One of the most prominent porn actors, Ferrara has received over 64 adult industry awards, including six AVN Awards as Male Performer of the Year—a record for the honor—and has been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Ferrara was born in the French town of Le Raincy and raised in nearby Gagny. He was born to a Spanish mother and a French father. His father was an electrician, and his mother was a cleaning lady from France. Ferrara's father died when he was 17 years old. He studied to become a physical education teacher.
Net Worth:
Manuel Ferrara net worth and salary: Manuel Ferrara is a $4 million net worth French adult film actor and director. Manuel Ferrara was born in November 1975 in Le Raincy, France. He is the only person to have won the AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year five times. Ferrara has also been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. While in college, he shot his first hardcore scene. Since 2001, Ferrara has amassed over 1,200 acting credits. From 2005 to 2012, he was married to adult actress Dana Vespoli.
Career:
Ferrara shot his first hardcore scene in 1997, while still in college, after responding to an ad in a French pornographic magazine. He then began a professional pornography career, appearing in numerous French and European productions. Because of his passing resemblance to boxer-turned-actor Stéphane Ferrara, he chose the stage name Manuel Ferrara.
Ferrara became Rocco Siffredi's, and he was recommended for a role in John Stagliano's Fashionistas, in which he made his American debut. In 2002, he appeared in Snoop Dogg's blockbuster hit Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp. In 2003, he began directing gonzo pornography for Platinum X Pictures, a Red Light District Video subsidiary. He began directing for Red Light in 2004.
Ferrara began directing for Evil Angel in May 2006, after working for Red Light District for two years. Evilution, his first Evil Angel film, starred Naomi, Melissa Lauren, and featured the return of Nici Sterling. Fucked on Sight, Slutty & Sluttier, Raw, Evil Anal, Battle of the Sluts, Anal Expedition, Teen Cum Squad, Bangin' Black Boxes, Ass Attack, I'm Your Slut, Mindfuck, and New Whores on the Block are among the porn series he has directed.
Ferrara began directing for Evil Angel in May 2006, after working for Red Light District for two years. Evilution, his first Evil Angel film, starred Naomi, Melissa Lauren, and featured the return of Nici Sterling. Fucked on Sight, Slutty & Sluttier, Raw, Evil Anal, Battle of the Sluts, Anal Expedition, Teen Cum Squad, Bangin' Black Boxes, Ass Attack, I'm Your Slut, Mindfuck, and New Whores on the Block are among the porn series he has directed.
On 23 December 2010, Ferrara appeared alongside Riley Steele in an episode of Manswers titled "Airplane Plane Hanger-On" to discuss their careers for the segment "How Can You Become A Porktastic Porn Star".
He became the first actor in history to win AVN's Male Performer of the Year four times on January 22, 2012. On January 18, 2014, he was named AVN's Male Performer of the Year for the fifth time.
Ferrara appeared in approximately 2,200 pornographic videos during his career.
Ferrara appeared in an explicit sex scene for the mainstream film Starlet in 2012, alongside pornographic actress Zoe Voss.
Personal Life:
In January 2005, Ferrara married pornographic actress Dana Vespoli. Seven years later, the couple divorced. They have three sons as a couple. Ferrara and his partner, American pornographic actress and director Kayden Kross, have a daughter. His mother died in March 2021 as a result of COVID-19.
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