{{short description|French pornographic film director and actor (1977-2011)}} {{Infobox adult biography | name = Greg Centauro | image = Greg Centauro French Beauty.jpg | caption = Centauro in a scene from the 2002 film ''French Beauty'' | birth_name = Grégory Jean-Claude Giay | birth_date = {{birth date|1977|1|10}} | birth_place = Marseille, France | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|3|26|1977|1|10}} | death_place = Budapest, Hungary | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7.3}} | other_names = Greg Santauro, Greg Centoro, Grec Centauro, Bruno Pelliti, Greg Centaurio, Greg Centaureau, Greg C. | website = }}
'''Greg Centauro''' (January 10, 1977 – March 26, 2011) was a French pornographic actor and director.
==Career== Centauro came to notoriety in France during the early 2000s when he and his then-girlfriend Clara Morgane became porn actors at the same time. Morgane, who performed most of her heterosexual scenes with Centauro, quickly became France's most popular adult actress. However, she retired from porn after two years, and Centauro wished to continue his career. The two eventually separated.<ref name="letag">[http://www.letagparfait.com/fr/2011/03/26/deces-de-greg-centauro/ Décès de Greg Centauro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814003548/http://www.letagparfait.com/fr/2011/03/26/deces-de-greg-centauro/ |date=2020-08-14 }}, ''Le Tag Parfait'', 26 March 2011</ref> Centauro continued to perform in porn films in France, where he also started directing. He later moved to Budapest, the porn capital of Europe, where he became specialized in gonzo pornography.<ref name = "pop rock">{{cite web |url=http://www.pop-rock.com/news/breve/deces-de-greg-centauro/ |title=de la pop, du rock et des coms. Depuis 2002. - Décès de Greg Centauro |publisher=Pop-rock.com |date=2008-11-23 |accessdate=2014-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111001034/http://www.pop-rock.com/news/breve/deces-de-greg-centauro |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was the in-house producer for Paradise Film Entertainment.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
==Death== Centauro died in Budapest of a cocaine overdose <ref>{{cite web|url=http://darrahford.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/update-greg-centauro-died-of-an-overdose/ |title=UPDATE: Greg Centauro died of an overdose. | Darrah Ford |publisher=Darrahford.wordpress.com |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2014-04-16}}</ref> on March 26, 2011, while he was in the shooting phase of ''Nut, Butts and Euro Sluts 2''.<ref name = "pop rock"/>
==Personal life== Centauro was married to Hungarian glamour model and pornographic actress Vera Versanyi from 2005 to 2011.<ref name = "pop rock"/> Centauro was a dedicated fan of the German rock outfit Rammstein.<ref name = "pop rock"/>
==Partial filmography== * ''Anal History'' * ''Fucking Beautiful 7'' * ''Nuts, Butts, Euro Sluts'' * ''Pretty Chicks'' * ''Das Edelmodel'' * ''Sex Maniac Bitches''
==Film labels== * Paradise Film Entertainment * Digital Sin * Platinum X Pictures * Zero Tolerance
==Awards and nominations== * 2007 eLine Award, winner - Best International Series - ''Ass Drippers'' (Paradise Film)<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/5695.html|title=AVN - Venus Award Winners Announced|publisher=Business.avn.com|date=2007-10-24|accessdate=2014-04-16|archive-date=2012-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614025629/http://business.avn.com/articles/Venus-Award-Winners-Announced-28262.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2007 eLine Award, winner - Best International Actor<ref name=autogenerated1 /> * 2008 eLine Award, winner - Best German Actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Exclusive-Complete-2008-eLINE-Award-Winners-from-Venus-Berlin-55443.html|title=AVN - Exclusive: Complete 2008 eLINE Award Winners from Venus Berlin|publisher=Business.avn.com|accessdate=2014-05-29|archive-date=2014-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416021504/http://business.avn.com/articles/Exclusive-Complete-2008-eLINE-Award-Winners-from-Venus-Berlin-55443.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2009 Erotixxx Award, winner - Best German Film - ''Black and White 4 U'' (Paradise Film)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pornaward.de |title=Erotik Online, Pornostars, EROTIXXX AWARD |publisher=Pornaward.de |accessdate=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228212925/http://www.pornaward.de/ |archivedate=December 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Erotixxx Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.pornaward.de/gewinner/gewinner-2009-2/|title=Gewinner 2009|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links== {{Portal|Erotica and pornography|Biography}}
* [http://paradise-film.de Paradise Film - official website] * {{IMDb name|1223590|Greg Centauro}} * {{iafd name|id=GCentauro|gender=male|name=Greg Centauro}} * {{afdb name|id=31658|gender=male|name=Greg Centauro}}
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