Red Light District Video is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Chatsworth, California. Chatsworth may mean: Chatsworth House Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada Chatsworth, Georgia Chatsworth, California Chatsworth, Illinois Chatsworth, Iowa Chatsworth, New Jersey Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

It was founded in 2002 by performer/director Vince Vouyer, a longtime exclusive director at Anabolic Video, and industry veteran Dion Giarrusso, who had worked as general manager of Elegant Angel. The plan was to emulate Evil Angel's setup where producer/directors would own their own movies, and share in the profits. Vince's own company, Vouyer Productions, owned his titles. Other initial directors there included David Luger and Brandon Iron, neither of which owned any movies. Most movies produced by RLD are considered gonzo porn. Vince Vouyer, born John Albert LaForme on June 1, 1966, in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, is a pornographic actor (porn star) and director. ... Anabolic Video is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Chatsworth, California. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Brandon Iron (real name: Brandon Hurdle) is a Canadian porn actor/director who lives and works in the USA (California). ... Gonzo pornography is both a category, and filming style of adult video. ...

Vouyer and Giarrusso eventually brought over many of Vince's colleagues from Anabolic in 2004, which saw Erik Everhard, Lexington Steele and Mike John join RLD, where they could start their own production companies to be distributed by the RLD infrastructure. Steele's stay was brief, as he left to start his own studio, Mercenary Pictures, after only a few releases at Red Light. Erik Everhard (born December 2, 1976 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a stage name for a pornographic actor. ... Lexington Steele, (born Clifton Todd Britt on November 28, 1969 in New Jersey), is an African-American pornographic actor and director. ...

Around the same time, Platinum X Pictures was launched by Michael Stefano and Jewel De'Nyle (married at the time), bankrolled by Dion and Red Light. PXP also brought in Manuel Ferrara, Steve Holmes, and Brandon Iron to direct. Jewel DeNyle (born Stephany Schwarz on August 5, 1977) is an American pornographic actress and director. ... Manuel Ferrara (November 1, 1975, Gagny, France) is a prolific French pornographic actor. ... Steve Holmes (b. ... Brandon Iron (real name: Brandon Hurdle) is a Canadian porn actor/director who lives and works in the USA (California). ...

Dion's silent partner in Red Light all along had been his brother, David Joseph. In 2004 they had a massive falling out, and Dion left the company. David took over the reins, slowly shifting from a business model based on producer/director ownership, to a model where he owned more and more titles, and could profit accordingly. He, for all intents and purposes, merged RLD and PXP, 'promoting' Stefano and Ferrara to RLD.

Through a relationship with Rick Salomon, Joseph was able to get rights to 2004's massive hit movie, 1 Night in Paris, starring Paris Hilton. It has become one of the best selling adult movies of all time. Rick Salomon (born 24 January 1968 in Asbury Park, New Jersey) is best known for his relationships with various female celebrities. ... 1 Night in Paris (2004) is a sex video depicting Paris Hilton and her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon engaging in sexual relations. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ...

In early 2006, several of the RLD directors decided they weren't getting a fair shake, and announced they were leaving. Everhard and Ferrara joined Evil Angel; Mike John joined Jules Jordan's upstart company; and RLD founder Vince Vouyer left to start Vouyer Media, to be distributed by Wicked Pictures. Jules Jordan born Ashley Gasper is an American pornographic movie director, actor, and producer. ... Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. ...

In April of 2006 Dion opened up his new production company Combat Zone.

External links

• Official website Caution: contains very explicit content.