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{{short description|American gay pornographic film actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox adult biography
| name = Zak Spears
| image = Zak Spears.jpg
| birth_name = Khristofor Rossianov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|15}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| height = 6 ft 2 in
| alias = Zak Spears
}}
'''Zak Spears''' (born January 15, 1965) is an American [[List of performers in gay porn films|gay pornographic film actor]]. Spears appeared in the feature film ''[[The Doom Generation]]'' (1995) using his real name, Khristofor Rossianov.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murray |first1=Raymond |title=Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video |date=1994 |publisher=TLA Publications |___location=Philadelphia |isbn=1-880707-01-2 |page=128 |url=https://archive.org/details/imagesindarkency00murr/page/128/mode/2up |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
Spears also appeared in the black comedy feature film ''Forgiving the Franklins'' (2006) under the name Khris Scaramanga.<ref>{{citation | title = Deep Inside Hollywood : Forgiving Zak Spears | url = http://www.gmax.co.za/feel/film/film06/060206-deepinhllywd.html | date = February 6, 2006 | access-date = 2006-11-03 | website = www.gmax.co.za}}</ref> The film's director, Jay Floyd, said that having Spears in his film helped raise its profile. "I have one star in my movie," Floyd told ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''. "He just happens to be a porn star."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Horn |first1=John |title=The XXX factor: A festival hit shows that porn filmmakers can cross over |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56870873/the-los-angeles-times/ |access-date=7 August 2020 |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 1, 2006 |page=E15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Initially retiring from the industry in 1996, he made a return in 2004 in the film ''Zak Attack'', sporting a dramatic image change which included a shaved head and a much bulkier build.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karr |first1=John F. |title=Daddy dearest |url=https://archive.org/details/BAR_20040603 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=[[Bay Area Reporter]] |date=June 3, 2004 |page=47}}</ref>
== Awards ==
=== Grabby Awards ===
* 1993 Best Newcomer
* 1994 Best Actor, a tie with Ty Fox
* 2000 Wall of Fame inductee
* 2004 Best Duo Sex Scene, with [[Johnny Hazzard]] in ''Bolt''; tied with Tag Adams and [[Aiden Shaw]] in ''Perfect Fit''
* 2004 Best Non-Sex Performance, in ''Buckleroos'' Parts I and II
=== GayVN Awards ===
* 2001 Hall of Fame
* 2002 [[GayVN Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], ''The Joint''; tied with Tony Donovan, ''Carnal Intentions''
* 2005 Best Non-Sex Performance, ''Buckleroos'' Parts I and II
=== Gay Erotic Video Awards ===
* 1994 Best Actor,
* 1993 Best Cumshot a tie with Grant Larson
=== The "Dave" Awards ===
* 1994 Best Sex Scene, the orgy in ''The Wild Ones'', featured performer along with Wolff
=== Probe/Men in Video Awards ===
* 1997 Porn Legend
=== AVN Awards ===
''(The AVN Awards included a gay award category up until 1998; they were separated into the GayVN Awards in 1999.)''
* 1994 Best Supporting Actor—Gay Video
* 1994 Best Newcomer—Gay Video
== Partial videography ==
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* ''Unsuitable'' (2010, Pantheon Productions)
* ''The Abduction Series, Part II: The Conflict'' (1993, [[Falcon Studios]])
* ''The Abduction Series, Part III: Redemption'' (1993, [[Falcon Studios]])
* ''Ace in the Hole''
* Backstage Pass (Hothouse)
* ''The Best Of Brad Stone'' (2007, [[Falcon Studios]])
* ''The Best of Zak Spears'' ([[Falcon Studios]])
* ''Blue Movie'' (2009, [[Falcon Studios]])
* ''Bolt''
* ''Boot Black''
* ''Buckleroos'' (Colt Studio)
* The Coach's Boys ([[Falcon Studios]])
* Double Vision ([[Falcon Studios]])
* ''The Fluffer''
* ''Hard Body Video Magazine'' (1993, Odyssey Men Video)
* Hard Cops (Massive)
* Hard Cops 2 (Massive)
* Hologram
* ''Home Grown'' ([[Falcon Studios]])
* House Rules ([[Falcon Studios]])
* ''The Joint''
* ''The Journey Back''
* The Look of a Man ([[Falcon Studios]])
* Massive Muscle Bears (Massive)
* Night Watch ([[Falcon Studios]])
* On The Mark (Hot House)
* Posing Strap
* Raw 2: No Limits
* Rivers of Cum
* ''Secret Sex 2: The Sex Radicals'' (1994, Catalina Video)
* ''Sex Crimes''
* ''Solicitor''
* Summer Fever ([[Falcon Studios]])
* ''Sunsex Blvd.'' (1993, Catalina Video)
* ''Total Corruption''
* Unleashed: The Best of Zak Spears (Massive)
* ''Wet Palms''
* ''Wide Strokes'' (Colt Studio)
* ''The Wild Ones'' ([[Tom of Finland]])
* ''Zak Attack'' ([[Falcon Studios]])
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== See also ==
* [[List of male performers in gay porn films]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* Zak Spears [https://web.archive.org/web/20061130032951/http://www.unzipped.net/features/0011/U0011_cover_zak_spears.asp interview] at unzipped.net
* {{IMDb name|0817397|Zak Spears}}
* {{afdb name|id=25739|gender=male|name=Zak Spears}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[GayVN Awards]] Hall of Fame|years=2001}}
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{{S-bef|before=B.J. Slater}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[AVN Awards]] for Best Newcomer-Gay Video|years=1994}}
{{S-aft|after=Steve Marks}}
{{S-bef|before=Wes Daniels <br> for ''Songs in the Key of Sex''}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[AVN Awards]] for Best Supporting Actor-Gay Video <br> for ''Total Corruption''|years=1994}}
{{S-aft|after=Scott Baldwin <br> for ''Flashpoint''}}
{{S-bef|before=Tony Donovan <br> for ''Echoes''}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[GayVN Awards]] for Best Actor <br> for ''The Joint'' (tie with Tony Donovan for ''Carnal Intentions'')|years=2002}}
{{S-aft|after=Caesar / [[Josh Weston]] <br> for ''Cowboy'' / ''Deep South: The Big and the Easy''}}
{{end}}
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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American people of Russian descent]]
[[Category:Gay pornographic film actors]]
[[Category:American male pornographic film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chicago]]
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