Herschel Savage

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Herschel Savage
File:Herschel Savage 2010.jpg
Savage in Los Angeles, CA, April 2010
Born Herschel Cohen[1]
(1952-11-25) November 25, 1952 (age 71)[2]
New York, New York, U.S.[3]
Nationality American[2]
Other names Max Cohen, Jack Black,[3] Hershel Savage, Hershal Savage, H. Savage, Norman Vain, Greg Falcon, Little Soft, Jack Blake, Bill Berry, Harvey Kane, Jack Soft, Herschell Savage, William Berry, Herschal Savage, Hershell Savage, Harvey Cowan, Skip Brooks, Joel Caine, Jack Baron, Bill Barry, Van Ayasit, Billy Bell, Joel Black, Vic Falcone, Jack Sin, Hubert Savage, Paul Hues, Dan Hues, Joel Kane, Cornell Hayes, Gerald Graystone, Hershe[2]
Ethnicity Jewish[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)[2]
No. of adult films 1663 as a performer & 10 as a director (per IAFD)

Herschel Savage (born November 25, 1952) is an American pornographic film actor and pornographic film director.

He was born "Herschel Cohen" to Russian Jewish parents in New York City.[1][3]

He studied acting under Broadway actress Uta Hagen and renowned acting teacher Stella Adler.[3][4][5] Savage initially sought a mainstream stage and screen career, however, he became disillusioned by the constant auditioning and competition for roles.[3][4]

Savage was introduced to the pornographic film industry via the actor R. Bolla in 1976,[4] and he went on to become one of the biggest stars of the "Golden Age of Porn" in the 1970s and 1980s.[4] He appeared in the 1978 classic Debbie Does Dallas, for which he was paid about $150 a day.[5] Some of the other films he has appeared in include Expose Me Now, Bodies in Heat, and Rambone Does Hollywood.[3][5] He left pornography in 1988 and worked in sales and video distribution, also playing a few roles in local theater productions.[3] He then returned to the industry in 1997.[3]

The name "Herschel Savage" was created with Jamie Gillis in an attempt to combine a 'nerdy Jewish identity' with that of a stud.[4]

Savage also launched a fledgling career as a stand up comedian and appeared frequently on the reality TV series Family Business (one episode features a stand-up performance by Savage). He appeared as a guest during the fifth season of the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me, on an episode called The Proposal (2,) which aired on February 1, 2001. In 2006, he starred in Neil Simon's play The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue, under the stage name "Max Cohen", at the Morgan-Wixson Theater in Santa Monica.[3]

Herschel is a member of the XRCO,[6] Legends of Erotica[7] and AVN[8] Halls of Fame, and he has appeared in more than 1000 films.[3]

Awards

  • 1987 AVN Award - Best Couples Sex Scene (Amanda’s Diary) with Nina Hartley[3]
  • 1988 AVN Award - Best Couples Sex Scene, Film (Amanda by Night 2)[9]
  • 2000 AVN Award - Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Perverted Stories 22)[9][dead link]
  • 2002 AVN Award - Best Supporting Actor, Film (Taken)[9][dead link]
  • 2002 AVN Award - Best Group Sex Scene, Video (Succubus)[9][dead link]
  • 2002 AVN Award - Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Perverted Stories 31)[9][dead link]
  • 2006 XRCO Award - Best Onscreen Couple (Dark Side - Red Light) with Penny Flame[10]
  • 2006 AVN Award - Best Couples Sex Scene, Film (Dark Side)[9][dead link]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Herschel Savage: The Evergreen Porn Star", The Rialto Report, November 3rd, 2013
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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