Michael Raven

For the English author, see Michael Raven (author).

Michael Raven (born 1964) is an American pornographic film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.^[2]

Michael Raven
Raven in 2006
Born	Michael Bryan[1] 1964 (age 60–61) Dallas, Texas
Spouse	Sydnee Steele ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 2001)​ [1]

Raven met his wife Sydnee Steele while working as a car salesman.^[3] They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn their hobbies into careers.^[3][4] Their marriage lasted for ten years.^[1]

Awards

• 2001 AVN Award - Best Editing, Film (Watchers) with Sammy Slater^[5]
• 2001 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Watchers) with George Kaplan^[5]
• 2003 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Breathless)^[5]
• 2003 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Film (Breathless) with Devan Sapphire^[5]
• 2004 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Beautiful)^[6]
• 2004 AVN Award - Best Screenplay, Video (Beautiful)^[6]
• 2008 AVN Hall of Fame inductee^[2]