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Kobe Tai

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Kobe Tai
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Tai in Las Vegas, January 2000
Born(1972-01-15)January 15, 1972[1]
Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Other namesBrooke Young, Blake Young

Kobe Tai (born January 15, 1972) is an American former pornographic actress and adult model.

She was a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment.[2] In 2011, Complex ranked her first on its list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".[3]

Personal life[edit]

Tai was born January 15, 1972, in Taipei, Taiwan. She was adopted by her father in Taiwan before moving to San Diego in 1974, where she lived until she was five. They later moved to Arkansas. She attended the University of Arkansas, majoring in communications.[1]

She is bisexual.[1]

Career[edit]

Mainstream appearances[edit]

In addition to her roles in porn films, Tai appeared in the mainstream movie Very Bad Things, portraying a stripper who is accidentally killed by Jeremy Piven at a bachelor party. She did background vocals for Marilyn Manson's song, "New Model No. 15", on the album Mechanical Animals.[4]

She was an Opening Night Guest of Honor along with Asia Carrera at the Big Apple Anime Fest's Midnight Anime Concourse.[5]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Ceremony Result Award Work
1997 Hot d'Or Award Won Best American Starlet[6][7] N/A
2000 AVN Award Nominated Best Supporting Actress—Film[8] The Awakening
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene, Film (with Cheyne Collins, Evan Stone & Andrew Youngman)[8]
XRCO Award Nominated Actress (Single Performance)[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Interview with Asian Cream Queen: Kobe Tai". Erotic X-Film #2. Rosetta Stone Publishing. 1997. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Jared Rutter (2009-09-30). "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. ^ Gabriel Alvarez (2011-09-19). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  4. ^ "Porn Goes Public - Industry Trend or Event" Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Industry Standard, November 6, 2000, by Kenneth Li Archived on Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2007-09-18
  5. ^ "BAAF Wrap-up PR". Anime News Network. November 14, 2001. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  6. ^ "6ème cérémonie des Hot d'Or". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  7. ^ "Cérémonies". hot-dor.fr. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "AVN 2000 Nominations". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2000-03-02. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  9. ^ "Xrco nominations". AVN. 2000-03-14. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kobe_Tai&oldid=1006771417"

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