This is according to an article found on AOL today.
Jenna Jameson
Christened the world's most famous porn star and "The Queen of Porn," Jenna Jameson says that she started acting in pornographic films to get back at one of her boyfriends for cheating on her. She first appeared in an erotic film in 1993. She got her first breast implants the next year to enhance her career. In 1995 got her father's blessing to make a career out of pornographic films. That year Wicked Pictures, a then small pornographic film production company, signed her to an exclusive contract. By 2001, Jameson was earning $60,000 for a day and a half of filming a single DVD. In 2008 she announced she was retiring from the porn industry.
Ron Jeremy
Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Ron Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Appearances in Adult Films" having performed in over 1,900 films. He is also well known for his large member – claimed by him to be 9.75 inches – and has gained notoriety for being capable of autofellatio. He first started appearing in porn films in 1979.
Traci Lords
Traci Lords achieved notoriety for her underage appearances in pornographic films and Penthouse magazine (at age 15). Using a fake ID provided by her mother's ex boyfriend that stated she was 20 rather than 15, Lords started in the porn industry under the name Kristie Elizabeth Nussman. Her first films appeared in 1984 and by the time she was 19 (1987) she had appeared in 100 films. Around that time Lords started to move into mainstream movies and is now a respected TV and film actress.
John Holmes
John Curtis Holmes (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after his famous role as a private investigator), was one of the most famous male adult film stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 porn movies in the 1970s and 1980s. He was best known for his exceptionally large member, which was heavily promoted as being the longest in the porn industry - Holmes himself claimed it to be 16.5 inches. He died from complications caused by AIDS.
Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace was a porn actress famous for her infamous fellatio performance in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. She later denounced her pornography career, claiming that she had been forced into it by a sadistic husband and became a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement.
Briana Banks
In 1999, Briana Banks responded to an ad in the newspaper to do nude modeling for adult magazines and ended up in a porn film. She used the name "Mirage", but began calling herself "Briana Banks" in 2000, after having the first of two breast enlargement operations. She chose the surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks because she wanted to be a supermodel [she claims to have the longest legs in the business (36"/91cm inseam)]. In 2002 Banks was one of the first pornographic actresses to have an action figure made in her likeness by Cyber F/X and Sota Toys.
Sylvia Kristel
Sylvia Kristel is a Dutch pron star who gained international attention in 1974 for playing the title character in the softcore film Emmanuelle. The movie remains one of the most successful French films ever produced. Kristel eventually found herself typecast as Emmanuelle and often played roles that related to that image.
Bambi Woods
Bambi Woods is best known for her appearance as the title character in the 1978 film Debbie Does Dallas. Woods appeared on only a handful of films in the early 80s before she allegedly died of a drug overdose in 1986.
Christy Canyon
Christy Canyon has appeared in nearly 200 adult films and is known for her natural 36DD chest. She has won several "best female performance" awards and is a member of AVN (Adult Video News) Hall of Fame. Currently, she is retired from performing in films, but still has an adult-related career with her web site, hosting duties for Playboy Radio, and selling merchandise on eBay.
Jenna Jameson
Christened the world's most famous porn star and "The Queen of Porn," Jenna Jameson says that she started acting in pornographic films to get back at one of her boyfriends for cheating on her. She first appeared in an erotic film in 1993. She got her first breast implants the next year to enhance her career. In 1995 got her father's blessing to make a career out of pornographic films. That year Wicked Pictures, a then small pornographic film production company, signed her to an exclusive contract. By 2001, Jameson was earning $60,000 for a day and a half of filming a single DVD. In 2008 she announced she was retiring from the porn industry.
Ron Jeremy
Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Ron Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Appearances in Adult Films" having performed in over 1,900 films. He is also well known for his large member – claimed by him to be 9.75 inches – and has gained notoriety for being capable of autofellatio. He first started appearing in porn films in 1979.
Traci Lords
Traci Lords achieved notoriety for her underage appearances in pornographic films and Penthouse magazine (at age 15). Using a fake ID provided by her mother's ex boyfriend that stated she was 20 rather than 15, Lords started in the porn industry under the name Kristie Elizabeth Nussman. Her first films appeared in 1984 and by the time she was 19 (1987) she had appeared in 100 films. Around that time Lords started to move into mainstream movies and is now a respected TV and film actress.
John Holmes
John Curtis Holmes (August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after his famous role as a private investigator), was one of the most famous male adult film stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 porn movies in the 1970s and 1980s. He was best known for his exceptionally large member, which was heavily promoted as being the longest in the porn industry - Holmes himself claimed it to be 16.5 inches. He died from complications caused by AIDS.
Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace was a porn actress famous for her infamous fellatio performance in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. She later denounced her pornography career, claiming that she had been forced into it by a sadistic husband and became a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement.
Briana Banks
In 1999, Briana Banks responded to an ad in the newspaper to do nude modeling for adult magazines and ended up in a porn film. She used the name "Mirage", but began calling herself "Briana Banks" in 2000, after having the first of two breast enlargement operations. She chose the surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks because she wanted to be a supermodel [she claims to have the longest legs in the business (36"/91cm inseam)]. In 2002 Banks was one of the first pornographic actresses to have an action figure made in her likeness by Cyber F/X and Sota Toys.
Sylvia Kristel
Sylvia Kristel is a Dutch pron star who gained international attention in 1974 for playing the title character in the softcore film Emmanuelle. The movie remains one of the most successful French films ever produced. Kristel eventually found herself typecast as Emmanuelle and often played roles that related to that image.
Bambi Woods
Bambi Woods is best known for her appearance as the title character in the 1978 film Debbie Does Dallas. Woods appeared on only a handful of films in the early 80s before she allegedly died of a drug overdose in 1986.
Christy Canyon
Christy Canyon has appeared in nearly 200 adult films and is known for her natural 36DD chest. She has won several "best female performance" awards and is a member of AVN (Adult Video News) Hall of Fame. Currently, she is retired from performing in films, but still has an adult-related career with her web site, hosting duties for Playboy Radio, and selling merchandise on eBay.
