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{{short description|American gay male pornographic actor, and producer}}
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
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'''Tiger Tyson''' ([[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]], 20 May 1977) is an American [[Gay pornography|gay pornographic actor]], model and film director. Considered a "Blatino" due to his African-American and Puerto Rican ethnic origins.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/28/porn-stars-story-explored-in-new-play/|title=Porn star's story explored in new play|date=28 April 2011|work=[[Washington Blade]]|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@SonofBaldwin/from-the-archives-catch-a-tiger-by-his-toe-an-interview-with-james-earl-hardy-by-darnell-l-dbfbbfc584e1|title=Catch a Tiger By His Toe: An Interview with James Earl Hardy by Darnell L.|last=Moore|first=Darnell L.|date=7 July 2016|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|language=en|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205185514/https://medium.com/@SonofBaldwin/from-the-archives-catch-a-tiger-by-his-toe-an-interview-with-james-earl-hardy-by-darnell-l-dbfbbfc584e1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=jdferguson>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/jd-ferguson-presents-tiger-tyson-1425300590.amp.html|title=JD Ferguson Presents: Tiger Tyson|last=Ferguson|first=JD|date=27 July 2007|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Jcadams">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/features/126355/from-thugz-to-glamour|title=From Thugz to Glamour|last=Adams|first=JC|date=24 May 2009|website=[[XBIZ]]|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019|ref=Jcadams}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url=http://gaytheatrenyc.blogspot.com/2010/06/interview-johnathan-cedano-of.html|title=Gay Theatre NYC Review: Interview - Johnathan Cedano of Confessions of Homo Thug Porn Star|last=Harrison|first=Byrne|date=16 June 2010|website=Gay Theatre NYC Review|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cedano">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/johnathan-cedano-to-star-in-confessions-of-a-homo-_28170.html|title=Johnathan Cedano to Star in Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star on Fire Island|last=Bacalzo|first=Dan|date=15 June 2010|website=Theater Mania|language=en-US|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdDPAcmS9XUC|title=Bigger than life : the history of gay porn cinema from beefcake to hardcore|last=Escoffier|first=Jeffrey|date=2009|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7867-4753-5|location=Philadelphia|pages=314–8|oclc=647869684}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/tiger-tiger-burning-bright-1425201060.html|title=Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright|last=Boardman|first=Mickey|date=12 October 2005|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|language=en|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/sneak-peek-i-tiger-s-eiffel-tower-paris-is-mine-i-25063.html|title=Sneak Peek {{!}} Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine AVN|website=AVN|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Dial-Hardy-Goins-Win-Top-Honors-At-Downtown-Urban-Theatre-Festival-20100510|title=Dial, Hardy & Goins Win Top Honors At Downtown Urban Theatre Festival|date=10 May 2010|website=[[Broadway World News]]|language=en|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/hbgc-event-black-and-latino-gay-men-on-pornography/|title=HBGC Event: Black and Latino Gay Men on Pornography|last=Colbert|first=Chuck|date=1 May 2012|website=[[The Rainbow Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/a-weekend-with-tiger-tyson-hosted-by-the-hbgc/|title=A Weekend with Tiger Tyson hosted by the HBGC|last=Colbert|first=Chuck|date=23 March 2013|website=[[The Rainbow Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
'''Tiger Tyson''' (born May 20, 1977) is an American [[gay pornography]] [[pornographic actor|actor]], model and director, noted for his appearances in ethnic-themed adult films, where he performs regularly as a [[Top (sex)|top]].<ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=TigerTyson/gender=M/Tiger-Tyson.htm IAFD profile: Tiger Tyson]</ref> He has also worked as a [[male escort]] and [[gogo dancer]], and appears frequently in gay-themed publications. Tyson, who is of [[African American]] and [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] descent, is renowned for his large endowment and aggressive sexual style on camera.
 
