Ethnicity Caucasian Name Chad Knight No. of adult films 85 | Weight 165 Height 5'8" Role Pornography actor | |
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Born October 24, 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-10-24 ) Sacramento, California | ||
Chad Knight (born October 24, 1970, in Sacramento, California) is an American actor in gay pornography. He was a popular and prolific porn actor throughout the 1990s. Between 1991 and 2004, he starred in 85 original films. About half of these films were produced in the first two years of his career. He predominately starred in gay films, and performed in several bisexual productions. Chad Knight considered himself a versatile bisexual performer who preferred to top, but was best known for his work as a bottom.
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Chad Knight entered the gay porn industry at the age of 21, the same year he married. He had befriended Jason Hunter, a "straight" gay porn star, who acknowledged he'd been doing gay features and introduced the idea to Chad Knight. His friend showed a photo to a Falcon Studio director, who quickly sought him out. Up until that time he had a variety of jobs ranging from construction to landscaping, which he enjoyed the most. He chose his own stage name. "Knight", for his interest in medieval folklore and "Chad" because it was a good California name.
His first filming experience was Falcon's 1991 Compulsion: He's Gotta Have It! He claims this was his first gay sexual encounter with co-star Scott Hogan. He did 17 pictures that year and his first bisexual film, "Big Switch 3: Bachelor Party." In 1992, he completed an additional 20 films while working for a variety of studios including Catalina, Falcon, All Worlds, HIS Video, Vivid and Huge Video.
He was largely absent on the scene in 1993, but returned in 1994, making 10 films. Over the next three years, Knight withdrew from the adult film industry. In 1995, he abandoned bisexual films because of the strains it put on his marriage. In 1996, he did six films, including a bondage film, Trained to Obey by Grapik Arts Productions. In 1997, he did five films.
By mid-1998, he resumed a more private life. He cited growing concern for his daughters and general fatigue of the industry. He wanted a more stable life away from the strip and dance club scenes. However, in 2002, he made a comeback, performing in six films for All Worlds. He made a few more films in 2003. In 2004, he did a major release for Falcon, Longshot, and then retired again. His name continues to be affiliated with a multitude of subsequent video compilation productions.
Personal life
In high school, he described himself as shy and part of the "nerd" social group. He belonged to the chess and computer clubs in school. Though he wasn't interested in school sports, he played in the neighborhood baseball team for eight years and ran track for two years in junior high. In high school, he got more into book learning. He recalled early introduction into the porn world, as his father having a lot of porn products while growing up. He and his brother would sneak into their father's stash of films and magazines in the middle of the night. Others have described him as reserved, pleasant and intelligent.
While in 9th grade and 16 years old, he befriended his future wife, who was 21 years old. They became best friends, which developed into a romance, and led to marriage in 1991. He married into a family with two toddler step-daughters. Knight said his wife "had a bit of a problem" watching him have sex with men, but was agreeable to it, as it paid well. His wife had to agree to everything before he would do a film. Her greatest concern rested with the handful of bisexual films he did, often requiring him to only engage in gay sex in such films. His work led him to travel a lot for club circuit appearances, separating him from his family. He preferred to engage dancing stage shows and in modeling.
Awards
1995 Gay Erotic Video Awards
Best Actor for The Other Side of Aspen III & IV (Falcon)
Best Erotic Scene for Bad Moon Rising (All Worlds Video)
Best Oral Scene for Bad Moon Rising (All Worlds Video)
Best Three-Way for Bad Moon Rising (All Worlds Video)
1996 Grabby Awards
Best Actor for Bad Moon Rising (All Worlds Video) and The Other Side of Aspen III & IV (Falcon)
1996 Probe Men in Video Awards
Best Bushwhacking