Lexington Steele

Clifton Todd Britt<ref name=dailyorange>Template:Cite web</ref> (born November 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Lexington Steele, is an American pornographic actor, director, producer, and former stockbroker. He is the owner of the adult production companies Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc.

In 2003, Steele became the first actor to receive the AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year three times. He has been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Steele has also made several mainstream appearances, including the film Crank: High Voltage (2009) and episodes of Weeds and Nip/Tuck.

Early life

Steele was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey.<ref name=2015AVNWallstreet>Template:Cite web</ref> After graduating from Morristown High School, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After two years, he transferred to Syracuse University in New York. In 1993, Steele graduated from Syracuse's College of Arts and Sciences with Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and African American studies.<ref name=dailyorange/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Steele started out in finance as a stockbroker trainee at a brokerage firm. After earning his Series 7 trading license, he transitioned to working for Oppenheimer Financial at the World Trade Center.<ref name=2015AVNWallstreet/> Steele believes he would've been a victim of the September 11 attacks had he continued working as a stockbroker.<ref name="advocate">Template:Cite news</ref>

In a 2015 interview in AVN magazine, Steele commented about his transition into the adult industry, "Once I was licensed, it opened the door to a whole new recreational side of the industry. The guy who trained me invited me to a party in a hotel suite, and it ended up being a sex party like the ones in [the film] The Wolf of Wall Street. It wasn't long before a bigger director from Los Angeles gave me a job and suggested I attend the annual porn industry convention in Las Vegas" and with regard to his decision to switch careers and industries and in consideration for how lucrative securities trading can be, Steele stated, "I tell them it's not like I was already a master of the universe. I was working 12 to 14 hours six days a week. I made six figures, but my quality of life wasn't commensurate".<ref name=2015AVNWallstreet/>

Steele has said that his stage name came about back during the days when he worked as a stockbroker when he took the subway to visit a client (at that time, he had already decided to move in the adult film industry and use the last name Steele), who was located in Midtown Manhattan and, Steele said, "I got off the subway at Madison [Avenue], [...] on the corner of Madison and Lexington Avenues" [sic], where he was struck by the sound of Lexington as a first name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue do not intersect, but run parallel their entire courses with Park Avenue between them.</ref> Steele moved to Los Angeles and joined the industry full-time, initially shooting mainly for companies such as West Coast Productions and director Spunky, before appearing on videotapes produced by Anabolic and Diabolic.<ref name=IAFD/> At the beginning of 2008, he joined Red Light District Video for a brief period.<ref name=IAFD/> He appeared in about 1,300 videos in his pornographic career.<ref name=IAFD/> He is known for his highly productive ejaculation capability and is popular on set.

Directing

Steele directs and performs exclusively for his own production company, Mercenary Motion Pictures (Headquarters in Encino, California), which he founded in 2009 and serves as chairman and CEO since 2009, with the company reporting annual net profits of $2.6 million in 2011.<ref name=auc>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2013, he joined the Evil Angel roster of directors.<ref name=avnapr>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Mainstream appearances

Steele has worked as a model on the side and acted in minor TV roles.<ref name=IMDB>Template:IMDb name</ref> He appeared in two episodes of Showtime's Weeds in 2003 (3x07 "He taught me how to drive by" and 3x08 "The two Mrs. Scottsons") playing himself at a movie shoot filming a scene with Jessica Jaymes and Kirsten Price.<ref name=IMDB/> He appeared in the 2009 feature film Crank: High Voltage and also appeared in an episode of the FX series Nip/Tuck (5x05 "Chaz Darling") as a male escort at a party.<ref name=IMDB/>

Personal life

Steele and Blue in 2006

Steele dated for several years and was at one point engaged to adult film actress and director Vanessa Blue.<ref name="Blue">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The two appeared together on Playboy TV and in several movies. On June 20, 2006, Blue announced that she would be leaving Steele's production company Mercenary Pictures.<ref name="Blue"/> In 2008, Steele and Blue filed federal lawsuits against each other over the ownership of numerous videos that were released under Mercenary.<ref name="Suit"/> The suit was ultimately settled in March 2009 after the two met with an alternative dispute resolution jurist.<ref name="Suit">Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2016, Steele and French Canadian actress Savana Styles launched Mercenary Enterprises, a division of Mercenary Pictures focusing on fetish-themed productions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In a 2017 interview with AVN, Steele revealed he had been married to Styles for a year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Steele underwent hip replacement surgery.<ref name="GoFundMe">Template:Cite magazine</ref> During recovery, he experienced complications that required another operation.<ref name="GoFundMe"/> In November 2019, a crowdfunding campaign through GoFundMe was launched to help pay Steele's medical expenses.<ref name="GoFundMe"/>

