Expert: Fox - 12/22/2004

Question
Hello Fox!
I am very interested in becoming a male porn actor. I have some particular criteria though. I work as a firefighter/paramedic and need to keep my identity consealed, or at least not show my face. I would be interested in many different venues as far as young,old,kinky,hardcore,etc. I am 30 but look fairly young. I have a "baby" like face and am somewhat short. I could pass for much younger if needed. Anyway, I am wondering if there is a market for someone like me and how I go about getting involved. I have looked and looked for contacts on the internet but have come up dry. I greatly appreciate your time and advise. Thank You! Chris

Answer
Dear Chris,

There is always a market for porn actors, regardless of your background and personal requirements, but at the same time you have to have (a) talent, (b) luck, and (c) you must be in a good location. New York, Miami, San Fran, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Prague, Budapest, Montreal, Toronto, Vegas, even Minneapolis all have decent porn-producing studios, but 95% of the top adult movies in the world today are produced in Porn Valley. That is the San Fernando Valley in NorthWest Los Angeles, California. If you don't live in or near that valley, your chances are automatically significantly smaller.

If you're looking for low-budget internet porn jobs, they are out there, and searching on yahoo and google and excite can be productive. Instead of looking for advertised jobs, look for actual sites which offer the kinds of porn you'd like to be involved in and think you have a chance of being involved in). Then, make sure the porn is made by and for the website itself, then contact the webmasters and owners of the site and try and strike up a negotiation for an appearance in a movie for them. Of course, you need to have your photographs and details online.

Now assuming you go to the Valley, or somewhere similar, the best advice is always to find a stunning girl who wants to be a pornstar, and go to a studio with her. If you're looking to do gay porn, the girl is unneccessary and it will be ten times easier for you to get a job. The girl should specify that she wants to work with you and the - ouila - you have a job. They'll always hire a hot girl, and if she's only willing to work with you, you just received a free ticket into porn superstardom.

The old/young/kinky/hardcore thing is vital, especially if you are not bringing a new female into the industry, as they call it. You have to be willing to do ANYTHING and they will often start you off on something gross. Naturally, you'll have to perform very well in your first few movies particularly, and then you'll also have to work for small amounts until you're well known.

Keeping your firefighter/paramedic identity secret is relatively easy if you're careful about who you converse with. However, if you're thinking of mainstream acting or what not, you almost certainly will be exposed by the paparazzi. Once you do porn, your ENTERTAINMENT career is permanently red-flagged. You shouldn't have problems with the firefighting or medical work, though. Just come up with an alias and make it clear that your identity is to be kept a secret. Many pornstars do that.

If you're looking to get into gay porn in particular, it's simple. Move to LA. Go to the gay porn studios (they're in the book, they're all over the place), and walk right in and audition. They'll know within five minutes if you're what they're looking for and they're ALWAYS hiring.

Agents and agencies are sometimes OK but usually not, be very careful. The best thing to do is to write to a few male porn stars and ask them how they got involved, and how to get involved, agency/agent/studio wise. They'll tell you. It will probably even be in their online bios.

The age is not a problem. But let me tell you that YOU WILL NOT GET A JOB IN PORN IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO SHOW YOUR FACE. Not now, not these days, because there are too many good looking guys willing to do it with no hang-ups whatsoever. Your identity will be kept a secret, I mean, there are hundreds of porn actors and most of us never see or remember their faces. BUT YOU MUST SHOW YOUR FACE - if you are not willing to, the chances you wil get work are atronomically less likely.

OK, baby face - I hope this helps. I hope you get a job, and that you and Mr. Marcus are banging Alexa Rae this time next summer.

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Have a great xmas

Fox