Paul Thomas (porn star)

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name = Paul Thomas


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location = Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.cite news|author=Dana Kennedy|title=NUDE AWAKENING|work=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290100,00.html|date=1997-10-31|accessdate=2007-10-24]
birthname = Philip Toubuscite news|author=Steven Mikulan|title = Paul Thomas: The auteur of sex|work=LA Weekly|date=2007-05-09|url=http://www.laweekly.com/special/la-people-2007/paul-thomas/16329/|accessdate=2008-06-25]
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alias = Phil Toubes, Phil Tobias, Phil Tobus, Phil Thomas, Paul Tanner, Paul Thobias, Judy Blue, Cleo Edwards, Cloe Edwards, Bo Edwards
number of films = 571 as actor
293 as director (per IAFD)Iafd name|PThomas|m|Paul Thomas. Retrieved on 2008-06-25.]
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Philip Toubus (born in Winnetka, Illinois), 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.cite web|url=http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=halloffame|title=AVN Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-10-24] cite web|url=http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm|title=XRCO Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-10-24]

Biography

Philip Toubus was born in Winnetka, Illinois to a wealthy family. He is the nephew of Sara Lee.He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison but turned to acting.He acted in Broadway theatre playing roles in "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar".He also played Peter in the 1973 film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". [Imdb title|0070239|Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). Retrieved on 2007-10-24.] 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.

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. [http://side6.dk/articles/barbanoshowarticle.asp?a_type=p&pageid=515 "Paul Thomas: Engel eller djævel?"] ("Paul Thomas: Angel or devil?"), by Nicolas Barbano in [http://www.rosinante.dk/gamletitler/BARBANOVERDENS25HOTTESTE.htm "Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner"] ("The 25 Hottest Porn Stars of the World"). Rosinante, Denmark, 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-14.]

As of 2007, 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. [cite news|author=Steve Nelson|title=Why Remember Old Porn?|work=Adult Industry News|date=2006-02-04|url=http://ainews.com/Archives/Story10023.phtml|accessdate=2007-10-24] He is also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame.

Partial filmography

As actor

*"Jesus Christ Superstar" (1973) as Philip Toubus

Adult films

*"The Autobiography of a Flea" (1976)
*"Baby Face" (1977)
*"Candy Stripers" (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

As director

*"Justine" (1984)
*"Beauty & the Beast 2" (1990)
*"Twisted" (1991)
*"Bad Wives" (1997)
*"Bobby Sox" (1997)
*"Fade to Black" (2002)
*"Heart of Darkness" (2004)
*"The Masseuse" (2005)
*"The New Devil in Miss Jones" (2006)

Awards

*1983 AFAA Award for Best Actor - "Virginia" [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680119/awards|title=Paul Thomas' awards listed at IMDB|accessdate=2007-08-24 ]
*1991 AVN Award for Best Director - Video - "Beauty & the Beast 2"cite web|url=http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners|title=AVN Awards Past Winners|accessdate=2007-10-24]
*1992 AVN Award - Reuben Sturman Memorial Award For Loyalty to the Adult Film Genre
*1993 XRCO Award for Best Directorcite web|url=http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/oldies.html|title=XRCO Award Winners - 2002 & Before|accessdate=2007-10-24]
*1994 AVN Award 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" [cite web | title = 2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced | publisher = AVN|author=| url = http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html| date =2008-01-12| accessdate = 2007-12-18 |first=Jared|last=Rutter]

Literature

*Nicolas Barbano: "Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner" (Rosinante, Denmark 1999) ISBN 87-7357-961-0: Features a chapter on him.

References

*cite news|author=Steven Mikulan|title = Paul Thomas: The auteur of sex|work=LA Weekly|date=2007-05-09|url=http://www.laweekly.com/special/la-people-2007/paul-thomas/16329/|accessdate=2008-06-25
*cite news|author=Dana Kennedy|title=NUDE AWAKENING|work=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290100,00.html|date=1997-10-31|accessdate=2007-10-24

External links

* [http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/stars/male/paul_thomas.html Paul Thomas] biography at Luke Ford's website, Lukeisback.com
* [http://www.collider.com/clubhouse/vivid/archive_detail.asp/aid/2362/cid/74/tcid/6 Paul Thomas Interview 01/31/06] . Scott Swan (2006-02-20). collider.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.