Not to be confused with football coach and offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen.
Will Ryder
Birth nameJeff Mullen[1]
Birth date[2]
Birth placeMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.[2]
Other namesWill Rider[2]
Websitesitcums.com

Will Ryder (born Jeff Mullen; July 31, 1960) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, publicist, camera operator, and composer of and for pornographic films.[1][2][3][4] He has won a considerable number of awards for his work.

Early life

Ryder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is of English and Finnish descent.[2] He worked as a keyboardist in the music industry for fifteen years.[5]

Career

In 1983, Ryder befriended pornographic actress Amber Lynn while he was seeking employment in the adult film industry as a composer for pornographic films.[3] Lynn introduced him to other people in the business and director Roy Karch was the first to hire him.[3] He left the industry before returning in 2001 as a publicist for New Sensations/Digital Sin.[4] In 2001, he launched the PR firm All Media Play.[4] In 2004, he launched his own production label, X-Play, and made his directorial debut with the film Britney Rears Wild Back Stage Sex Party.[4]

Awards and nominations

Will Ryder
Wins16
Nominations62
Award 1AVN Awards
Award1w4
Award1n35
Award 2NightMoves Awards
Award2w5
Award2n0
Award 3XBIZ Awards
Award3w4
Award3n21
Award 4XRCO Awards
Award4w3
Award4n6
AVN Awards
YearResultAwardWork
2006[6]Best Music (shared with GJ Music)Britney Rears Wild Backstage Sex Party
2007[7]Best Art Direction – VideoBritney Rears 3
Best Music
2008[8]Best Director, VideoNot the Bradys XXX
Best Screenplay, Video
2009[9]Best Director – FeatureNot Bewitched XXX
Best Screenplay
Director of the Year
2010[10][11]Best Director, FeatureFlight Attendants
Best Original Song"Fly Global" in Flight Attendants
"Sisters and Brothers" in Not The Bradys XXX: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
Best ScreenplayFlight Attendants
Not Married with Children XXX
Director of the Year (Body of Work)
2011[12]Best Director – FeatureNot Charlie's Angels XXX
Best Screenplay – Adapted
Not M*A*S*H XXX
Director of the Year (Body of Work)
2012[13]Best Director – ParodyThe Flintstones: A XXX Parody
Best Non-Sex PerformanceSuperman XXX: A Porn Parody
Best Screenplay – ParodyBeverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody
Director of the Year (Body of Work)
2013[14]Best Director – ParodyNot the Three Stooges XXX
Best Screenplay – ParodyNot Animal House XXX
2014[15][16]Best Director – ParodyGrease XXX: A Parody
Not the Wizard of Oz XXX
Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee)
Best Original Song (shared with Rock Hardson)"Queen of Munchkin Land" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX
Best Original Song"I Wonder What Is Happening" in Not The Wizard of Oz XXX
Best Screenplay – ParodyGrease XXX: A Parody
Not South Park XXX
Not the Wizard of Oz XXX
Director of the Year
2015[4][17]AVN Hall of Fame
Best Director – ParodyAmerican Hustle XXX Porn Parody
Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical
Best Non-Sex Performance
Best Screenplay – ParodyAmerican Hustle XXX Porn Parody
Not Jersey Boys XXX: A Porn Musical
NightMoves Awards
YearResultAward
2009[18]National Lifetime Achievement Award
2012[19]Best Director – Parody (Editor's Choice)
2013[20]
2014[21]
2015[22]
XBIZ Awards
YearResultAwardWork
2008[23]Feature Director of the Year
2009[24][25]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – Individual ProjectNot Bewitched XXX
2010[26][27]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – Individual ProjectFlight Attendants
Porn Director of the Year (People's Choice)
2011[28]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – Individual ProjectNot Charlie's Angels XXX
Screenplay of the Year
2012[29]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – Individual ProjectRocky XXX: A Parody Thriller
Screenplay of the YearBeverly Hillbillies XXX
2013[30]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – ParodyNot Animal House XXX
Not the Three Stooges XXX
2014[31][32]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – ParodyGrease XXX: A Parody
Love Boat XXX: A Parody
Not the Wizard of Oz XXX
Best Editing (shared with Cyrus Weatherbee)Grease XXX: A Parody
Not the Wizard of Oz XXX
2015[33][34]Director of the Year – Body of Work
Director of the Year – ParodyAmerican Hustle XXX
Not the Jersey Boys XXX
Best Non-Sex Acting Performance
XRCO Awards
YearResultAward
2008[35]Best Director (Features)
2009[36]
2010[37]
2011[38]Best Director (Parody)
2012[39]
2013[40]
2014[41]
2015[42]
XRCO Hall of Fame

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