Randy Spears

If the 2009 AVN Nominations are any indication, it looks like Randy Spears can add “Renaissance Man” to his career resume. The Wicked contract actor/filmmaker’s acclaimed “Two” saw him directing Marcus London to a Best Actor nomination, while Spears himself received a Best Actor mention for “The Last Rose.” His prodigious skills as a performer were acknowledged as well, helping him earn a Male Performer Of The Year nom. In testimony to his directorial gifts, another project helmed by Spears, “The Housewives Of Amber Lane,” scored a mention in the newly minted Best M.I.L.F. Release category. This impressive showing even tops his tally at the 2008 AVN Awards, which saw him receiving recognition in the Best Actor – Video category, another nom for Male Performer Of The Year, and two sex scene noms. Yet despite all the acclaim of the last two years, it’s been a long trip to the top for this self-professed child of the Sixties who grew up in the Midwest, dreaming of following in the footsteps of his favorite actors. With his chiseled good looks and prodigious acting abilities evident from a young age, he set his sights on becoming a mainstream actor, a decision which led him to move to California while still in his twenties.

Picking up the story in his own words, Randy relates that the hand of fate played no small part in dictating the direction his career would soon take: "I was a semi-successful working actor in Hollywood and making a living, but when the writers' strike hit in 1987 I started scrambling like everyone else to find additional ways to supplement my income. I went on a modeling assignment and during the course of that I met a woman who asked me if I would like to do some adult films. Knowing my libido, I said, 'Sure.' I did one, people liked me and began calling me, and everything gained momentum from there." An instant hit with fans, the actor soon found critical acclaim wasn't long in coming either. He won the 1990 AVN Best Ac