Porn Star Round Up: Christian

I’m making an effort to profile (in no particular order) some porn performers whose work is worth checking out.  Here’s the second installment of my porn star round up!

Name: Christian (also billed as Maxx Diesel or Christian XXX)

DOB: May 8th, 1974

What he’s known for: Fans of director Tristan Taormino’s work will probably recognize Christian as that big, awesome bald guy that shows up in her work all the time, consistently delivering intense and entertaining performances in a variety of scenes. Christian started his career working in gay porn under the name Maxx Diesel. He identifies as heterosexual in real life, and now works in straight porn. In DVD interviews and on his blog, he speaks calmly and candidly about several brushes with homophobia in the porn industry, citing instances in which performers and directors have chosen not to work with him because of his supposedly “unhealthy” or “risky” past working in gay porn. Christian’s open, queer-friendly and sex positive attitudes toward the industry and his own career make him one of my favorite people in porn.

What to watch him in: Chemistry Vol. 2 starts with a pretty amazing scene between Christian and Kimberly Kane. Christian appears in many of Tristan Taormino’s other movies, including Chemistry 2 & 3 and several of her Expert Guide DVDs.

Christian’s performances often include an element of intimacy and connection that I personally find lacking in a lot of porn. He genuinely enjoys what he’s doing, and it makes a difference who he’s doing it with.

For a peek behind the scenes of Christian’s career and the porn industry, check out his blog.  Here’s a particularly interesting entry. He chronicles every shoot he goes on, and includes photos as well as tons of banal little details about the day to day workings of the industry. It’s an alternately boring and fascinating read.

In conclusion: Several of us Kitten staffers refer to Christian as our “porn boyfriend.” He manages to convey intimacy, sincerity and a genuinely sex positive attitude in his performances. He demonstrates professional and personal respect for his female colleagues on and off screen, and he makes fabulously intense, serious sex faces. He plays World of Warcraft and used to coach basketball.  Adorkable!  Two enthusiastic thumbs up for Christian.  Check him out asap.