Charles Dera (born December 21, 1978) is an American adult entertainer, actor, model, mixed martial artist and former exotic dancer. Dera has received several adult industry awards, including the NightMoves Award for Male Performer of the Year. In 2022, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Early life
Dera was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1978.[2] He served in the Marines before working as a Chippendales dancer.[3][4]
Career
In 2005, Dera was named Playgirl magazine's Man of the Year.[5] He has appeared in 313 films for the production company Brazzers,[6] as well as many Reality Kings movies.[7] He has appeared in over 1,100 videos throughout his pornographic career.[6] He also performed as "The Veteran" in the male strip troupe Men of the Strip.[8] In 2016, he played the role of "Donald Drumpf" alongside Cherie DeVille as "Hillary Clayton" in the parody ZZ Erection for Brazzers.[9] Dera received the XBIZ Award for Best Actor in 2018.[10]
Personal life
Dera resides in Orange County, California.[9] He enjoys riding motorcycles.[2]
Dera practices jiu-jitsu, training on and off since the early 2000s.[3] He trained under fellow Chippendales dancer and professional middleweight Mike Foland,[11] and has an MMA record of five matches (two wins, two losses, one draw).
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^Smithberg, Allen (January 21, 2017). "2017 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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^"2019 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 27, 2019.
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^"2022 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^"2024 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN Media Network. January 28, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"2017 Inked Awards Nominees Announced". XBIZ. July 12, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^"2018 Inked Awards full nominees". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^Adams, JC (July 27, 2018). "NightMoves Awards Unveils Slate of Nominees". XBIZ. Retrieved March 21, 2024.