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Paul Thomas (actor)
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Philip Toubus better known as Paul Thomas, is an American pornographic actor and director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame
and the XRCO Hall of Fame
. He is unrelated to Paul Thomas Anderson
, who directed Boogie Nights
, a mainstream film portraying the porn industry.
, Illinois to a wealthy family. He is the nephew of Sara Lee Lubin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison
but turned to acting.
He acted in Broadway theatre, playing a starring role in Hair
. He also played Peter
in the 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar
.
Toubus signed with the William Morris Agency
and went to Hollywood, where he played parts in television shows.
Toubus started working in pornography in 1974. He met the pornographic film makers, the Mitchell Brothers
, while playing in a musical in San Francisco.
He performed in several film "loops" for them and, in 1976, he appeared in his first porn feature,
The Autobiography of a Flea.
Toubus performed mostly using the stage name Paul Thomas, but he has also appeared under several other names.
In 1982, Toubus was arrested for smuggling cocaine
into the United States from South America. He served one year in jail.
Following his release from prison, Toubus resumed his career and, in 1983, he won the Adult Film Association of America
Award for Best Actor in Virginia. He also played a starring role in the 1985 film series Taboo American Style.
Toubus started directing films in 1985, and has directed for Vivid Entertainment
since 1986.
He married pornographic actress and director Anita Rinaldi
in 2001, after he divorced his longtime second wife.
, Toubus as Paul Thomas has acted in over 500 films and directed nearly 300 films, winning seven Adult Video News Awards
and two X-Rated Critics Organization Awards
for best director.
He was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization
Hall of Fame
in 1986.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame.
He is also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame
.
Adult films
AVN Hall of Fame
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and the XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
. He is unrelated to Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed five feature films: Hard Eight , Boogie Nights , Magnolia , Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood...
, who directed Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, the script focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, and chronicles his rise and fall from the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s...
, a mainstream film portraying the porn industry.
Biography
Philip Toubus was born in WinnetkaWinnetka, Illinois
Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...
, Illinois to a wealthy family. He is the nephew of Sara Lee Lubin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
but turned to acting.
He acted in Broadway theatre, playing a starring role in Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
. He also played Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
in the 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar (film)
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera of the same name. Directed by Norman Jewison, the film centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus...
.
Toubus signed with the William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
and went to Hollywood, where he played parts in television shows.
Toubus started working in pornography in 1974. He met the pornographic film makers, the Mitchell Brothers
Mitchell brothers
The brothers James "Jim" Lloyd Mitchell and Artie Jay Mitchell were pioneers in the pornography and striptease club business in San Francisco and other parts of California from 1969 until 1991, when Jim was convicted of killing Artie.They opened the O'Farrell Theatre in 1969 as an adult cinema...
, while playing in a musical in San Francisco.
He performed in several film "loops" for them and, in 1976, he appeared in his first porn feature,
The Autobiography of a Flea.
Toubus performed mostly using the stage name Paul Thomas, but he has also appeared under several other names.
In 1982, Toubus was arrested for smuggling cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
into the United States from South America. He served one year in jail.
Following his release from prison, Toubus resumed his career and, in 1983, he won the Adult Film Association of America
Adult Film Association of America
The Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.It was founded in 1969 in Kansas...
Award for Best Actor in Virginia. He also played a starring role in the 1985 film series Taboo American Style.
Toubus started directing films in 1985, and has directed for Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....
since 1986.
He married pornographic actress and director Anita Rinaldi
Anita Rinaldi
Anita Rinaldi is a former pornographic actress and film director. She is a producer and casting agent, and runs her own production agency "Touch Me Agency"....
in 2001, after he divorced his longtime second wife.
, Toubus as Paul Thomas has acted in over 500 films and directed nearly 300 films, winning seven Adult Video News Awards
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
and two X-Rated Critics Organization Awards
XRCO awards
The XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.The XRCO online archive is missing results prior to 1993...
for best director.
He was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization
X-Rated Critics Organization
The X-Rated Critics Organization is a group of writers and editors from the adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry....
Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
in 1986.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame.
He is also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame
This is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
.
As actor
- Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar (film)Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera of the same name. Directed by Norman Jewison, the film centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus...
(1973) as Peter
Adult films
- The Autobiography of a Flea (1976)
- Baby Face (1977)
- Candy StripersCandy Stripers (1978 film)Candy Stripers is a 1978 pornographic film by director Bob Chinn and starring Nancy Hoffman and Sharon Thorpe. The film is a comedy about the sexual encounters hospital volunteers have with hospital patients and staff...
(1978) - Pretty Peaches (1978)
- The Ecstacy Girls (1979)
- Virginia (1983)
- Private Teacher (1983)
- Taboo American Style (1985)
- It's My Body (1985)
- Fade to Black (2002): Uncredited, self-directed, AVN Award-winning, non-sex starring role
- "Debbie Does Dallas Again" (2007)
As director
- Justine (1984)
- Beauty & the Beast 2 (1990)
- Passages 1–4 (1991)
- Twisted (1991)
- Bad Wives (1997)
- Bobby Sox (1997)
- Fade to Black (2002)
- Heart of Darkness (2004)
- The MasseuseThe MasseuseThe Masseuse is a pornographic film, made in 1990 and starring Randy Spears and Hyapatia Lee.A sequel, The Masseuse 2, was released in 1994 and also won awards. The movie was remade with the same plot in 2004 with Jenna Jameson and Justin Sterling in the starring roles...
(2005) - The New Devil in Miss Jones (2006)
Awards
- 1983 AFAAAdult Film Association of AmericaThe Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.It was founded in 1969 in Kansas...
Award for Best Actor – Virginia - 1991 AVN AwardAVN AwardsThe AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
for Best Director – Video – Beauty & the Beast 2 - 1992 AVN Award – Reuben Sturman Memorial Award For Loyalty to the Adult Film Genre*2008 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
– New Starlet - 1993 XRCO Award for Best Director
- 1994 AVN AwardAVN AwardsThe AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
for Best Director, Film – Justine - 1997 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – Bobby Sox
- 1999 XRCO Award for Best Director
- 2002 AVN Award for Best Non-Sex Performance – Fade to Black
- 2002 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – Fade to Black
- 2004 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – Heart of Darkness
- 2005 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – The Masseuse
- 2006 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – The New Devil in Miss Jones
- 2008 AVN Award for Best Director, Film – Layout
- 2008 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
– Outstanding Achievement in Movie Production
Literature
- Nicolas Barbano: Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner (Rosinante, Denmark 1999) ISBN 87-7357-961-0: Features a chapter on him.
External links
- Paul Thomas biography at Luke FordLuke FordLuke Ford is an American writer, blogger, and former pornography gossip columnist known for his disclosures and traditionalist Jewish religious views.-Personal:Ford moved to California in 1977...
's website, Lukeisback.com - Paul Thomas Interview 01/31/06. Scott Swan (2006-02-20). collider.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.