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My Take
Manuel Ferrara sits in a niche I don't usually cover, but the numbers are genuinely striking. He's French, born Manuel Jeannin near Paris, and has racked up dozens of adult industry awards, including a record number of Male Performer of the Year wins and an AVN Hall of Fame induction back in 2013. Whatever one thinks of the field, sustaining that kind of recognition over decades while also directing speaks to a real work ethic and longevity. I'll keep my take measured here: it's a specialized industry, but within it he's clearly regarded as one of the most accomplished and enduring figures around.
Overview
Manuel Jeannin (French: [manɥɛl ʒanɛ̃]; born 1 November 1975), known professionally as Manuel Ferrara, is a French adult entertainer and director. One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards as Male Performer of the Year—the record for the accolade, and was inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manuel Ferrara
- Name (Japanese)
- マニュエル・フェラーラ
- Reading
- まにゅえる・ふぇらーら
- Born
- November 1, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Gagny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pornographic actor / pornographic film director / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 AVN Hall of Fame
- 2023 AVN Award for Best Anal Sex Scene
- 2023 AVN Award for Best POV Sex Scene
- 2021 AVN Award for Best Foreign-Shot Boy/Girl Sex Scene
- 2020 AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene
- 2020 AVN Award for Best POV Sex Scene
- 2020 AVN Best Three-Way Sex Scene - Girl/Girl/Boy
- 2019 AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.