Traci Lords
Traci Lords first came to prominence giving underage appearances in several pornographic films. At age 15, she was living with her mother’s ex-boyfriend. Soon she became a famous B-movie actress and was also featured in widely distributed adult magazine Penthouse. Gradually, Lords moved to the mainstream and appeared in a number of movies. Her most notable mainstream work was in John Waters’ ???Cry-Baby.??? The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival honored the former porn star with Best Actress Award for ???Chump Change,??? Now she’s also a successful business entrepreneur.
Katie Morgan
Katie Morgan, the ???Real Sex Xtra,??? made numerous adult films, HBO’s “A Real Sex Xtra: Pornucopia ??? Going Down in the Valley” and “Katie Morgan on Sex Toys” being her most famous. However, when she made the transition toward the mainstream, her debut appearance in Kevin Smith???s “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” opened with whopping good reviews. It became Smith’s most commercially successful film.
Gerard Rocco Damiano
Director of one of the oldest porn films, “Deep Throat,” Gerard Rocco Damiano was never seen with respect by the mainstream. However, when this X-rated movie’s director died, “Time” magazine honored him doing a detailed piece on his movie-making art. His “Citizen Kane of porn,” got a special mention as a smart, ambitious and decent movie.
Jenna Jameson
“The Queen of Porn” and the world’s most famous porn star, Jenna Jameson has become a household name today. One of the “Halls of Fame” of “Adult Video News,” she crossed over from porn to the mainstream doing a small role in Howard Stern’s 1997 film “Private.” Soon the pulchritudinous actress picked numerous non-pornographic appearances in television and films. Her 2004 autobiography, “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale,” remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for six months.
Sasha Grey
Sasha Grey has been working in hard-core porn films since she was 18. And today, her mainstream Hollywood dream has come true, that too with flying colors. Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh has chosen her for a starring role in his upcoming flick, “The Girlfriend Experience.” Sasha has also appeared in another non-pornographic flick, low-budget Canadian horror flick “Smash Cut.”
Paris Hilton
Sex video tapes with a paramour, which could have otherwise destroyed her image, instead made Paris Hilton an overnight celebrity. The controversial sex tapes had paparazzi running after the hotel heiress like a firestorm. Today, she’s a one of the biggest Hollywood news makers, a socialite and a self-made celebrity who you just can???t ignore.
Sylvester Stallone
Iron-made Sylvester Stallone had his very first screen appearance as a starring role in a porn film, “Party at Kitty and Studs.” The struggling actor at 24 while doing menial jobs to survive in New York, got his first break into movies through this X-rated film. He was paid $200 for the role.
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