TysonBorn wentin intoBrooklyn, [[pornography]]New atYork, agehe 19made afterhis servingdebut fourteenin monthspornographic incinema prisonat forthe [[Motorage vehicleof theft|grand19 theftwith auto]].{{Citationthe needed|date=Aprilfilm 2009}}Sweatin' RecruitedBlack by adirector friendEnrique andCruz, fellowshortly dancerafter atwhich ahe gaymade club,his Tysonfirst wasleading introducedrole in theTiger's 1997Brooklyn filmTails.<ref>{{Cite ''Sweatin'web Black''|title=Tiger, withTiger, directorBurning EnriqueBright Cruz.<ref>[|url=http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=993 Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright - PAPERMAG<!-- Bot generated title -->]&page=2}}</ref> Shortly thereafter Tyson starred in his breakthrough film, ''Tiger's Brooklyn Tails''. After serving a stint as an actor for Latino Fan Club, Tyson left the pornsex industry in 1999, but quickly returnedresuming inthe 2000following toyear formwith his own film production company, Tiger Tyson Productions. He again announced his retirement in 2004, but again changed his mind after the success of ''the film Take 'Em Down''. Tyson was a co-founder of Pitbull Productions in 2003, andHe has beenalso itsworked headliningas stara ever[[Go-go since.dancing|go-go To date, Tyson has appeared in over two dozen pornographic films,dancer]] and directed several others. He was inducted into the [[GayVN]] [[GayVNEscort Awards#2008carrier|Hall of Fameescort]] in February 2008.<ref>[http://www.gayvnawards.com/ GayVN Awards]</ref>
 
He stands out for his participation in films with homosexual adult themes, where he regularly acts as a top, insisting that he will never play a bottom in a film. Recognized for the size of his penis and for his aggressive sexual attitude towards to the cameras. It frequently appears in publications related to the gay scene.
He has insisted he would never [[bottom (sex)|bottom]] on film.<ref>[http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=993&page=2 Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright - PAPERMAG<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
Off- camera, Tysonhe openlyis promotesa promoter of [[safe sex]] education, the fight against [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] research and [[gay rights]]. In 2007, he endorsedpublicly supported [[Hillary Clinton]] forpresidential [[president of the United States|president]]campaign.<ref>[http://rodonline.typepad.com/rodonline/2007/08/news-hillary-cl.html{{Cite web |title=Rod 2.0 News: Hillary Clinton Ad, Lutherans, Adrian Fenty, Tiger Tyson]</ref><ref>[ |url=http://wwwrodonline.papermagtypepad.com/blogsrodonline/2007/0708/jd_ferguson_presents_tiger_tysnews-hillary-cl.phphtml}}</ref>That PaperMag:same JDyear Fergusonhe Presents:was Tigerawarded Tyson]</ref>the __NOTOC__Blatino Erotica Awards.
 
