Name James Rios Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
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Full Name James Julian Rios Born October 12, 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-10-12 ) Santiago, Chile Other names Jordan Rivers, Julian Andretti, Julian Ruiz Ethnicity Latin American and Lebanese Weight 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb) Similar Jeff Stryker, Colton Ford, Jack Wrangler | ||
Julian Rios (born 12 October 1970 in Santiago, Chile), also known by the stage names Julian, Julian Ruiz, Julian Andretti or Jordan Rivers is a pornographic film actor.
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Early life
Julian grew up in Seattle, Washington. He is the second of six brothers and sisters. Before embarking on his adult industry career, he was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for six years (1988–1994). He is a veteran of the Gulf War. and later became fluent in four languages.
Pornographic career
Julian Rios entered the world of adult films at the age of 25, after serving as a Marine in the Gulf War and working as a personal trainer. Rios' early days in porn were marked by two separate scenes where he received oral sex from a male co-star in bisexual videos produced by Chi Chi LaRue, including Fly Bi Night. Julian performed under the name Jordan Rivers. Shortly afterwards, Rios began concentrating exclusively on heterosexual porn.
He has been under contract to companies such as Vivid, VCA, Jill Kelly Productions, New Sensations, Platinum X and Red Light District.
In the late 1990s, Julian dated and lived with porn actress Stacy Valentine. Their relationship is documented in the film The Girl Next Door. In 2000, he was married to porn actress Jill Kelly. In 2002, he retired from performing to direct and be a partner and Manager of Operations at Jill Kelly Productions with his wife. They stopped having sex with other people, and wanted to start a family.
By 2003, Julian and Kelly had broken up, and he returned to performing and directing pornographic films for other companies.
From its inception in December 2002, Julian served as the host for the cable television program "Spice Hotel," which aired on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings on Spice Live. The show centered on couples who were porn stars. He left in 2005, citing engagements outside pornography, such as real estate, and was replaced by Evan Stone.
Julian married Lanny Barbie in 2005.
In 2006, Julian became a co-owner, along with Derek Dozer, of the pornographic film production company Twisted Pink, and subsequently changed its name to Sudden Impact when taking over the company with Dozer. This was after the founder, Lola, left to join the website Naughty America. Julian had been a contract performer for Twisted Pink while Lola was owner.