Julian (pornographic actor)

Julián Ríos or Julián Ruíz, commonly known by the aliases Julian, Julian Andretti or Jordan Rivers, (born October 12, 1970 in West Covina, California) is a male pornographic actor. He was raised in Everett, Washington.

Julián Ríos entered the world of adult films at the age of 25, after serving as a Marine in the Gulf Warand working as a personal trainer.

He got his start in the adult industry posing solo in gay magazines while still in the military, then met a female adult film actor who introduced him to the big adult film companies. Before long, he had a contract and was starring in films of his own.

In 2000, he was briefly married to porn actress Jill Kelly. After they broke up, he married Canadian adult star Lanny Barbie, on March 5, 2005

His ethnic origin is Spanish and American Indian; he is the second of six brothers and sisters. Before embarking on his adult industry career, he was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for six years (1988-1994). He is a veteran of the Gulf War.

Ríos' early days in porn were marked by two separate scenes where he received oral sex from a male co-star in bisexual videos produced by Chi Chi LaRue including Fly Bi Night. Rios has since concentrated exclusively on heterosexual porn.

Ríos is one of the few male porn stars to be offered a production contract with a large adult production company and the only male performer to hold a dual contract with Vivid video and VCA pictures at the same time. In fact, he was under contract multiple times: with Metro Pictures, Vivid Entertainment and VCA Pictures. Jill Kelly productions, New Sensations, Twisted Pink Video and his current company in which he is co-owner Pistol Whip Media/Sudden Impact Video.