==Awards and nominations==
==Select videography==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''In The Heat'' (Pitbull Productions)
|-
* ''Sweatin' Black'' (LaMancha Video)
! Year
* ''The Show, Parts 1 & 2'' (Pitbull Productions)
! Ceremony
* ''Take 'em Down 1, 2, 3 & 4'' (Pitbull Productions)
! Result
* ''The Way You Like It'' (Tiger Tyson Productions)
! Category
* ''Tiger's Brooklyn Tails'' (LaMancha Video)
! Film/Work
* ''Tiger Tyson's Eiffel Tower - Paris Is Mine'' (Pitbull Productions)
|-
* ''Tiger Tyson Secrets'' (Pitbull Productions)
| '''2007''' || [[GayVN Awards|GayVN Award]] || {{won}} || Best Ethnic Film || ''The Show, Part 1'', and ''Part 2''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/90494/pitbull-productions-wins-best-ethnic-themed-gayvn-for-2nd-year-in-a-row|title=Pitbull Productions Wins Best Ethnic-Themed GAYVN For 2nd Year in a Row|date=22 February 2008|website=[[XBIZ]]|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
* ''Tiger Tyson Steel Curtain'' (Pitbull Productions)
|-
* ''Tiger Untamed'' (Latino Fan Club)
| rowspan= 16 | '''2008''' || rowspan=7| GayVN Award || {{won}} || Best Ethnic Film || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref name=":8" >{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/pitbull-productions-55743.html|title=Pitbull Productions AVN|last=Jansen|first=Brady|date=19 November 2008|website=[[Adult Video News]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
* ''Tiger Tyson Strikes Back'' (Pitbull Productions)
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Actor || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/gayvn-announces-10th-annual-gayvn-awards-nominations-25062.html|title=GAYVN Announces 10th Annual GAYVN Awards Nominations! AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=12 January 2008|website=[[Adult Video News]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Non-European Film<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/european-gay-porn-awards-finalists-announced-52414.html|title=European Gay Porn Awards Finalists Announced AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=28 April 2008|website=AVN|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> || {{n/a}}
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Top<ref name=":9" /> || {{n/a}}
|-
| {{nom}} || Best DVD Extras/Special Edition || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref name=":9" />
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Picture || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref name=":9" />
|-
| {{nom}} || Performer of the Year<ref name=":9" /> || {{n/a}}
|-
| Blatino Erotica Awards || {{won}} || Lifetime Achievement<ref name=blatino>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/104070/blatino-erotica-awards-name-09-winners|title=Blatino Erotica Awards Name '09 Winners|last=Adams|first=JC|date=23 January 2009|website=[[XBIZ]]|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> || {{n/a}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Grabby Awards]] || {{nom}} || Best Performers<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/grabby-nominations-announced-27315.html|title=Grabby Nominations Announced AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=14 March 2008|website=[[Adult Video News]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> || {{n/a}}
|-
| {{nom}} || Best DVD Extras || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref name=":14" />
|-
| [[Cybersocket, Inc.|CyberSocket Web Awards]] || {{nom}} || Best Porn Star Site || Tiger-Tyson.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/voting-begins-for-8th-annual-cybersocket-web-awards-28020.html|title=Voting Begins for 8th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=11 December 2007|website=[[Adult Video News]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[XBIZ Award]]s || {{nom}} || GLBT Performer of the Year<ref name=":11" /> || {{n/a}}
|-
| {{nom}} || GLBT Studio of the Year || Pitbull Productions<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/gay-companies-earn-xbiz-awards-nominations-25370.html|title=Gay Companies Earn XBiz Awards Nominations AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=8 January 2008|website=[[Adult Video News]]|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{nom}} || GLBT Feature Movie of the Year || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref name=":11" />
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[European Gay Porn Awards]] || {{won}} || Best Black/Latino Porn Site || Tiger-Tyson.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/gay/egpa-web-awards-announced-55304.html|title=EGPA Web Awards Announced AVN|last=Rice|first=G. Zisk|date=14 October 2008|website=AVN|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref>
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Top || ''Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris Is Mine''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/92837/european-gay-porn-awards-short-lists-tops-and-bottoms|title=European Gay Porn Awards Short Lists Tops and Bottoms|last=Cachapero|first=Joanne|date=22 April 2008|website=[[XBIZ]]|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''2011''' || rowspan=3 | CyberSocket Web Awards || {{nom}} || Best Video Company || Pitbull Productions<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/127063/cybersocket-awards-finalists-announced-voting-has-begun|title=Cybersocket Awards Finalists Announced, Voting Has Begun|last=Rodriguez|first=Ariana|date=3 November 2010|website=[[XBIZ]]|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Porn Blog || Tiger Tyson Blog<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{nom}} || Best Black Theme Site || Tiger-Tyson.com<ref name=":0" />
|}
 
==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|title=Latino Fan Club : photos|last=Brennan, Brian.|date=2007|publisher=FotoFactory Press|isbn=978-1-933841-21-2|location=Santa Monica, Calif.|oclc=176956934}}
 
==See also==
* [[List of male performersactors in gay pornpornographic films]]
 
==References==
{{Reflistreflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.tigertysonblog.com}}
* {{IMDb name|1767587|Tiger Tyson}}
* {{iafd name|id=TigerTyson|gender=male|name=Tiger Tyson}}
* [http://www.tiger-tyson.com/ Official site]; [http://www.tigertysonblog.com/tiger.html blog]
* [http://www.tiger-mart.com/ Tiger Tyson Web Ring]
 
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