# Where do all these porn actors come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135 "2010-08-04T12:30:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/143 "2019-05-31T14:30:49Z")
This thread inspired me to start reading Sekas memoir. It’s been interesting but I feel like there’s a whole lot of whitewashing going on. “Boy, was I naive.” is a dominant theme. So, a grain of salt is recommended for this book. ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/144 "2019-05-31T15:08:36Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Where do all these porn actors come from? Well, sometimes a daddy porn actor and a mommy porn actor fall in love. Then they … More likely mommy porn actor and a daddy porn actor are making a movie and the condom rips… IIRC - Hollander mentioned in her book that she got her start with an uncle when she was 14. I would imagine that some people discover fairly early that there’s a lot of money to be made in the sex industry, more so in movies, and it’s more interesting than a dull secretarial job or pumping gas. IIRC when Stallone made it big with Rocky, the studio did some clean-up trying to suppress a soft-core porn movie he’d made as a “struggling actor”. between the underemployed actor category and the “make more money than pole-dancing” category, there’s no shortage of people willing to perform for better money than they get elsewhere. And as a clever fellow I knew once pointed out… “every woman is sitting on a gold mine.” ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/145 "2019-05-31T15:45:28Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Where do all these porn actors come from? Well, sometimes a daddy porn actor and a mommy porn actor fall in love. Then they … I thought that was how Thora Birch came about… ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/146 "2019-05-31T18:42:49Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I thought that was how Thora Birch came about… Thora, named for the Norse god of thunder, has a brother named Bolt. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/147 "2019-05-31T23:07:35Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > This thread inspired me to start reading Sekas memoir. It’s been interesting but I feel like there’s a whole lot of whitewashing going on. “Boy, was I naive.” is a dominant theme. So, a grain of salt is recommended for this book. A friend of mine knows her and is not impressed with her level of self-knowledge. I would like to read Veronica Hart’s upcoming autobiography. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/148 "2019-06-01T02:38:14Z")
Veronica has said in interviews that a coffee urn spilled on her arm. She was hospitalized and the arm is badly scarred. That lead to self-doubt about her appearance and attractiveness. Going into porn was a way to reaffirm her sexuality. That arm is always covered or hidden from the camera. The covered arm is noticeable if you look for it in scenes. AFAIK it’s never been seen publicly She’s one of my favorites from the classic era. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/149 "2019-06-02T15:46:18Z")
Since the original post, we had two excellent “Ask The Porn Director” threads hosted by @MikeSouth > **[Ask the (Not So) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661336)** > > It was suggested that I start this thread so i figured why not. My name is Mike South and I have been shooting adult since the days of VHS, I started in 1992 and I have won many awards for my work including a few of our industry’s version of an... > **[Another AMA for the (not so) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=749371)** > > I did one several years ago and it was fun I see a few people have popped in andasked questions and while i do drop in from time to time I didnt answer in a timely manner so i figure there are prolly a few new readers here and last time was fun so... They had the somewhat confusing name “Ask the (Not So) Amateur Porn Director”. He was a professional director, employing amateur talent, for the most part - many of the women in his productions would only do one of them. He had a lot of excellent information about how he hired people for these productions. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/150 "2019-06-02T15:57:29Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > That lead to self-doubt about her appearance and attractiveness. [sigh](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876306) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/151 "2024-03-27T19:04:43Z")
2 posts were split to a new topic: [OdysseyCasting Troll posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odysseycasting-troll-posts/999472) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-all-these-porn-actors-come-from/549135/153 "2024-03-27T19:03:22Z")
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