Veteran Performer Kyle Stone Passes Away (AVN)

Read the full article by Tod Hunter, with contributions from Sharan Street, Sherri L. Shaulis and Peter Warren at AVN.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Veteran performer Kyle Stone has passed away. He was 54 years old.

Stone's career began in 1993, and he is credited with more than 1,700 performances on the Internet Adult Film Database. Stone had been nominated for sex scenes and acting performances dating back to 2003, and his acting won him two AVN Awards for Non-Sex Performance in Hotel No Tell in 2013 and Conflicted earlier this year. He was also inducted this year into the XRCO Hall of Fame.

According to longtime friend Peter Klimenko, who has known the actor for more than 40 years, Stone passed away in his sleep and was discovered in his bedroom this morning.

"What a horrific loss," said director/agent Jonathan Morgan, who had recently engaged Stone to do computer work for Morgan's agency.

Stone is survived by one older brother and two younger brothers.