Over the past five decades there have been a number of adult film actors who have appeared in mainstream films with varying degrees of success.
In the 1970s, adult film actors
Marilyn Chambers
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and
Linda Lovelace
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tried crossing over to mainstream careers, but had little success. Chambers did work with David Cronenberg in 1977's horror film ''
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'', which went on to achieve cult success.
Former adult film star
Traci Lords appeared in
John Waters' films ''
Cry-Baby'' and ''
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'', and Lords also appeared in the comedy film ''
Zack and Miri Make a Porno''.
[ The gay pornographic star ]Johnny Hazzard
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more recently appeared in the mainstream gay drama '' Tiger Orange''.Howard Stern
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biopic '' Private Parts'',[ while Sasha Grey was the female lead in '']The Girlfriend Experience
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''.[ In 2013, James Deen played the male lead in '' The Canyons'', an indie film written by ]Bret Easton Ellis
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, with Lindsay Lohan
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playing the female lead.[
The following list is of pornographic actors who have appeared in non-pornographic films, including the year they first appeared in a mainstream film.
]
List
See also
* List of mainstream actors who have appeared in pornographic films
Notes
References
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