As promised: PORN STARS!!!

Well, finally! Hollywood is starting to realize there’s a whole wealth of talent that they’ve just ignored. Porn stars! While producers for years have tried to get young starlets onto the casting couch they’ve disregarded those dedicated young thespians who make their living blowing guys. As if studying at Julliard is any better preparation for a serious acting career than servicing the pool boy and his tattooed friend.

Hollywood has finally woken up.

Porn stars are crossing over into mainstream pictures with great regularity these days (well 5 out of maybe 20,000 but that’s still up from 2). Traci Lords perhaps was the first to breakthrough. Despite thinking she can lecture on comedy, Traci has proven herself to be a capable actress. From John Waters CRY BABY to a guest appearance on MARRIED WITH CHILDREN (where she probably gained her expertise on the art of comedy) Traci has delivered the goods. Jenna Jameson’s star turn in Howard Stern’s PRIVATE PARTS was also admirable. No dialogue coach needed here. As an actress Ms. Jamison can stand on her own two knees.

And Nina Hartley’s portrayal of a porn star in BOOGIE NIGHTS was incredibly realistic. Dare say she’s method?

Ashlyn Gere (not to be confused with the less nuanced Richard) is as well known for her work on SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND as she is for her own movie, ASHYLN GERE – PUT IT IN GERE: PUT IT IN HER REAR.

And now comes Katie Morgan (pictured above) who appears in Kevin Smith’s new feature, ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO.

Certainly crossing over into mainstream is an adjustment for these porn stars. Just learning the correct industry terms can be a chore. DP means Director of Photography not Double Penetration. But they have down time on the set to learn. Entire movies aren’t shot in seven hours.

Hopefully this trend will continue. More queens of the silver screen and golden showers will become legitimate actresses, Broadway divas, or at the very least, anchors for Fox News.