Lexington Steele
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Lexington Steele — Biography & Career
Clifton Todd Britt, known professionally as Lexington Steele, is an American performer, director, producer, and former stockbroker. After attending Morehouse College, he transferred to Syracuse University, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and African American studies in 1993. He then entered finance, qualifying for his Series 7 license and working at Oppenheimer Financial at the World Trade Center.
Steele later moved to Los Angeles and shifted to full-time screen work and production. Early in that career, he worked with West Coast Productions, Anabolic, and Diabolic, and he briefly joined Red Light District Video in 2008. He has also been identified as the owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc., and his screen career has been credited with about 1,300 video appearances.
In 2003, Steele became the first actor to win the AVN Award for Male Performer of the Year three times, with wins recorded for 2000, 2002, and 2003. He added an XRCO Award for Male Performer of the Year in 2004 and Hall of Fame inductions from both AVN and XRCO in 2009. His later honors included AFW, FOXE, Venus, Urban Spice, Urban X, Hot d'Or, and Inked awards, alongside additional AVN and XBIZ nominations.
As a filmmaker, Steele founded Mercenary Motion Pictures and has served as its chairman and CEO. He expanded that side of his career in 2013 by joining the Evil Angel roster of directors, adding to his work as both a performer and filmmaker.
Outside adult entertainment, Steele has taken a number of mainstream and crossover screen credits. His film appearances include Last Breath, Crank: High Voltage, and Kuso. On television, he hosted Lex in the City and appeared on Meet the Faith, Weeds, Baisden After Dark, Nip/Tuck, and Not Safe with Nikki Glaser.
Source: Career reference — Wikipedia. Career summary adapted from the linked article under CC BY-SA 4.0; wording and selection have been edited.
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