phrase denoting the literary and artistic narrative technique wherein the relation of a story begins either at the mid-point or at the conclusion, rather than at the beginning In medias res or medias in res (into the middle of things) is a Latin phrase...
. The backdrop for most of the stories is Los Angeles' Porn Valley and the characters that operate within and on the fringes of the porn industry.
Tyler’s work has been published in several print and online literary magazines including Thieves Jargon, Ignavia Press, Thirst for Fire, Sex and Murder, and Ronin Press. He also writes a monthly column for a woman’s magazine, For The Girls. In November 2009, he joined the SubtleDig network of bloggers. He recently completed his first novel.
Awards
- 2004 AVN Award Nominee - Best Male Newcomer
- 2005 AVN Award winner – Best Group Sex Scene in a Video
- 2006 AVN Award Nominee - Best Group Sex Scene in a Video
- 2007 AVN Award Nominee - Best Oral Sex Scene
- 2007 AVN Award Nominee - Best Group Sex Scene
- 2007 AVN Award Nominee - Best Couples Sex Scene
- 2008 AVN Award winner – Best Anal Sex Scene, Film – The Craving (with Chelsea Rae)
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Group Sex Scene – Icon
- 2009 AVN Award Nominee - Best Performance in a Non Sex Role
- 2009 AVN Award Nominee - Best Actor
- 2009 Good For Her Feminist Porn Award Winner - Heartthrob of the Year
- 2010 AVN Award Nominee - Best Group Sex Scene
- 2010 AVN Award Nominee - Best Supporting Actor
- 2010 Urban X Awards Nominee - Best Three-way Sex Scene
- 2010 Urban X Awards Nominee - Best Couples Sex Scene
- 2011 AVN Award Nominee - Best Supporting Actor
- 2011 TLA Raw Awards Nominee - Male Performer of the Year
- 2011 Urban X Awards Nominee - Male Performer of the Year