7 actors who were porn stars before they became famous

  • Matt Le Blanc

    Now this one is a surprise. Before Joey captured hearts in one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, he appeared in the Red Shoe Diaries, a mid-90's softcore porn series.


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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Sounds unbelievable, but as per reports,  before courting stardom, he survived by appearing in pornography.

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  • Cameron Diaz

    Before becoming a top Hollywood star, she is said to have worked in various adult films.


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  • Priya Anjali Rai

    Porn star Priya Anjali Rai is appearing in India's first 4D stereoscopic film, a horror thriller titled Beyond The Truth.


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  • Sylvester Stallone

    At the beginning of his career he worked in adult films like "Party At Kitty", "Stud's", and "The Italian Stallion".

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  • Sunny Leone

    Reality show Bigg Boss proved to be Sunny's golden ticket to stardom. Before entering Bollywood, she acted in ,and produced porn films.

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  • It is not just Sunny Leone who made it big in the world of cinema, stars like Jackie Chan and Cameron Diaz too have risen from the murky mist of porn. Adult stars, after making a name for themselves in pornography are now going mainstream.

    We bring to you some of the world's most famous actors, who acted in porn, before entering films.

    Jackie Chan

    Action star Jackie Chan worked in a Hong Kong adult film "All In The Family", in mid seventies before he became famous.

    In 1975, due to repetitive commercial failure of his early ventures, and trouble finding stunt work, Chan starred in an adult film.

    It is the only film he has made to date without a single fight scene or stunt sequence.

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