# Tim Kruger

Marcel Bonn (25 January 1981 – 1 March 2025) was a German pornographic film actor, producer and director known professionally as Tim Kruger. He entered the pornographic film industry in 2006 and later co-founded the website TimTales in 2009, where he produced and performed in amateur-style gay pornography until his death.

## Early life

Tim Kruger was born Marcel Bonn on 25 January 1981, in Düsseldorf, Germany. He trained in business administration.

## Career

Kruger worked at a pornography store in Berlin, where he became interested in performing in adult films. He sent emails and photos to studios and was subsequently contacted for roles. In 2006, Kruger began his career in the adult film industry.
Kruger appeared in productions for various studios, including Cazzo Film, Hot House, and Raging Stallion Studios. He acted in films such as DeskTops, Pizza Cazzone, Tim's Tool, Wood Work, Hot House Backroom, Vol. 10, and The Deep End.
In 2009, Kruger started his website, TimTales, in collaboration with his partner, who served as the cameraman and occasional onscreen participant. The website included amateur-style gay pornography with a focus on authenticity. Kruger stated that the site's content was based on personal preferences rather than scripted performances. He also continued to work for external studios while maintaining the website.

## Personal life and death

Kruger was in a long-term relationship with his partner, Grobes Geraet, who assisted with the production and editing of his videos. He described himself as more reserved in his personal life compared to his on-camera persona. Kruger died on 1 March 2025, at the age of 44, following an accident at his home in Mallorca. A statement attributed to his partner stated that the accident was not related to drugs, foul play or suicide.

## Accolades

As the founder of TimTales.com, as well for his work as an adult performer, Kruger achieved several recognitions during his career in the pornography film industry, including nominations for four GayVN Awards, four HustlaBall Awards, seven Prowler European Porn Awards, eight Cybersocket Web Awards, nine XBIZ Europa Awards, and fifteen Grabby Awards, winning two HustlaBall Awards in 2015 and 2016, one Prowler European Porn Award in 2019, and one Grabby Award in 2024.
List of awards and nominations received by Tim Kruger :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| GayVN Awards | 2008 | Best Group Scene | Fisting Underground III (shared with Danny Fox, Violator, Aaron King, Adam Faust, Demetrius, Lee Heyford, Aaron Summers and Tommy Rawlins) | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2010 | Best Reality Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2010 | Best Amateur Video Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2010 | Best Mobile Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2010 | Best Porn Star | Himself | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2015 | Best Porn Star | Himself | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2015 | Best Content Producer | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2015 | Best Video Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Cybersocket Web Awards | 2015 | Best European Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| HustlaBall Awards | 2015 | Best Studio | TimTales.com | Won |
| Grabby Awards | 2016 | Hottest Cock | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2016 | Manly Man | Himself | Nominated |
| HustlaBall Awards | 2016 | Best Hunk Scene | Tim Kruger and Darius Ferdynand for Tim Tales | Won |
| HustlaBall Awards | 2016 | Europe’s Best Scene | Tim Kruger and Ian Torres for Tim Tales | Nominated |
| HustlaBall Awards | 2016 | Best Website | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2016 | Best International Porn Star | Himself | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2018 | Best European Top | Himself | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2018 | Best European Daddy | Himself | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2018 | Hottest European Porn Star | Himself | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2018 | Best European Website | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2018 | Best European Studio | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Str8UpGayPorn Awards | 2018 | Favorite International Star | Himself | Nominated |
| GayVN Awards | 2018 | Favorite Daddy | Himself | Nominated |
| GayVN Awards | 2018 | Favorite Membership Site | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Prowler European Porn Awards | 2019 | Best European Couple | Tim Kruger and John Thomas for Tim Tales | Won |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2019 | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2019 | Gay Site of the Year | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Fleshbot Awards | 2020 | Best Daddy | Himself | Nominated |
| GayVN Awards | 2021 | Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2021 | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2021 | Gay Site of the Year | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2022 | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2022 | Gay Site of the Year | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2023 | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2023 | Gay Site of the Year | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| XBIZ Europa Awards | 2024 | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Pornstar of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Most Accomplished International Pornstar | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Daddy | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Top | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Content Creator of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Website | TimTales.com | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Director of the Year | Tim Kruger for Tim Tales | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Duo | Bastian Karim & Tim Kruger for Tim Tales | Won |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Duo | John Thomas & Tim Kruger for Tim Tales | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Collaboration of the Year | Teddy Bryce & Tim Kruger for Fansite Content | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Scene | Tim Kruger & John Thomas for Tim Tales | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Group Scene | Tim Kruger, Caio Veyron, Allen King & Luciano for "Timtales Holiday Fuckfest" on Tim Tales | Nominated |
| Grabby Awards | 2024 | Best Group Scene | John Thomas, Diego Mattos, Maksim Orlov, Tim Kruger for "John’s Triple Double Pentatlon" on Tim Tales | Nominated |