Will Ryder (born Jeff Mullen; July 31, 1960) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, publicist, camera operator, and composer of and for pornographic films. He has won a considerable number of awards for his work.
Early life Ryder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is of English and Finnish descent. He worked as a keyboardist in the music industry for fifteen years.
Career In 1983, Ryder befriended pornographic actress Amber Lynn while he was seeking employment in the adult film industry as a composer for pornographic films. Lynn introduced him to other people in the business and director Roy Karch was the first to hire him. He left the industry before returning in 2001 as a publicist for New Sensations/Digital Sin. In 2001, he launched the PR firm All Media Play. In 2004, he launched his own production label, X-Play, and made his directorial debut with the film Britney Rears Wild Back Stage Sex Party.
Awards and nominations
+ AVN Awards Year Result Award Work 2006 Best Music (shared with GJ Music) Britney Rears Wild Backstage Sex Party 2007 Best Art Direction – Video Britney Rears 3 Best Music 2008 Best Director, Video Not the Bradys XXX Best Screenplay, Video 2009 Best Director – Feature Not Bewitched XXX Best Screenplay Director of the Year 2010 Best Director, Feature Flight Attendants Best Original Song "Fly Global" in Flight Attendants "Sisters and Brothers" in Not The Bradys XXX: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Best Screenplay Flight Attendants Not Married with Children XXX Director of the Year (Body of Work) 2011 Best Director – Feature Not Charlie's Angels XXX Best Screenplay – Adapted Not M*A*S*H XXX Director of the Year (Body of Work) 2012 Best Director – Parody The Flintstones: A XXX Parody Best Non-Sex Performance Superman XXX: A Porn Parody Best Screenplay – Parody Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody Director of the Year (Body of Work) 2013 Best Director – Parody Not the Three Stooges XXX Best Screenplay – Parody Not Animal House XXX 2014 Best Director – Parody Grease XXX: A Parody Not the Wizard of Oz XXX Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee) Best Original Song (shared with Rock Hardson) "Queen of Munchkin Land" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX Best Original Song "I Wonder What Is Happening" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX Best Screenplay – Parody Grease XXX: A Parody Not South Park XXX Not the Wizard of Oz XXX Director of the Year 2015 AVN Hall of Fame Best Director – Parody American Hustle XXX Porn Parody Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical Best Non-Sex Performance Best Screenplay – Parody American Hustle XXX Porn Parody Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical + NightMoves Awards Year Result Award 2009 National Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Best Director – Parody (Editor's Choice) 2013 2014 2015 + XBIZ Awards Year Result Award Work 2008 Feature Director of the Year 2009 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Individual Project Not Bewitched XXX 2010 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Individual Project Flight Attendants Porn Director of the Year (People's Choice) 2011 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Individual Project Not Charlie's Angels XXX Screenplay of the Year 2012 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Individual Project Rocky XXX: A Parody Thriller Screenplay of the Year Beverly Hillbillies XXX 2013 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Parody Not Animal House XXX Not the Three Stooges XXX 2014 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Parody Grease XXX: A Parody Love Boat XXX: A Parody Not the Wizard of Oz XXX Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee) Grease XXX: A Parody Not the Wizard of Oz XXX 2015 Director of the Year – Body of Work Director of the Year – Parody American Hustle XXX Not the Jersey Boys XXX Best Non-Sex Acting Performance + XRCO Awards Year Result Award 2008 Best Director (Features) 2009 2010 2011 Best Director (Parody) 2012 2013 2014 2015 XRCO Hall of Fame
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