Pornographic actor

Pornographic actor
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Jenna Jameson, a porn starA pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic films or photographs, live sex shows or peep shows. Many actors and actresses may appear nude in films (usually filmed in explicit sexual genres). Most genres have specialists who achieve most of their recognition in a specific niche market such as bondage or strap-on sex. Other better examples are gaping, general anal sex, double penetration, or teenage girls.

Some legal jurisdictions consider commercial pornography as a form of prostitution, though most commercial sex film performers do not regard themselves as prostitutes for various reasons. Most notably these performers are usually not paid directly by their sexual partners for the sex, but through a studio. Some sex film performers do not receive money at all for their inclusion in such films. In this instance, they do so for promotion of their other works such as artistry paintings and sculptures, or have no sex in the films such as repeat performers in the famous Girls Gone Wild film series.

Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Male performers
1.2 Pay rates
2 Pornographic actors and STDs
3 Autobiographies
4 References
5 External links



[edit] History
Many different performers had performed in various sex films since the beginning of photography. Many so called "penny arcades" of the early 1900s had early frame flicker hand cranked films and "rotoscope" (Holmes-style Stereoscope) glasses that featured "racy" pictures of women, mostly in bare breasted pictures, though a few actually showed women in full frontal nudity with fewer still showing them in actual sexual couplings. There have been many films and photographs that showed sexual acts including the World War II series of erotic German home movies known as the "Sachsenwald films", recorded secretly in Nazi Germany 1941.[1] But most performers of these early photograph and film recordings usually chose to remain anonymous due to extreme social pressure and legal banning against open sexual actions. The generally acknowledged first porn star with specific (stage) name recognition was Linda Lovelace from the United States, who starred in the 1972 feature Deep Throat. The success of this movie, which grossed hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide, spawned a slew of other films and pornographic film stars such as Marilyn Chambers (Behind the Green Door), Gloria Leonard (The Opening of Misty Beethoven), Georgina Spelvin (The Devil in Miss Jones), and Bambi Woods (Debbie Does Dallas).

This era has been termed by some to be The Golden Age of Porn when porn films were being shown in public theaters and thus accepted for public consumption or at least tolerated for such.[2] This time frame lasted until the late 1970s, with some saying the early 1980s, whereby these sex films had specific story-plots and promotional budgets and the performers became notable. Such legendary performers of this era include John Holmes, Ginger Lynn Allen, Veronica Hart, Nina Hartley, Seka, and Amber Lynn became well known in this era.

Attempts were made in the 1970s to outlaw pornography in the United States by prosecuting porn stars for prostitution. The courts in California were where the case was initially made, and stopped short of advancing the case to the United States Supreme Court for a final decision. It was this decision and acceptance to let stand whereby the California Court made a legal distinction in the case of People v. Freeman between someone who took part in a sexual relationship for money (prostitution) versus someone who takes on the act of merely portraying role where a sexual relationship was engaged in on-screen act as part of their acting performance. It is this specific legal distinction between pornography and prostitution in California law that has allowed California to become the porn center of the United States.

At present, no other state in the United States has either implemented or accepted this legal distinction between commercial pornography performers versus prostitutes as shown in the Florida case where sex film maker Clinton Raymond McCowen, aka "Ray Guhn", was indicted on charges of "soliciting and engaging in prostitution" for his creation of pornography films which included "McCowen and his associates recruited up to 100 local men and women to participate in group sex scenes, the affidavit says."[3] The distinction that California has in its legal determination in the Freeman decision is usually denied in most state's locale prostitution laws, which do NOT specifically exclude performers from such inclusion.

In some cases, some states have ratified their local state laws for inclusion to prevent California's Freeman decision to be applied to actors who are paid a fee for sexual actions within their state borders. One example is the state of Texas whose prostitution law specifically states:

An offense is established under Subsection (a)(1) whether the actor is to receive or pay a fee. An offense is established under Subsection (a)(2) whether the actor solicits a person to hire him or offers to hire the person solicited.[4]
The ability for people to view adult movies in the privacy of their own homes, owing to the popularity of the VCR (and now DVD) created a new adult market that has exceeded the scope of the previous theatre centric era. Additionally, the prevalence of the Internet has served as a catalyst for the increased sale of pornography. In the late 1990s, Jenna Jameson, Juli Ashton, Ashlyn Gere, Asia Carrera, Racquel Darrian, Tera Patrick, Briana Banks, Stacy Valentine, Jill Kelly, and Silvia Saint emerged as new wave of porn stars.

