One one of the most successful portrayals of life behind the lens for adult entertainment stars was 's Boogie Nights. Although it can leave some numb behinds by the end at a full minutes, the ride itself is exhilarating enough. In the movie we follow the story of X-rated star, Dirk Diggler, during the peak of the adult entertainment industry in the late 's until it's crash in ; when more people were able to copy video tapes instead of just buying outright. Like any success story, there always will be a crowd of imitators who want to cash in on the same glory.

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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. Others take a different path. But by the time they're done, their names are known by a much wider audience than they started with. Here are 10 who have managed to make the transition to 'civilian' celebrity.


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In an average month, Alex Jett stars in and directs 15 to 20 sex scenes for pornographic films. But with a March 15 moratorium on the adult entertainment industry because of COVID, the year-old Californian has been working remotely, shooting home videos with his three roommates, also adult performers, as freelance projects. Just as in Hollywood, the coronavirus pandemic has stopped production of the multibillion-dollar porn industry , pushing performers into dual roles as star-director in DIY home content, ironically while the demand for XXX-films increases with home isolation, according to statistics from the website PornHub.