Stormy Daniels Biography
Summary
"Stormy Daniels" (born "Stephanie Gregory Clifford" in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 17, 1979), also known as "Stormy Waters" and simply "Stormy", is an American pornographic actress, screenwriter, and director. She chose her stage name to reflect her love of Mötley Crüe, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Stormy. In 2009 a recruitment effort led her to consider challenging incumbent David Vitter in 2010 Republican Senate primary in her native Louisiana.
Early life
Daniels' parents divorced when she was four. She was subsequently raised by her mother. Daniels has said of her childhood that she 'came from an average, lower-income household...there were days without electricity'. She attended a magnet school in Louisiana and was the editor of her high school paper and president of the 4-H club.
Career
Daniels began stripping at age 17 at a club in Baton Rouge then expanded to become a feature performer in September 2000. While working as a feature she met with Devon Michaels, who was doing lesbian scenes in a pair of upcoming movies — one for Wicked Pictures and one for Sin City, and invited Daniels to accompany her. Daniels accompanied Michaels to her Wicked shoot, where she met Brad Armstrong and co-starred with Michaels in her Sin City scene, "American Girls Part 2". Afterwards, Armstrong invited Daniels to stay out with him where she continued doing lesbian-only scenes.
In July 2002, she was cast as the lead in a feature film for Wicked Pictures called "Heat", where she did her first heterosexual sex scene, and in September of the same year she signed an exclusive contract with Wicked. In 2004 she won the "Best New Starlet" Award from Adult Video News, which was a complete surprise to Daniels, as she was so sure Jesse Jane would win she made a $500 bet with another porn starlet. She has directed for Wicked since 2004, and is their leading performer.
She has appeared in several men's magazines including "Playboy", "Hustler", "Penthouse", "High Society", "GQ", and "FHM". She has also written for "FHM". Daniels also appeared in an episode of "Real Sex" where she is seen participating in 2001 Miss Nude Great Plains Contest. In early 2007, she appeared in "Dirt" on the FX Network, where she played a stripper who helps to set up a basketball player played by Rick Fox. Later in 2007 Stormy Daniels appeared in Maroon 5's music video for their song 'Wake Up Call' as a pole dancer. She appears in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" as the main character watches her in the video "Space Nuts: Episode 69-Unholy Union". She also plays a Las Vegas lap dancer in "Knocked Up", alongside fellow porn star Nautica Thorn. A deleted scene on the "Virgin" DVD includes her having dinner with producer Seth Rogen in a parody of "My Dinner with Andre". She also appears in the fifth episode of the show "Party Down".
Personal life
She is married to Mike Moz, a publicist in the adult entertainment industry. On July 25, 2009, Daniels was arrested in Tampa after an assault on her husband.
Political career
A group of fans are attempting to recruit Daniels to run against Republican Senator David Vitter in Louisiana in 2010. The recruitment process is centered around the website DraftStormy.com. On May 21, 2009, she formed an exploratory committee. Daniels was unaffiliated with any party until April, 2010 when she declared herself as a Republican. She is currently making a listening tour around Louisiana to focus on the economy, as well as women in business and child protection. On July 28, 2009, it was reported that her campaign manager had been targeted by a car bomb attack. If elected, she would likely retire from the adult industry. She announced on April 15, 2010 that she would not be running for Senate, saying she couldn't afford a run for the Senate seat and complaining that the media never took her candidacy seriously.
Awards
"2003" Adam Film World Contract Babe of the Year
"2004" NightMoves Best Actress
"2004" AVN Award for Best New Starlet
"2004" 'Space Nuts' won the AVN Award for Best Extras. These included a video commentary in which Ms. Daniels masturbates while watching the DVD.
"2005" NightMoves Best New Director
"2005" CAVR Star of the Year
"2006" CAVR Best Feature Director
"2006" NightMoves Best Actress
"2006" Exotic Dancer Adult Movie Feature Of The Year
"2006" Temptation Awards Best Actress
"2006" F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Breasts
"2006" AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress (Video) - "Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre"
"2006" AVN Award for Best Screenplay - "Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre"
"2006" Adam Film World Crossover Performer of the Year
"2006" XRCO Award for Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
"2007" CAVR Best Feature Director
"2007" F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Breasts
"2007" Golden G-String Award
"2007" AEBN Performer of the Year
"2007" AVN Award for Contract Star of the Year"
"2008" AVN Award for Crossover Star of the Year
"2008" XBIZ Award for Crossover Star of the Year
"2008" Adam Film World Actress of the Year
"2008" XRCO Award for Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
"2008" XRCO Award for Best Director - Features
"2008" F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Director
"2008" Night Moves Adult Entertainment Award - Best Director, Fans' Choice
"2008" Night Moves Adult Entertainment Award - Best Director, Editors' Choice
"2009" F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Breasts
"2009" Free Speech Coalition Positive Image Award
External links
(Stormy Daniels) - Official website StormyDaniels.com
(Bio) at AVN
(Bio) at Wicked Pictures
(Stormy running for Senate) at Hustler
(Stormy Daniels Mugshot) at ABC Action News
(Audio Interview) at Adult DVD Talk
(Interview) at Luke Is Back
(Q&A: Stormy Daniels at the Winter Music Conference) Clubplanet, from March 21, 2005
(ContactPornStars.com: Monstar's Interview) from May 2, 2005
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Stormy Daniels.
