François Sagat

François Sagat (born 5 June 1979) is a French male gay pornographic film actor, model and director.

François Sagat
François Sagat at the Folsom Street Fair in 2009
Born (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979
Cognac, Charente, France
Other namesAzzedine
Occupations
  • Pornographic actor
  • model
  • director
  • singer
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Websitehttp://www.francoissagat.com

Adult film career

At the age of twenty-five Sagat performed in his first adult film under the screen name Azzedine.[1]

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[1] using his birth name.

He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios from 2005 to 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 and heterosexual scenes.

In October 2011, Sagat directed of a two-part porn film series Incubus for TitanMen.[2] In support of the film, TitanMen in November 2011 released, a 33-minute making-of documentary.[3]

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.

In May 2018, Sagat joined adult pay-to-subscribe website Just for Fans.

Non-pornographic career

In 2009, he appeared as an extra in Saw VI.[4][5]

In 2010, he appeared in a zombie porn film directed by Bruce LaBruce in the lead role in L.A. Zombie where he plays role of a homeless schizophrenic man.[6][7]

He appears in the lead role in Homme au bain (in English Man in Bath) directed by Christophe Honoré.[5]

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.[8] 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.[7]

Documentaries

In 2007, he appeared with other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus documentary about nudity in culture entitled La nudité toute nue.[5]

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.[9]

Marketing, fashion and music

Sagat adult toys were marketed including dildos made from an exact molding of Sagat's genitalia.[10]

When German designer Bernhard Willhelm launched his first menswear collection during Paris Fashion Week, he chose Sagat to promote the event.[11][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.[12]

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][18]

Personal life

François Sagat was born in Cognac to French parents of Slovak ancestry.[19] Sagat moved to Paris at the age of eighteen.[1]

He is the cousin of English singer Alison Moyet.[20] Sagat is gay[21] and currently lives in France.[22] Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo.[23]

Discography

Album
Title Details
Videoclub

EPs
Title Details Notes
Chamelia
(with Igor Dewe)
No.TitleLength
1."Trust Me"6:20
2."Spit on Me"5:48
3."I Wonder"5:20
4."TesYeux"6:31

As lead artist
Year Title Album
2012 "Hadès"
(with Sylvia Gobbel)		 Non-album singles
2015 "Camera"
(with Veronika)
2018 "Trust Me"
(with Igor Dewe)		 Chamelia (EP)
2023 "Fairytail" Videoclub
"I Don't Want To Break Your Heart"
"The Boys Club"
Year Title Album
2020 "Tell Me (B Urslef)"
(with Cherylyn Barnes)		 Non-album singles
2022 "Feelu"
(with Cherylyn Barnes)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
2007 La nudité toute nue Himself Olivier Nicklaus Documentary
2009 Plan cul Short film
2010 L.A. Zombie Zombie Bruce LaBruce Lead role
Homme au bain
(English: Man at Bath)		 Emmanuel Christophe Honoré
2011 Sagat: The Documentary Himself Pascal Roche
Jérôme M. De Oliveira		 Documentary
2014 Remember Me Security man Nicolas Martin Short film

Television
Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Multinauts Himself Jennifer Juniper Stratford Television series

Music Videos

Year Title Artist(s) Director Ref.
2012 "Hadès" François Sagat,
Sylvia Gobbel		 Franck Glenisson [24]
2013 "Hyper Reality" Panteros666 Panteros666,
Ines Marzat		 [25]
2015 "Camera" Veronika Mudra Yevgeniy Timokhin [26]
2017 "Bluecid" Sevdaliza Sevdaliza,
Zahra Reijs		 [27]
2018 "Trust Me" François Sagat,
Igor Dewe		 — [28]
2023 "Marathon" Bilal Hassani Alexis Langlois [29]
"Fairytail" François Sagat — [30]
"I Don't Want To Break Your Heart" [31]

Advertisements

Year Title Notes
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.

Director / Producer
  • 2011: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 1
  • 2012: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 2

Actor

Awards and nominations

Results
Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2006 Grabby Awards Best Art Direction "Arabesque" Nominated [32]
Best Videography Nominated
Best DVD Extras Won
Best All-Sex Video Won
Best Duo Sex Scence "Arabesque" (with Huessein) Nominated
David Awards (GAY-eLINE) Best European Actor Himself Won [33]
2007 GayVN Awards Best Performer of the Year Won [34]
Best Pro/Am Release "Lebanon" Won
Grabby Awards Best Bottom Himself Nominated [35]
Best Duo Sex Scence "Bedroom Eyes" (with Kyle Lewis) Nominated
Best Perfomer Himself Nominated
Best Three-Way Sex Scence "Lebanon" (with Collin O'Neal, Jacko) Nominated
Best Solo Sex Scence "Manhattan" Nominated
2008 European Gay Porn Awards Best Threesome Performance "H2O" (with Steve Cruz, Rocky Torrez) Won [36]
GayVN Awards Best Threesome "Folsom Leather" (with Brendan Davies, Rick Van Sant) Nominated [37]
Best Leather Video "Folsom Leather" Won
2010 TLA Gay Awards Best Hair Himself Won
2011 HustlaBall Awards Best European Performer Won [38]
2018 The Wowie Awards The Only On My OnlyFans Award, Best 18+ Social Presence Nominated [39]
2019 XBIZ Awards Gay Performer of the Year Won [40]

See also

Notes

References
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  15. "Behind the Shoot: François Sagat by Terry Richardson for OUT". www.out.com. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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  38. ras (14 November 2011). "2011 HUSTLABALL AWARDS". QXMen.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  39. "You Have 24 Hours Left to Vote for the World of Wonder 2018 WOWIE Awards: VOTE NOW! - The WOW Report". worldofwonder.net. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  40. "XBIZ Awards - Adult Industry's Biggest Night". XBIZ Awards. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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