A director had launched a new series of vignette lines, which were basically collections of 30ish-minute mini-movies. This particular shoot was a small project for a well-known company. Because of my sociology work-I study gender, labor, and law as they operate in the adult entertainment industry-I’ve been on dozens of sets over the past decade, from the most elaborate of productions to ratty apartments in North Hollywood. I recently visited a porn set in the San Fernando Valley. Is it fair? Is it ethical? And for those dudes whose jobs seem enviable from the outside, is it in any way fulfilling? While some women performers can still rake in more than $1,000 for a boy-girl scene, almost all the men make well below that.
These disembodied penises march in and out of scenes with non-existent fanfare, all while even the most obscure lady performers get measures more attention. But this number is constantly in flux and doesn’t take into account the fringe guys, like the mopes who fill in a gangbang, whose faces you never really see. Though no one knows for sure (because the labor statistics don’t exist), I’ve heard industry insiders-agents and people responsible for hiring-say there are anywhere from 30 to 50 guys working as porn performers at any given time. We also have the panty-dropping juggernaut James Deen, and more and more men performers, like Tommy Pistol, Xander Corvus, and Johnny Castle, have been garnering their fair share of fan-girl love in recent years.īut these examples are only a small fraction of the porno men who’ve come and gone. Gay porn has produced a hefty handful of stars over the decades, and there’s obviously the iconic Ron Jeremy. "But for me, I redefine myself as a mother… has changed my life immensely."Ĭheck out our gallery to see which celebs have transitioned from making movies to making pornos.No one pays attention to the guys in porn. "Half of the world as 'that's what you did, that's what you'll forever be,'" she added. How big are reality star salaries? Jason Tartick breaks it down with Us Weekly editors. Today, Jaimee is now regretful of her past, but she tries not to let people's negative opinions of her affect her life. It's stressful and hurtful to think, 'Do I have to get another big job to support my family?'"
"All the money that we did have was from me being on Family Matters. "Work stopped coming in and my family fell on hard times, so I started doing things that probably weren't the best decision for a young woman," she said in 2014.
MUST READ: David Lucado Reportedly Cheated on Britney Spears With a Porn Star - Just Like These 6 Stars Both have found minor success in adult entertainment - and you won't believe what other celebs have joined them.įor Jaimee, who was a child actor and appeared in the '90s sitcom Family Matters, she turned to porn when she was just 19 to make ends meet. But when you're a broke and out-of-work actor, any job is a good job, especially if you're Dustin Diamond or Jaimee Foxworth. For most actors, porn is usually considered a career demotion.