# Why are all porn actors referred to as "stars"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-porn-actors-referred-to-as-stars/810583 "2018-03-15T03:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-porn-actors-referred-to-as-stars/810583/47 "2018-03-16T04:22:00Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Another excellent resource is the two " Ask the (Not So) Amateur Porn Director" threads by Doper **MikeSouth** > > [Ask the (Not So) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661336) > > [Another AMA for the (not so) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=749371) I was just reading the first of those threads (from 2012), and saw this, as he mentioned his favorite actors: > [@Ask the (Not So) Amateur Porn Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-not-so-amateur-porn-director/630805/24): > > Stormy Daniels can act passably 😃 --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-porn-actors-referred-to-as-stars/810583)._