When I come back home I like to recharge. It really is, because what I do for a living is so hectic: the traveling, the filming.
I’m curious to know what kind of life you live outside of the filming world. I think that it’s so cool that you won that award. Personally, I think the award is prestigious. I was in a couple of DVDs and movies with the title of “Thug ‘Whatever,’” but thankfully I’ve been able to move beyond that and also to a larger audience. I never wanted to have my race be put in the forefront of anything. I never wanted to be typecast as a thug or a BBC, the sexy, cute black guy. That is something I really want to move away from. Not so much the thug, but we still have the BBC, unfortunately. When I first started off, of course I was relegated to the old thug boy, the “ebony.” We still have that within the industry. Did you ever have to do a scene that you didn’t want, to deal with a partner that you didn’t want to do it with? You have a perfect voice for mainstream acting as I’m listening to you speak. There is more to bring to the table than just that, I really hope. I really hope that by me opening up this door it shows other companies we are more than a fetish, and we have more to offer than just to be fetishized or looked at as just BBCs or just a play thing, so to speak. It’s gay porn, but it’s still breaking down a barrier. I feel like Halle Berry or Denzel Washington or Sidney Poitier on the stage. You are also the first black person to win this award. I can make money off of it, and it’s something I have a passion for, which is working out. It’s not something that I’ve got to do to really please anyone else. How often do you go to the gym?įive days a week, for two hours consistently, for 13 years now. You do have a great personality, and a great body. I think it’s mostly my body and my personality. I wouldn’t say my penis size played a role in me having longevity. For me, I’m just above average, so I wouldn’t say so. You know, it definitely wasn’t the size of my penis. So I’m a size queen, so I have to ask you this: Do you think it was the size of your penis that originally got you the job and has made you so successful? I don’t think I would’ve been doing it this long if I didn’t take some enjoyment in it at all. This year has been my most successful year, so it took a lot of years for me to finally break through and cross over.ĭo you have fun with it, or is it just a job? I was successful at it, I thought it was interesting and I kept at it all these years. I was a broke college student, and essentially it was easy money. When did you start doing adult films and why? Best actor… I was extremely happy, and I would like to take it further in the future. With a background as lively as I have, it’s going to be difficult, but I really and truly believe that it’s possible for me to cross over. Eventually I’d like to cross over to mainstream acting if I can. It’s something that I’ve really been thinking about this last year. Have you ever thought of going into mainstream acting?Ībsolutely. They consider those awards like The Oscars of the adult film industry. It was really, really surprising and very humbling to me to win that category. How did it feel winning the award? Were you surprised?
We had a conversation regarding his career and his hopes for the future, as well as his desire to support the transgender community. I spoke with DeAngelo and found him unbelievably candid, authentic and kind. This year’s winner for best actor in Icon Male’s “Blended Family” was the strikingly handsome DeAngelo Jackson, who happens to be the first black man ever to win. Coined “The Oscars” of adult films, the GayVN Awards are film awards presented to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry.