Cherie DeVille

Cherie DeVille
DeVille in 2021
Born
Carolyn Paparozzi

(1978-08-30) August 30, 1978
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationDoctor of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University
Occupations
  • Pornographic actress
  • model
  • physical therapist
  • activist
Years active2011–present
Known for“Internet’s step-mom” persona; 2020 U.S. presidential bid with rapper Coolio
Awards
  • AVN MILF Performer of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • XBIZ MILF Performer of the Year (2017)
  • XRCO MILF of the Year (2018)

Cherie DeVille (born Carolyn Paparozzi,[1] August 30, 1978[2]) is an American pornographic actress, writer and political activist. A doctor of physical therapy, she entered the adult-film industry in her early thirties and has since appeared in hundreds of scenes, marketing herself online as “the internet’s step-mom.” DeVille briefly sought the United States presidency for the 2020 election on a ticket with rapper Coolio, using the slogan “Make America F*cking Awesome Again,”[a] before ending her bid in 2019 and endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders.

Adult entertainment

DeVille was born in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in physical therapy and worked as a licensed clinician in Tennessee before changing careers in 2011.[3] After moving to California at age 32, DeVille began performing in adult films; by 2018 she was shooting roughly 200 scenes a year.[3] Her on-screen persona and active presence on platforms such as OnlyFans led industry writers to dub her “the internet’s step-mom.”[4]

Political activities (2017–2019)

In 2017, DeVille announced that she was running for president of the United States as an independent candidate.[3][5] Using the campaign slogan "Make America F*cking Awesome Again", she chose rapper Coolio as her vice-presidential running mate.[6][7] Positioning herself as a sex-positive, cannabis-friendly candidate who favored net-neutrality protections.[5] After 17 months without significant fundraising success, she suspended the campaign on 31 January 2019, publicly backing Senator Bernie Sanders.[8][9]

Other ventures and activism

In April 2022 DeVille fronted a safety-for-work sustainability spot for canned-water brand Liquid Death, urging viewers to “murder” their thirst and ditch single-use plastics.[10] The same month, GamblingNews reported that DeVille produced an instructional adult scene designed to steer men away from speculative cryptocurrency investments toward diversified index funds.[4]

DeVille has written op-eds and appeared in video messages opposing state-mandated device or website porn filters. She urged Utah’s governor Spencer Cox to veto a 2021 “porn-blocker” bill on First-Amendment grounds. The legislation would require new smartphones and tablet computers to block sexually explicit material.[11] When the state enacted legislation in 2023 that required pornographic websites to verify the age of visitors and allowed parents to sue websites for damages if they failed to do so. In 2024, Pornhub Utah visitors were shown a video message featuring DeVille arguing that the law would put users' privacy at risk.[12][13][14]

DeVille appeared in the 2023 Netflix documentary film Money Shot: The Pornhub Story[15] and has written for Rolling Stone[16] and The Daily Beast.[17]

According to 2018 interview, DeVille continues to practice physical therapy part-time and describes her politics as “left-leaning libertarian.”[3]

Awards

DeVille has received multiple MILF-category performer honors from major adult-industry organizations, including AVN, XBIZ and XRCO.

  • 2017 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year[18]
  • 2017 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year[19]
  • 2018 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year[20]
  • 2018 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year[21]
  • 2019 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year[22]
  • 2019 XCritic Award – Best MILF[23]
  • 2020 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene[24]
  • 2021 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year[25]
  • 2021 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year[26]
  • 2021 XBIZ Award – Best Sex Scene - Trans[26]
  • 2021 XCritic Award – Best MILF[27]
  • 2021 Felshbot Award – Best Total Package (Female)[28]
  • 2022 XCritic Award – Best MILF[29]
  • 2022 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer[30]
  • 2023 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year[31]
  • 2023 XBIZ Award – Performer of the Year[32]
  • 2023 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer[33]
  • 2024 Pornhub Award – Favorite MILF[34]
  • 2024 Urban X Hall of Fame[35]
  • 2024 Brazzers Hall of Fame[36]
  • 2025 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year[37]
  • 2025 AVN Award – Best Foursome/Orgy Scene[37]
  • 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Feature Movie[38]
  • 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Orgy/Group[38]
  • 2025 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer[39]

Notes

  1. ^ Stylized on the campaign website by replacing the "u" in "Fuck" with an asterisk * or a five-pointed star in graphics, resulting in "Fck" or similar censored forms.

References

  1. ^ Welch, Matt (June 4, 2018). "John McAfee and Porn Star Cherie* DeVille Running for President in 2020, Maybe as Libertarians". Reason.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cherie DeVille – Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon Prime Video (IMDb database excerpt). Retrieved July 9, 2025. Cherie DeVille was born on 30 August 1978 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
  3. ^ a b c d Nelson, Steven (June 1, 2018). "The porn star (really) running for president - Washington Examiner". Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b García, Jerome (April 18, 2022). "Porn Star Cherie DeVille to Teach Men about Crypto in New Adult Scene". GamblingNews. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (November 16, 2017). "Porn Star Cherie DeVille and Rapper Coolio Announce White House 2020 Bid". Reason.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Kernes, Mark (February 7, 2019). "Cherie DeVille Abandons 2020 Presidential Run". AVN. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Sisley, Dominique (October 31, 2020). "Cherie DeVille Will Stop at Nothing to Stimulate Your Election". Mel Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  8. ^ Nelson, Steven (January 31, 2019). "It's off: Porn star running for president throws in the towel - Washington Examiner". Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ^ Kurtz, Judy (January 31, 2019). "Porn star who planned ticket with Coolio ends 2020 White House bid". The Hill. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  10. ^ "Liquid Death Recruits Porn Stars to Say 'No' to Plastic". April 13, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Rodgers, Bethany (March 20, 2021). "Adult film star urges Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto porn-blocker bill". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "Pornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law". May 2, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  13. ^ Cole, Samantha (May 1, 2023). "Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site". VICE. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  14. ^ "Pornhub, the largest porn site in the U.S., blocks Utahns ahead of new age verification law". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  15. ^ Dazed (March 15, 2023). "How Pornhub became the front line of the war on sex work". Dazed. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  16. ^ "Cherie DeVille". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  17. ^ Argument’, ‘The (September 29, 2021). "Opinion | What a Sex Worker and an Anti-Trafficker Want You to Know About Porn Bans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  18. ^ "2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". January 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "2017 XRCO Awards Winners Announced". April 28, 2017.
  20. ^ Roland, John (January 28, 2018). "2018 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  21. ^ "2018 XRCO Awards Winners Announced". June 29, 2018.
  22. ^ "2019 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
  23. ^ "Cherie DeVille Named XCritic's Best MILF".
  24. ^ "2020 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
  25. ^ "2021 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
  26. ^ a b "2021 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". January 15, 2021.
  27. ^ "XCritic Awards Winners 2020". January 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "Cherie DeVille Earns 'Total Package' Win from 2021 Fleshbot Awards". November 18, 2021.
  29. ^ "XCritic Award Winners - 2021". January 2022.
  30. ^ "2022 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". March 23, 2022.
  31. ^ "2023 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
  32. ^ "2023 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". January 16, 2023.
  33. ^ "2023 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". April 20, 2023.
  34. ^ "2024 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". March 29, 2024.
  35. ^ "Urban X Awards Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees AVN".
  36. ^ "Brazzers Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2024 AVN".
  37. ^ a b "2025 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 26, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  38. ^ a b "2025 XMA Winners Announced". January 20, 2025.
  39. ^ "2025 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced".

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.