Colton Ford
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Colton Ford | |
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 Ford during the "That's Me" video shoot, October 2007 | |
| Born | Glenn Soukesian[citation needed] October 12, 1962[citation needed] |
| Died | May 19, 2025 (aged 62) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[citation needed] |
| Website | www |
Glenn Soukesian (October 12, 1962 - May 19, 2025[1][2]), known professionally as Colton Ford, was an American singer and actor.[3]
Career
[edit]Pornography
[edit]Ford appears in a dozen gay adult films. His notable performances include Conquered that earned him 2002 Grabby Awards for "Best Group Sex Scene", Gang Bang Café that nominated him for the 2003 GayVN Awards for "Best Performers" and his lead role in Colton for which he won "Gay Performer of the Year" during the 2003 GayVN Awards.[4]
Film and television
[edit]In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the 2005 documentary film Naked Fame directed by Christopher Long. The film follows Ford's transition from the world of adult films to mainstream club/dance music. It was released theatrically in 2005 in the United States and Canada.
On television, Ford co-starred for three seasons on the TV series The Lair playing the role of Sheriff Trout. The series was broadcast on here! TV. He was a featured panelist on here! TV's resident chat show Threesome.
Music
[edit]Ford became a club/dance house music singer-songwriter and actor. He released several singles. He released his first album, Tug of War,[5] digitally in 2008. All tracks were written and composed by Ford and DJ/producer Quentin Harris. "That's Me" featuring Cazwell was the debut single from the album. He also was part of the True Colors Tour 2008. His second album, Under the Covers, an album of cover versions was released in 2009. In 2013, he released his third album The Way I Am and in 2015 his EP Next Chapter co-written with David Barratt including five originals.
Ford collaborated with Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis, Nervo, Wawa, and Redtop, among others. He had several hit singles and videos, including the Billboard charting, "The Way I Am", "That's Me", "Let Me Live Again" and "Losing My Religion". His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" saw collaboration with Club/Dance singer-songwriter Pepper Mashay. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and No. 25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.[6] Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper's video, "Into The Nightlife" and also performed on Cyndi Lauper's 2008 True Colors Tour. Ford was named in AfterElton.com's "Top 50 Gay Male Musicians".
Theater
[edit]Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2011 playing a role in the musical theatre Little House on the Ferry, a modern gay love story set in the legendary summer resort of Fire Island Pines, New York. The play included eleven original songs, also released as an album by the original cast, and featured cameos by many members of New York City's LGBT community. "After Hours" (Original Cast Recording) was released as a single featuring vocals by Ford. The show ran in New York from November 3rd until November 20, 2011, and featured (along with Ford), Seph Stanek, Chris Van Kirk, Matt Rodriquez, Kit Balcuns, and Sean Loftus.[7]
In 2014, Ford starred in a stage production of And All The Dead, Lie Down, co-starring with Kila Packett. The play ran from May 2 to June 6, 2014, in Los Angeles and was written by Harrison David Rivers, directed by John Coppola, and produced by Michael Sonntag and Kila Packett. The play was a Studio C Artists production.[8]
Death
[edit]Ford died on May 19, 2025, at the age of 62, following a hiking accident in Palm Springs, California. [9] [10] The news was confirmed by friends and colleagues through social media posts.[11]
Videography
[edit]Pornographic
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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| 2001 | Conquered | Gladiator | 2002 Grabby Awards "Best Group Sex Scene" |
| PornStruck 2 | |||
| 2002 | Aftershock: Part 1 | MSR's hottest | |
| Aftershock: Part 2 | MSR's hottest | ||
| Bearing Leather | |||
| Bringing Out Brother | |||
| Head Games | Jocker | ||
| Gang Bang Café | Nominated 2003 GayVN Awards "Best Performers" | ||
| Colton | Colton | 2003 GayVN Awards "Gay Performer of the Year" | |
| Closed Set: The New Crew | The key grip | ||
| Prowl 3: Genuine Leather | Nastiest leather | ||
| 2003 | Still Untamed | Untamer |
Non-pornographic
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Note | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing | Glen | Movie | |
| 2001 | Circuit | Video Circuit Man | Movie | |
| 2004 | Naked Fame | Himself | Documentary | |
| Hellbent | Nickname Band Member | Movie | [12] | |
| 2008 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | Butch Hunk | Movie | |
| "Into the Nightlife" | Dancer in the club | Music video | ||
| 2007–2009 | The Lair | Sheriff Trout | TV series |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tug of War |
Track listing
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| Under the Covers |
Track listing
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| The Way I Am |
Track listing
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Next Chapter |
Track listing
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| Let Me Live Again / The Music Always Gets You Back |
Track listing
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Remixed |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance |
US Dance Sales | |||
| 2003 | "Everything" | – | – | Naked Fame |
| 2004 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (featuring Pepper Mashay) |
9 | 25 | |
| 2008 | "Tug of War" | – | – | Non-album singles |
| "That's Me" (featuring Cazwell) |
– | – | ||
| 2009 | "Trouble" | – | – | Under the Covers |
| "Losing My Religion" | – | – | ||
| 2011 | "Let Me Live Again" | – | – | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "All My Love" | – | – | The Way I Am |
Theatre
[edit]- 2012: Little House on the Ferry
- 2014: And All The Dead, Lie Down
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Colton Ford, legendary gay adult film star, dies at 62". www.out.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Adult Film Star/Music Artist Colton Ford Dead At 62". May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "here! with Josh and Sara #101". here! (Podcast). Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- ^ Watson, Graeme (May 21, 2025). "Colton Ford, the adult film star turned singer, has died aged 62". OUTinPerth. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Tug of War - Colton Ford | Release Info". AllMusic.
- ^ "Colton Ford Billboard singles". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "Colton Ford, Seph Stanek, et al. Set for Little House on the Ferry". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ And All The Dead, Lie Down Wordpress page
- ^ "Colton Ford, legendary gay adult film star, dies at 62". May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Adult Film Star/Music Artist Colton Ford Dead At 62". May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ www.gay.blog.br (May 20, 2025). "Morre Colton Ford, ex-astro de filmes adultos, aos 62 anos". GAY BLOG BR @gayblogbr (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Lunn, Shawn (October 27, 2016). "TV Lover: My Review of Hellbent (2004)". shawnlunn2002. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Colton Ford at IMDb
- Colton Ford discography at Discogs
- Colton Ford Interview Archived August 15, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- Colton Ford Interview in Philadelphia (video) Archived August 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1962 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century American LGBTQ people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American singers
- American actors in gay pornographic films
- American gay actors
- American gay musicians
- American house musicians
- American LGBTQ singers
- American male pop singers
- American male pornographic film actors
- American people of Armenian descent
- Gay pornographic film actors
- LGBTQ people from California
- Male actors from Pasadena, California
- Pornographic film actors from California
- Singers from California