Some state that the production values of adult films have decidedly declined in the attempt to create a constant amount of new films to fulfill the ever increasing demand. Other argue that sex films are merely being more true to their source as some have stated that people only watch these films in order to see these performer have sex - paraphrased from (To which the only answer is "No, they watch her movies to see her fuck."[5])

As a result of this, there are hundreds of adult film companies today, releasing tens of thousands of directly recorded-on-video with minimal set including so called web cam recordings annually, with thousands of people working on both sides of the camera to meet the demand for these films.


[edit] Male performers

Director Michael Lucas prepares two male actors, Rodrigo diCarli and Kurt Wild, for a scene.While the primary focus of heterosexual sex films are the women in them, who are mostly selected for their on-screen appearance, there is a definite focus on the male performers who are able to fulfill the desires of the male watching audience as their on-screen proxies. Most male performers in heterosexual pornography are generally selected less for their looks than for their sexual prowess, namely their ability to do three things: achieve an erection while on a busy film set, maintain that erection while performing on camera, and then to be able to achieve ejaculation on cue.

Rocco Siffredi, Ron Jeremy and Peter North are probably the most famous male performers in heterosexual films. North is known for his ability to launch above-average amounts of semen at notable velocity from his penis on-screen which most other male performers can not do. Jeremy is known for his 9.75 inch (25cm) penis and an appearance very unusual for a porn star (he is overweight with large amounts of body hair). Adding to his fame, Ron Jeremy has been a staple in the industry since the '70s and has become something of a cultural icon.


[edit] Pay rates
According to some sources, most male performers in straight porn are paid less than their female counterparts. Ron Jeremy has commented on several times regarding the pay scale against the women and the men of the sex film industry: "The average guy gets $300 to $400 a scene, or $100 to $200 if he's new. A woman makes $100,000 to $250,000 at the end of the year."[6] and "Girls can easily make 100K-250K per year, plus stuff on the side like strip shows and appearances. The average guy makes $40,000 a year."[7]

Some state that gay male porn generally pays men much more than heterosexual porn, a number of male performers, including North, who has appeared in both heterosexual and gay pornography.[8] However North strenuously denies that he has ever actively performed in homosexual acts other than his earliest times. Ostensibly, men who perform in gay pornography but identify themselves as heterosexual are said to do gay-for-pay; that is, perform in gay movies only for the paycheck, not because of any personal attraction they have to other men.

According to notable producer Seymore Butts who runs his own sex film recruitment agency as well as produces sex film "depending on draw, female performers who perform in both straight and lesbian porn earn more than those who do normal sex (Boy/Girl) usually make about US$200-800 while those who only do oral sex (blow job) usually only make about US$100-300 for the scene.[9]

While some pornographic actors perform in a wide range of genres, most genres have specialists who achieve most of their recognition in a specific niche market such as bondage or strap-on sex. With over several thousand usually one hour long sex films produced each year from several countries, the most accessible usually made and released from within the United States, many performers will complete a film every one or two weeks. However, many of the highly regarded and thus highly paid performers, such as Jenna Jameson, only star in actual sex films a few times a year, due to the substantial pay rate they charge for their inclusion in film releases.


[edit] Pornographic actors and STDs
Because of the nature of their work, usually involving sex without condoms, pornographic actors are particularly vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

In the 1980s, an outbreak of HIV led to a number of deaths of erotic actors and actresses, including John Holmes. This led to the creation of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, which helped set up a system in the U.S. adult film industry where erotic actors are tested for HIV every 30 days. All sexual contact is logged, and positive test results lead to all sexual contacts for the last three to six months being contacted and re-tested. The use of condoms became standard in films featuring homosexual anal sex.

