While plenty of adult stars dream of making the transition to traditional acting, their dreams rarely become reality. Hollywood — and mainstream culture, in general — tend to segregate the men and women of porn, keeping them at arm's length. But there are some performers whose drive, persistence and fan base lets them break through. Some make it onto the big screen.

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The star: Cutting his thespian teeth on the stage, John Bailey made quite a name for himself in the San Francisco theater scene during the s. The movie: The s saw Bailey adopt the name Jack Baker for his multiple porn appearances, that saw him making fun of racial stereotypes instead of taking the process quite so seriously. The star: Oh yeah, you know who he is, don't you? That guy from the thing! Bet you never knew he worked in porn though!




Fox Jenna Jameson and Traci Lords are but a few previously X-rated performers who have managed to parlay their controversial careers into the mainstream. Many times porn stars are considered social outcasts once they leave the adult entertainment industry, but there are a few previously X-rated performers who have managed to parlay their controversial careers into the mainstream. Jenna Jameson Once dubbed the queen of the adult entertainment genre, she used her fan base to gain the attention of Hollywood. Sunny Leone She was born Karenjit Kaur Vohra and later adapted her stage persona and went on to star in dozens of adult films.