"King of Porn" Rocco Siffredi announced yesterday that he is retiring from the adult industry* in order to spend more time with his wife (a former Miss Hungary) and their two sons: "It's not my body, which is holding up very well, but for family reasons". We say that with over 1,300 films under his belt, he more than deserves a rest. Buona fortuna, Rocco!

"'King of Porn' Wraps Up" (news24.com)
Rocco Siffredi (bio @ talkingblue.com)
Rocco Siffredi (videography and photo gallery @ Search Extreme)
Rocco Siffredi: Official Site (roccosiffredi.com)
Greatest Internet Boys: Rocco Siffredi (photos @ gib.clarence.com - entrance popup)
Rocco Ravishes Russia (gallery @ AVN)
Rocco and wife (AFP photo @ Yahoo! News, via the coincidentally identical post-naming Joe Grossberg)
See also: Rocco Siffredi in "Anatomy of Hell" (Seattle International Film Festival)

*Update Since we posted this, we've learned that Rocco isn't retiring after all, at least not yet: the story which circulated on the news wires turned out to be one wacky, misquoted misunderstanding. We still think he deserves to take it easy for a while, but we're still happy he'll be pumping out a few more projects until he rides off in the sunset.

"Rocco Siffredi Hasn t Retired ....Yet (Update)" (AVN)

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