In 2004, a male performer, Darren James, tested positive for HIV;[10] it is believed that he contracted it during a film he made in Brazil.[11] One fellow porn star, Lara Roxx, was identified and tested positive for HIV. While it was announced that the viral load tests showed that James was "Patient Zero",[12], others in the industry have stated they feel that Lara Roxx is truly the source of the outbreak[13] as she was previously working as a street prostitute in her native Montreal before coming to Los Angeles.[14] Following the release of this information the heterosexual porn industry voluntarily reduced their workload for the next 30 days, as various contacts with both individuals, as well as others within the industry, re-evaluated and expanded upon their original programs dealing with this possibility.

Accurate information about the extent of infection among those in the adult industry is unknown because no organization has ever done rigorous studies. The existing data suggest that pornographic actors have a much higher rate of STDs than the general American population.[15]


[edit] Autobiographies
Per amore e per forza, Ilona Staller, 2007 (in Italian)
The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz, Ron Jeremy, 2006 (ISBN-10: 0060840838)
Porno - Ein Star packt aus, Kelly Trump, 2005 (in German)
Secretos de una pornostar, Celia Blanco, 2005 (in Spanish)
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale, Jenna Jameson, 2005
J'assume, Nina Roberts, mai 2005 (ISBN 2350120201) (in French)
Sex Star, Clara Morgane, 2003 (in French)
Traci Lords : Underneath It All, Traci Lords, 2003
Raw Talent, Jerry Butler, 1990 (ISBN-10: 087975625X)
Ich, Gina Wild. Enthüllung., Gina Wild, 2003 (in German)
Hard, Raphaëla Anderson, 2001 (ISBN 2253154490) (in French)
Lights, Camera, SEX!, Christy Canyon, 2005 (ISBN 0972747001)
Penetrating Insights, Peter North, 1994 (ISBN-10: 1885591225)
The Secret Lives of Hyapatia Lee, Hyapatia Lee, 2000 (ISBN-10: 1587219069)

[edit] References
^ Harding, Luke (2004-02-12). Porn und Drang (English). The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “Before submitting his manuscript to his publisher last summer, Kunkel had researched long and hard into one of the most subterranean aspects of the Nazi era - a series of erotic home movies known as the Sachsenwald films, shot secretly in 1941. Officially, pornography was forbidden under the Nazis; in reality, however, the films were not only screened privately for the amusement of senior Nazi figures, but were also traded in north Africa for insect repellent and other commodities.”
^ Second wave: Feminism and porns golden age. Radical Society Oct 2002 by Loren Glass
^ Webmaster Ray Guhn Arrested in Florida. xbiz.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
^ Texas Penal Code, Chapter 43: Public Indecency. Texas Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
^ The golden age of porn. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2002-04-13.
^ Ron Jeremy: Penetrating society since '78
^ Jeremy spoke in class today: An exclusive interview with porn movie legend, Ron Jeremy
^ 'The Bigger the Better' (1984)
^ How to become a porn star and get in the Porn business. hush-hush.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
^ Darren James Diagnosed HIV-Positive. AVN (2004-04-13). Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Alan Clendenning (2004-04-29). HIV Case Airs Secrets of Porn Industry. Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2004-04-30. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Viral Load Results Indicate James was 'Patient Zero'. AVN (2004-04-26). Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Gene Ross (2004-05-08). Lara Roxx, Patient Zero?. AdultFYI. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Gene Ross (2004-04-27). Lara Roxx More Like 30. AdultFYI. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Grudzen, Corita R.; Kerndt, Peter R. (2007-06-19). The Adult Film Industry: Time to Regulate?. PLoS Medicine. Public Library of Science, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. “Among 825 performers screened in 2000–2001, 7.7% of females and 5.5% of males had chlamydia, and 2% overall had gonorrhea. These rates are much higher than in patients visiting family planning clinics, where chlamydia and gonorrhea rates were 4.0% and 0.7%, respectively.... Between January 2003 and March 2005, approximately 976 performers were reported with 1,153 positive STD test results. Of the 1,153 positive test results, 722 (62.6 %) were chlamydia, 355 (30.8%) were gonorrhea, and 126 (10.9%) were coinfections with chlamydia and gonorrhea [10]. Less is known about the prevalence and risk of transmission of other STDs such as syphilis, herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, hepatitis B or C, trichomonal infection, or diseases transmitted through the fecal–oral route.”

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Editors Note,'
9.75 inch (25cm) penis ?Didn't think Ron Jeremy's big peter looked much bigger than my 9 inches.
Doc Thompson