Paul Thomas (porn star)

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Paul Thomas
Birth location: Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Birth name: Philip Toubus[2]
Weight: 149 lb (68 kg/10.6 st)[3]
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Stage Name(s): Phil Toubes, Phil Tobias, Phil Tobus, Phil Thomas, Paul Tanner, Paul Thobias, Judy Blue, Cleo Edwards, Cloe Edwards, Bo Edwards
No. of films: 558 as actor
286 as director (per IAFD)[3]
Paul Thomas at IMDb
Paul Thomas at IAFD
Paul Thomas at AFDB

Philip Toubus (born in Winnetka, Illinois),[1] better known as Paul Thomas,[2] is an American pornographic actor and director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.[4][5]

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[edit] 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.[6] 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.[1]

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.[1][2]

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.[7]

As of 2007, Toubus as Paul Thomas has acted in over 500 films and directed nearly 300 films, winning seven Adult Video News Awards[8] and two X-Rated Critics Organization Awards[9] for best director. He was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame in 1986.[5] In 2006, he was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame.[10] He is also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame.[4]

[edit] Partial filmography

[edit] As actor

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

[edit] As director

[edit] Awards

  • 1983 AFAA Award for Best Actor - Virginia[11]
  • 1991 AVN Award for Best Director - Video - Beauty & the Beast 2[8]
  • 1992 AVN Award - Reuben Sturman Memorial Award For Loyalty to the Adult Film Genre[8]
  • 1993 XRCO Award for Best Director[9]
  • 1994 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - Justine[8]
  • 1997 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - Bobby Sox[8]
  • 1999 XRCO Award for Best Director[9]
  • 2002 AVN Award for Best Non-Sex Performance - Fade to Black[8]
  • 2002 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - Fade to Black[8]
  • 2004 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - Heart of Darkness[8]
  • 2005 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - The Masseuse[8]
  • 2006 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - The New Devil in Miss Jones[8]
  • 2007 AVN Award for Best Director, Film - Layout[12]

[edit] Literature

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Dana Kennedy. "NUDE AWAKENING", Entertainment Weekly, 1997-10-31. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
  2. ^ a b c Steven Mikulan. "Paul Thomas: The auteur of sex", LA Weekly, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
  3. ^ a b Paul Thomas at the Internet Adult Film Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  4. ^ a b AVN Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  5. ^ a b XRCO Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  6. ^ Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  7. ^ "Paul Thomas: Engel eller djævel?" ("Paul Thomas: Angel or devil?"), by Nicolas Barbano in Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner (The 25 Hottest Porn Stars of the World). Rosinante, Denmark, 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j AVN Awards Past Winners. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  9. ^ a b c XRCO Award Winners - 2002 & Before. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  10. ^ Steve Nelson. "Why Remember Old Porn?", Adult Industry News, 2006-02-04. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
  11. ^ Paul Thomas' awards listed at IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  12. ^ Rutter, Jared (2008-01-12). 2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

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