Background
Dough grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At eight years old, his mother’s boyfriend began sexually abusing Jon and his younger brother.
Dough grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At eight years old, his mother’s boyfriend began sexually abusing Jon and his younger brother.
After graduating from college, Dough moved to Los Angeles, where he initially tried breaking into soap operas. However, a photo shoot at Hustler quickly resulted in steady work in the adult industry. His first film was a short loop he made for Lance Kinkaid in 1985.
He appeared in an episode of Louis Theroux"s Weird Weekends devoted to the San Fernando Valley"s pornographic film industry, granting British Broadcasting Corporation Two presenter Louis Theroux several interviews onand off-set.
In 1999, Vivian Valentine received a black eye after being hit by Jon during the filming of Anabolic Video"s Rough Sex. However, she has said: "I have no regrets or bad feelings about it".
As Dough or one of his other performing aliases, he was a veteran of nearly 1,100 adult videos and had directed 71 titles, according to the IAFD. Reportedly, the character Johnny Doe in the film Boogie Nights was loosely based on Dough. Dough died on August 27, 2006, in Chatsworth, California, of suicide by hanging.
He was 43 years old. DeMoan discovered his body in a closet in their home.
1991 XRCO Award - Best Actor (Brandy & Alexander) 1992 AVN Award - Best Supporting Actor, Film (Brandy & Alexander) 1993 XRCO Award - Best Actor, Single Performance (New Wave Hookers 3) 1994 XRCO Award - Male Performer of the Year 1995 AVN Award - Male Performer of the Year 1995 AVN Award - Best Supporting Actor, Film (Sex) 1995 XRCO Award - Best Actor, Single Performance (Latex) 1996 AVN Award - Best Actor, Video (Latex) 1997 AVN Award - Best Actor, Video (Shock) AVN Hall of Fame inductee XRCO Hall of Fame inductee.
