François Sagat
François Sagat (born 5 June 1979) is a French male gay pornographic film actor, model and director.
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François Sagat at the Folsom Street Fair in 2009 | |
Born | Cognac, Charente, France | 5 June 1979
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Website | http://www.francoissagat.com |
Sagat is gay[1] and currently lives in France.[2] Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo.[3] He is the cousin of the English singer Alison Moyet [4]
Adult film career
François Sagat was born in Cognac to French parents of Lebanese ancestry.[5] Sagat moved to Paris at the age of eighteen.[6]
At the age of twenty-five performed in his first adult film under the screen name Azzedine.[6]
After several films with Citébeur as Azzedine, he moved to the USA and, there, shot his first scene for the porn film Arabesque by Raging Stallion Studios[6] using his birth name.
He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios for 2005–2006 before becoming an exclusive porn star at Titan Media.
As a pornographic actor, he was both top and bottom and also performed BDSM. He has also appeared in a few bisexual scenes.
In October 2011, Sagat directed of a two-part porn film series Incubus for TitanMen.[7] In support of the film, TitanMen in November 2011 released, a 33-minute making-of documentary.[8]
In 2017, after having retired for 3 years, Sagat returned to film with the studio Men.com playing Aquaman in a parody of the 2017 movie Justice League.
Non-pornographic career
In 2009, he appeared as an extra in Saw VI.
In 2010, he appeared in another horror movie directed by Bruce LaBruce in the lead role in L.A. Zombie where he plays role of a homeless schizophrenic man.[9]
He appears in the lead role in Homme au bain (in English Man in Bath) directed by Christophe Honoré.
Both L.A. Zombie and Homme au bain premiered at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010, making François Sagat the only actor with two lead roles featured in two competition entries during the festival.[10] L.A. Zombie was also due to be screened during the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia but was banned due to a ruling by Australia's Film Classification Board.[11]
Documentaries
In 2007, he appeared with other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus documentary about nudity in culture entitled La nudité toute nue.
In March 2011, a documentary entitled Sagat: The Documentary, a joint Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production exploring the Sagat persona and phenomenon on world culture trends.
Marketing, fashion and music
Sagat adult toys were marketed including dildos made from an exact molding of Sagat's genitalia.
When German designer Bernhard Willhelm launched his first menswear collection during Paris Fashion Week, he chose Sagat to promote the event.[12] This turned into a series François Sagat Classics wear.[13] Selected photographs also appeared as calendars. The series was photographed by Lukas Wassmann.[14] Sagat has also worked with the French fashion label Fade.
Sagat is involved in fashion photoshoots. American fashion photographer Terry Richardson made a military-themed photoshoot of Sagat.[15]
In March 2012, he launched a musical project entitled Hadès with Sylvia Gobbel. The music video debuted in March 2011.[16]
Since 2013, Sagat announced his own on-line clothing brand named KICKSAGAT in association with workpartner PH. Sagat did all the designing.[17]
Discography
EPs
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Chamelia (with Igor Dewe) |
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Singles
Year | Title | Album |
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2012 | "Hadès" (with Sylvia Gobbel) |
Non-album singles |
2015 | "Camera" (with Veronika) | |
2018 | "Trust Me" (with Igor Dewe) |
Chamelia EP |
Filmography
Non-pornographic
Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
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2007 | La nudité toute nue | Himself | Olivier Nicklaus | Documentary |
2009 | Plan cul | Himself | Olivier Nicklaus | Short film |
2010 | L.A. Zombie | Zombie | Bruce LaBruce | Lead role |
2010 | Homme au bain (English: Man at Bath) |
Emmanuel | Christophe Honoré | Lead role |
2010 | Multinauts | Himself | Jennifer Juniper Stratford | Television series |
2011 | Sagat: The Documentary | Himself | Pascal Roche Jérôme M. De Oliveira |
Documentary |
2014 | Remember Me | Security man | Nicolas Martin | Short film |
Music Videos
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director | Notes |
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2012 | "Hadès" | François Sagat Sylvia Gobbel |
Franck Glenisson | |
2013 | "Hyper Reality" | Panteros666 Ines Marzat |
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2015 | "Camera" | Veronika Mudra | Yevgeniy Timokhin | |
2017 | "Bluecid" | Sevdaliza | Sevdaliza Zahra Reijs |
Advertisements
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | Je mets une capote et du gel | A promotional advertisement for Yagg.com. It shows François Sagat showing how to use a condom and lubricant for safe sex. It was done by an initiative of the Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé. It was broadcast on World AIDS Day. |
Pornographic
Director / Producer
- 2011: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 1
- 2012: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 2
Actor
Citébeur
Diapopic
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Overload Releasing
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Awards and nominations
Wins
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Nominations François Sagat has been nominated for many GayVN and Grabby Awards.
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See also
- List of male performers in gay porn films
Notes
References
- Francois Sagat: Straight Or Gay?. Tim and Roma show. 21 September 2007. Event occurs at 0:39. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
ROMA: 'I didn't know you were straight.' SAGAT: 'No.' ROMA: 'Oh, you tease. These are fake!' SAGAT: 'No, I'm 200% gay. 200% gay.'
- Marra, Pedro (16 April 2012). "Entrevista: no backstage com François Sagat em Brasília". Paroutudo.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- Evers, Rob (7 September 2007). "François Sagat: The Man Behind the Mask Part 2". Beautiful Mag. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
- . 21 February 2020 https://twitter.com/AlisonMoyet/status/1230826398329266176?s=20. Retrieved 8 August 2020. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Porno: François SAGAT: Interview exclusive". LaLucarne.org (in French). 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Evers, Rob (6 September 2007). "François Sagat: The Man Behind the Mask Part 1". Beautiful Mag. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2006.
- Katz, Lyla (28 October 2011). "TitanMen Wraps Filming of Francois Sagat's 'Incubus'". XBiz. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- Katz, Lyla (14 November 2011). "TitanMen Releases 'Making of Incubus' Documentary Excerpt". XBiz. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- LaCroix, Ethan (24 October 2011). "Franois Sagat". Time Out. New York: Time Out Group Limited. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Eye Weekly: Swiss Choice Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Kalina, Paul (21 July 2010). "Gay zombie porn gets festival flick". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "François Sagat for Bernhard Willhelm". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "CatchFire: François Sagat Classics (V): Bernhard Willhelm SS 2008". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "Ethan says: François Sagat for Bernard Wilhelm". Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "Behind the Shoot: François Sagat by Terry Richardson for OUT". www.out.com. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "HADES - François Sagat & Sylvia Gobbel". The Pink Snout. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "François Sagat's Kick Sagat clothing launch". GAYLETTER. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Lawrence, Doug (1 November 2006). "Europe's David Awards Commence". AVN. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- Remington, Chad (23 October 2007). "Controversy Erupts at David Awards". AVN. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- "2008 European Gay Porn Award Winners Announced". AVN Gay News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- Adams, JC (19 May 2008). "Full List of 2008 EGPA Winners". Gay Porn Times. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- Gay Porn Times: TLA Gay Awards report
- Adams, JC (22 October 2011). "Sagat, Agassi Take Top Hustlaball Awards". Gay Porn News. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- "HustlaBall Award – History – 2011 Winners". SMB-Berlin Events GmbH. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
External links
- Official François Sagat website
- Official KICKSAGAT fashion website
- FrancoisSagat.fr – first videos of Francois Sagat by citebeur
- François Sagat on IMDb
- François Sagat at the Internet Adult Film Database
- François Sagat at the Adult Film Database
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Gus Mattox |
GayVN Awards for Performer of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Jake Deckard |