Christy Canyon

Adult film career Christy Canyon appeared in nearly 200 adult films. Canyon has won several "best female performance" awards and is a member of the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame. She retired from (and returned to) the adult business several times. She is known for her natural 36DD breasts.

In a 2005 interview on Taylor Wane's radio show, Canyon stated that although on-camera she had protected sex (with condoms) with all of her male co-stars during her time with Vivid Entertainment in the mid 1990s, this was definitely not something she practiced in her private life. Canyon stated that she engaged in unprotected sex with every one of her male co-stars off camera, prior to their filmed sex scenes.In her personal life, Canyon has dated comedian Robin Williams, Max Baer, Jr., directors John Frankenheimer and Adam Rifkin, and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.As of 2008 she works on Sirius Satellite Radio's Playboy Radio as cohost, with Vanessa Blue, of the show Night Calls.

Partial filmography Hollywood Starlets (1985) Black Throat (1985) Holly Does Hollywood (1985) Star 90 (1990) Comeback (1995) Oral Addiction (1996) Domination Nation 1 and 2 (both 1997) The Top 25 Adult Stars of All Time (1999)

Retirement Canyon retired and returned to films several times during her career, mainly due to changes in her marital status. Currently, she is retired from performing in films, but still has an adult-related career, concentrating on her web site, working as a host for Playboy Radio, and selling merchandise on eBay. In 2003, she published her autobiography: Lights, Camera, Sex. In November 2005, she appeared as a judge on the first season of Jenna's American Sex Star.

Cultural references The music group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark mentions Christy in the song "Heaven Is" from 1993's Liberator ("Heaven is Christy Canyon falling in love with me").

Awards 1991 F.O.X.E Female Fan Favorite[9] 1992 F.O.X.E Female Fan Favorite[9] 1996 AVN Best Tease Performance for Comeback[10] 1997 AVN Best Group Scene - Film for The Show[10] AVN Hall of Fame[11] XRCO Hall of Fame[12] Free Speech Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award[13]