Politics

During his time studying African-American studies, Steele developed an awareness of American politics and African-American rights. In 2008, he expressed his support for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.<ref name=dailyorange/>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
1999	Private Dicks: Men Exposed	Himself	Television documentary	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2004	Thinking XXX
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Striking Actor	Credited as Lexington Steel	<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
2010	This Ain't Avatar XXX	Tsu'tey		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017	Kuso	Jody	Horror anthology film	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
2003	Lex in the City	Host	Talk show	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2007	Meet the Faith	Himself	Episode: "The Sex Show (Sleeping with Stereotypes)"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Weeds		2 episodes	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Baisden After Dark		1 episode	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Nip/Tuck	Kid's Bedroom Swinger	Episode: "Chaz Darling"	<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
2016	Not Safe with Nikki Glaser	Himself	Episode: "I Miss David Bowie"	<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>

Awards and nominations

Steele at the 2010 AVN Awards

List of accolades received by Lexington Steele

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Total number of wins and nominations
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AVN Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2000	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won	<ref name=dailyorange/>
2001	West Side	Best Couples Sex Scene - Video	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2002	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2003	Babes in Pornland: Interracial Babes	Best Anal Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Won	<ref name=AVN03>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lex the Impaler 2	Best Couples Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Won
	Balls Deep 5	Best Director - Non-Feature	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won	<ref name=AVN03/>
2004	Chasing the Big Ones 17	Best Sex Scene Coupling - Video	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Initiations 12	Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Video	Template:Nom
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2005	Lex Steele XXX 3	Best Anal Sex Scene	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Invasion!	Best Couples Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2006	Lex Steele XXX 5	Best Anal Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2008	Lexington Steele	The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2009		AVN Hall of Fame inductee	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lex the Impaler 3	Best Couples Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Pole Position POV 8	Best POV Sex Scene	Template:Nom
	Lexington Steele	The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year	Template:Nom
2010	Breast Worship 2	Best Anal Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lex the Impaler 4	Best Couples Sex Scene	Template:Nom
2012	Lex the Impaler 6	Best Anal Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2013	Alexis Ford Darkside	Best Anal Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Massive Asses 6	Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene	Template:Nom
	The Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody	Best Supporting Actor	Template:Nom
2014	Double Black Penetration	Best Double Penetration Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lex Turns Evil		Template:Nom
	Slutty & Sluttier 19		Template:Nom
	Lex Poles Little Holes	Best Three-Way Sex Scene - B/B/G	Template:Nom
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2015	Allie	Best Anal Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref name="avnawards 2015">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	The Lexecutioner 2		Template:Nom
	Rump Raiders 5		Template:Nom
	Nikki Benz Jungle Fever	Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene	Template:Nom
	Lex's Point of View	Best POV Sex Scene	Template:Won	<ref name="AVNwinnerslist">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="AVNAwardsLiveTweet">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Anal Boot Camp 2	Best Three-Way Sex Scene - G/G/B	Template:Nom	<ref name="avnawards 2015"/>
	Lex the Impaler 8		Template:Nom
2016	Angela 2	Best Double Penetration Sex Scene	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lex's Point of View 3	Best POV Sex Scene	Template:Nom
	Lex Is Up Her Ass	Best Three-Way Sex Scene - G/G/B	Template:Nom
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2017	Orgy Masters 8	Best Group Sex Scene	Template:Won	<ref name="Winners">Template:Cite web</ref>

XRCO Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2004	Up Your Ass 18	Best Threeway Sex Scene	Template:Won	<ref name=XRCO02>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won
2005	XXX	Sex Scene (Couple)	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2009	Lexington Steele	XRCO Hall of Fame inductee	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

AFW Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2004	Lex the Impaler 2	Best Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Won	<ref name=AFW03>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Up Your Ass 19	Best Anal Sex Scene (Video)	Template:Won
	Lexington Steele	American Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won

FOXE Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2005	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		Favorite Male Performer	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		Male Fan Favorite	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Venus Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2005	Lexington Steele	Best Actor (USA)	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2006		Best International Director	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

NightMoves Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2004	Lexington Steele	Best Actor (Fan's Choice)	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2014		Best Male Performer	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015			Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Urban Spice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2008	Lexington Steele	Crossover Male	Template:Won	<ref name=UrbanSpice08>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Urban Spice Award – Visionary	Template:Won

Hot d'Or Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2009	Lexington Steele	Best American Male Performer	Template:Won	<ref name=hot09win>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="hot-dor2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Urban X Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2010	MILF Magnet 4	Best Couple Sex Scene	Template:Won	<ref name=UrbanX10>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Best Gonzo Director	Template:Won
2011		Director of the Year	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017	Lex'd	Best Couples Scene	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	LexingtonSteele.com	Best Male Website	Template:Won

Inked Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2015	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

XBIZ Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2008	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010			Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011			Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012			Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014	Samantha Saint is Completely Wicked	Best Scene - Vignette Release	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2015	Allie	Best Scene - Non-Feature Release	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Lexington Steele	Male Performer of the Year	Template:Nom
2017	Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody	Best Actor - Parody Release	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018	Interracial Fiends	Interracial Release of the Year	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	Lexington Steele: The Connoisseur 2	Best Sex Scene - Performer Showcase	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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