Tommy Gunn(I)
- Actor
- Director
- Art Department
Veteran porn actor Tommy Gunn was born Thomas Joseph Strada in Cherry
Hill, New Jersey. A self-described "hyper kid" who needed a great deal
of attention due to his small stature, he often asked his mother, "When
will I grow up?" During his early years Tommy grew interested in
sports, BMX bicycles and motorcycles, in addition to soccer. He was shy
around girls for quite some time until he noticed how girls were
interested in bigger and "buffer" guys, so he took up bodybuilding. He
entered a "hot body" contest in a local bar, and although he lost the
contest, he met a man who offered him work as a stripper. For ten years
Tommy worked as a male stripper, traveling all over the country and the
world. One of his girlfriends, who was also a stripper, asked him to
join her on a trip to Los Angeles to become a porn star. While out
there he met Brad Armstrong,
another porn actor, who took Tommy under his wing and helped him
establish what turned into a thriving career. For his work Tommy has
won the AVN Best Supporting Actor (2006) and in 2007 won the AVN Male
Performer of the Year.