Rocco Reed

Joshua Luke Broome (born July 26, 1982), known professionally as Rocco Reed[1] is an American former straight and gay pornographic actor, model, and director.[2][4] In 2012, he received the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year.[5]

Rocco Reed
Reed at the AVN Awards in 2011
Born
Joshua Luke Broome

(1982-07-26) July 26, 1982[1]
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.[2]
Years active2006–2014[3][4]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]

Early life

Reed was born in Columbia, South Carolina.[2] He is of Italian and Greek descent.[1]

Reed attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college basketball.[2] He holds a degree in psychology.[2] He also studied theatre in college.[2][3]

Career

2006–2014: Pornographic career as Rocco Reed

Reed was working as a print and runway model when he moved to Los Angeles to continue modeling and pursue a mainstream acting career.[2] He shot for Playgirl a couple of times before entering the adult film industry in October 2006.[3]

Reed began directing for Penthouse in January 2011.[3] He made his directorial debut with a film titled 10 Things I Hate About Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy based on the mainstream film Valentine's Day.[2] According to the Internet Adult Film Database, he was the industry's busiest male performer in 2011 with appearances in 133 new films that year.[6]

After signing a six-month exclusive performing contract with Men.com, Reed performed his first gay sex scene, with Tommy Defendi, on June 28, 2012.[7] In May 2013, he announced his retirement from adult films.[4]

He performed in about 950 videos in his pornographic career.[1]

2014–present: Current work

As of February 2020, Broome uploads personal videos to his YouTube channel. The topics generally centers around his time as a porn star and Christianity.[8]

Personal life

Reed was once engaged to pornographic actress Asa Akira.[9] Although he has performed in gay pornography, he has stated that he is not gay.[4]

Reed now goes by his real name Joshua Broome, and is a "crusader for Jesus." In an interview on a Christian podcast, he spoke about his pornographic career, telling listeners that he tried to go back to straight porn, after acting in gay movies, but the industry did not allow it. He then decided to pursue a religious path.[10]

He is married to Hope, with whom he has two children.[11]

Awards and nominations
Rocco Reed awards and nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins2
Nominations18
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
AVN Awards
Year Result Award Film
2009[12] Nominated Best Male Newcomer N/A
2010[13][14] Won Best Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez, Kaylani Lei, Tory Lane, Jayden Jaymes, Kayla Carrera, Randy Spears, Brad Armstrong, Marcus London, Mick Blue & T.J. Cummings) 2040
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[15] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2012[16] Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Alektra Blue, Jessica Drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Brandy Aniston, Nikki Daniels, Lucky Starr, Puma Swede, Randy Spears, Tommy Gunn, Marcus London, Ron Jeremy, Jack Vegas, Dick Chibbles & Mac Turner) The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Horizon
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Sheena Ryder & Katie Jordin) What the Fuck! Big Tits, Bitches & Ass
Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
XBIZ Awards
Year Result Award Film
2010[17] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
2011[18] Nominated Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Mad Love
2012[5][19] Won Male Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Acting Performance of the Year - Male Girlfriend for Hire
Nominated Supporting Acting Performance of the Year - Male Star Trek: The Next Generation: A XXX Parody
2013[20] Nominated Best Actor - Couples-Themed Release Cafe Amore
Nominated Best Supporting Actor Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody
Nominated Best Scene - Parody Release (with Allie Haze & Seth Gamble)
XRCO Awards
Year Result Award
2010[21] Nominated Male Performer of the Year
2012[22] Nominated Best Actor
Nominated Male Performer of the Year

References
  1. Rocco Reed at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. Dan Miller (February 4, 2011). "Rocco Reed to Make Directorial Debut for Penthouse". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. Lady Leik (April 23, 2011). "ROCCO REED — "I only had to smile and nod and the girls dropped their pants!"". WHACK! Magazine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. "Rocco Reed Announces Retirement". AVN. May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. Dan Miller (January 12, 2012). "2012 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  6. "IAFD.com Releases Compiled 2011 Data". AVN. January 9, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  7. Nelson Ayala (June 29, 2012). "Rocco Reed Signs with Men.com, Performs First Gay Scene". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  8. "Joshua Broome - YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  9. Nelson Ayala (September 20, 2012). "Asa Akira Has Got Rocco Reed Pegged in 'Strap On Desires'". XBIZ. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  10. "From Porn Star To Pull-up Bar With Josh Broome |". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  11. "Joshua's Story from Porn Star to Pastor". Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  12. "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  13. AVN Staff (January 13, 2010). "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  14. "2010 NOMINEES". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  15. "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  16. "AVN AWARDS 2012 - NOMINATIONS" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  17. Steve Javors (December 16, 2009). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  18. Dan Miller (December 24, 2010). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  19. "2012 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  20. "2013 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  21. Bob Johnson (March 4, 2010). "XRCO Announces 2010 Awards Nominees". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  22. Bob Johnson (February 14, 2012). "2012 XRCO Award Nominations Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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