Alia Janine

Alia Janine

Alia Janine at New York's Gotham Comedy Club

Alia Janine at New York's Gotham Comedy Club
Born Alia Janine Dailey-Willis
(1978-11-12) November 12, 1978
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation Comedian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg)
Website http://www.aliajanine.com

Alia Janine Dailey-Willis (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), known professionally as Alia Janine is an American comedian, actress and retired porn star.[1][2][3]

Adult career

Alia Janine started in the Adult Entertainment Industry as an exotic dancer and feature entertainer when she was 20 years old. She began her career performing in adult films in 2009 when she costarred in Mamazon by the Score Group. Since then, Janine worked with some of the top companies in the business, producing over 150 scenes throughout the web, DVDs, and print. Janine retired from the Adult Entertainment Industry in 2013[4] to go back to school and to focus on her writing, stand-up comedy, and acting.[5] Besides adult films, she has also been featured in music videos, TV talk shows, news shows, and radio shows, as well as cable and feature films.[6]

Mainstream films and TV

Alia Janine co-starred alongside Angie Savage and Brandy Aniston in the made-for-TV film Booty Hunter.[7] She was also an extra in the Spike Jonez film Her.[8]

Janine also appeared on Playboy TV's original series Foursome as herself on Season 4, Episode 5.[9]

As a porn performer Janine spoke widely about the adult industry's Measure B and testing protocols. She has appeared on Russia TV, as well as multiple blogs, radio shows, podcasts, and video interviews to voice her opinion on Measure B and the testing procedures. [10][11][12] [13][14][15][16][17][18]

Comedy career

Alia Janine began her comedy career in 2010 when she appeared on Sam Tripoli's The Naughty Show and in skits at the Hollywood Improv.[19]

Upon her retirement from the adult industry in 2013, Janine moved to New York City to pursue a full-time career in a standup comedy. She has trained at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, and at Gotham Comedy Club through the Manhattan Comedy School. She also studies improv and sketch writing at Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. [5] [20][21]

Janine's unique transition from the adult industry into comedy has been profiled by Vice magazine, The Daily Dot, On Milwaukee, and Laughspin. Janine's post-porn career has been prolific enough to earn a 2015 AVN Award nominationfor "Mainstream Star of the Year," for her work in comedy.[5] [22][23][24][25][26]

Janine performs at New York City comedy clubs including The Stand, the Comedy Cellar, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Gotham Comedy Club.[5][27][28][29]

Janine also produces and hosts her own comedy show, Cutthroat Comedy, in New York City’s The Cutting Room, which is owned by actor Chris Noth and musician Steve Walter.[30][31]

Podcast

Janine started a podcast in 2014, The Scatterbrains Podcast[32] in which she played off her experiences in the adult entertainment industry and talks about her transition from porn to comedy. The podcast has featured a wide range of other comedians including Jim Norton, Brad Williams, Adam Hunter, and others.[33]

In November 2014, Janine announced the launch of a podcast network, The Misfits Podcast Network, hosting a wide variety of podcast shows.[34]

Education

Janine graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 2003 with a degree in Criminal Justice/Police Certification and is currently (2014) a grad student at Capella University double majoring in general and clinical psychology. She is a member of a number of honor societies including: [35][36][37]

Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2013 Best Non TS Performer[38] Tranny Awards Nominated
2011 XBIZ MILF Performer of the Year[39] XBIZ Award Nominated
2012 Best 3 Way - Evil Cuckhold #4[40] Urban X Award Nominated
2011 Best Boobs[40] Urban X Award Nominated
2015 Mainstream Star of the Year [41] AVN Awards Nominated

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Milwaukee Talks: Former Porn Star Alia Janine". On Milwaukee.com. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Former Porn Star Alia Janine on today's Berman Show". OTC Markets. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Alia Janine Interview". Adult FYI. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alia Janine". IAFD. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Alia Janine Can Take A Dick and a Joke". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Former Porn Star Alia Janine On Today's Berman Show Pot-Cast Brought To You By Verde Media Group Inc.". OTC Markets Group. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Booty Hunter (2012)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alia Janine Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Speiser, Lainie (2011). Confessions of the Hundred Hottest Porn Stars. Quiver. p. 224. ISBN 9781592334773.
  10. ↑ "Alia Janine Takes Her Fight Against Measure B to the Airways". AVN. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Alia Janine Against Measure B". Performers For Choice. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Back Stories Alia Janine". PVV Online. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Alia Janine to Make 2nd Appearance on Russia TV". Adult DVD Talk. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Alia Janine Measure B Interview". Full Disclosure Podcast. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Measure B is the Law and Every Porn Star is a Fugitive". Adult FYI. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Alia Janine Recaps the Measure B Rally". Adult FYI. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Yes on Alia Janine No on Measure B". Rising Star PR. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "Alia Janine Says No to Measure B". Carnal Skin. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "The Naughty Show is Barely Legal with 18th Show". AVN (magazine). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Alia Janine's Resume".
  21. ↑ "Ex Porn Star Current Comedian Alia Janine Resume".
  22. ↑ "Retired Porn Star Alia Janine’s Next Act is Standup Comedy".
  23. ↑ "Retired Porn Star Alia Janine".
  24. ↑ "Comedian, Former Porn Star Alia Janine’s 5 Ways Comedians and Pornstars are the Same".
  25. ↑ "Ex Porn Star Current Comedian Alia Janine Resume".
  26. ↑ "2015 Alia Janine Presents 2nd Cutthroat Comedy Show December 3". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Alia Janine Does Standup at NYC’s Village Underground".
  28. ↑ "SMUT Presents".
  29. ↑ "Alia Janine to Perform at NYC's UCB".
  30. ↑ "Alia Janine’s Cutthroat Comedy Show Tonight at the Cutting Room".
  31. ↑ "Alia Janine Presents the Return of cutthroat comedy at the Cutting Room".
  32. ↑ "The Scatterbrains Podcast". Stitcher Radio. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  33. ↑ "The Scatterbrains Podcast". ITunes. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  34. ↑ "Alia Janine Launches the Misfits Network".
  35. ↑ "Alia Janine's Resume".
  36. ↑ "Alia Janine".
  37. ↑ "Retired Porn Star Alia Janine".
  38. ↑ "Alia Janine Nominated for Best Non-TS Performer". AVN (magazine). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  39. ↑ "Alia Janine Picks Up XBIZ MILF Performer of the Year Nomination". XBIZ Award. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  40. 1 2 "2012 Urban X Awards Nominations". Urban X Award. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  41. ↑ "2015 Alia Janine Presents 2nd Cutthroat Comedy Show December 3". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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