Zeb Atlas
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Zeb Atlas is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 male bodybuilder, softcore performer, go-go dancer, personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...

, 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 porn actor.

Biography and career

Raised in Portland, Oregon, Atlas received a university degree in Health Science and Sport in June 1993 from Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

. He began modeling for fitness magazines after being noticed at a bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

 show. From there, Atlas met erotic photographer Ron Lloyd and posed for some photos; this led to the "Body Solo" video series produced by Lloyd's Body Image Productions.

Atlas was named Men magazine
Men (magazine)
Men is an American pornographic magazine, published by Specialty Publications based in Los Angeles and is the largest-selling magazine of that type in the country...

's "Man of the Year" in 2003 (along with Nate Christianson) and 2006.

He filmed his first gay
Gay pornography
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 oral sex
Oral sex
Oral sex is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. Cunnilingus refers to oral sex performed on females while fellatio refer to oral sex performed on males. Anilingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus...

 scene for JakeCruise.com. His role in Falcon Entertainment
Falcon Entertainment
Falcon Entertainment , an United States company based in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography....

's film Best Men garnered Atlas GayVN awards nominations for "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Oral Scene." He won the Grabby Award for "Best Duo" with Adam Killian. In addition, the film Best Men Parts 1 & 2 was nominated for "Best Picture" but lost to Raging Stallion Studios's To The Last Man.

In October 2009, Zeb Atlas made his pop music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 debut, appearing in "Stop For Love" featuring Dave 'Muscles' Jenkins by Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates (singer)
Viola Billups, better known by her stage name Pearly Gates is an American soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations.-Biography:...

 as the singer's love interest. Atlas himself made his debut as a recording with a dance version of Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...

' "Love Hangover
Love Hangover
"Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....

", this time with Pearly Gates as the featured artist. Leaking in mid-January 2011, the video spread on several gay-related blogsites before appearing officially on YouTube.

Filmography

 
  • Body Solo (2002, Body Image Productions)
  • Zeb Atlas Signature Series (2003, Body Image Productions)
  • Zeb Atlas Unzipped (2003, MuscleHunks)
  • The Caretaker (2004, MuscleGods)
  • Bodybuilders' Jam X (2005, JimmyZ Productions)
  • The Many Faces of Zeb (2005, HW Studios)
  • Viva The Desert N' Las Vegas (2005, HW Studios)
  • The Farm Hand (2005, HW Studios)
  • Adventures In South Florida (2005, HW Studios)
  • A God In Paradise (2006, Zeb Atlas Productions)
  • The Hitchhiker (2007, MuscleGods)
  • Mark Meets Zeb: The Texas Two Step (2007, Zeb Atlas Productions, with Mark Dalton
    Mark Dalton (porn star)
    Mark Dalton is an American pornographic actor who has appeared in same-sex adult films and pornographic magazines. His work in same-sex adult films to date has not involved any sexual acts with another man; Dalton has only masturbated on screen.He identifies himself as heterosexual...

    )
 
  • Friends With Benefits (2007 Zeb Atlas Productions, with Devon Michaels and Johnny Castle)
  • Zeb's Vegas Adventure (2007, Zeb Atlas Productions, with Aaron-Mark & Giovanni Volta)
  • Bodybuilders' Jam 23 (JimmyZ Productions)
  • Ocotillo (2008, ManifestMen)
  • Zeb Atlas Serviced (2008, Jake Cruise Media)
  • Best Men Part 1 - The Bachelor Party (2008, Falcon Entertainment)
  • Best Men Part 2 - The Wedding Party (2008, Falcon Entertainment)
  • Interviewing Muscle (2009, Zeb Atlas Productions, with Giovanni Volta)
  • Berlin Erotic Encounters (2009, Zeb Atlas Productions)
  • Sensual Training with Coach (2009, Zeb Atlas Productions, with Hugo)

  • Awards and nominations

    • 2003 Men magazine
      Men (magazine)
      Men is an American pornographic magazine, published by Specialty Publications based in Los Angeles and is the largest-selling magazine of that type in the country...

       "Man of the Year" (tie with Nate Christianson)
    • 2006 Men magazine
      Men (magazine)
      Men is an American pornographic magazine, published by Specialty Publications based in Los Angeles and is the largest-selling magazine of that type in the country...

       "Man of the Year"
    • 2009 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...

      : "Best Supporting Actor" Best Men
    • 2009 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...

      : "Best Oral Scene" (with Matthew Rush), Best Men
    • 2009 Grabby Award: "Best Duo" with Adam Killian "Best Men part 2"

    See also


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