Paul Thomas (porn actor)

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Paul Thomas (born April 17, 1947 in Winnetka , Illinois , USA ; actually Philip Toubus ) is an American porn actor , director and actor. Thomas was one of the most famous actors of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas later moved behind the camera and became one of the most recognized porn directors.

Life

Thomas attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and studied political science for a while. He later became interested in acting and moved to New York City to try his luck. His looks and talent soon earned him his first role in the Broadway production Hair . He got the role of Peter in the film version of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 1973 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Thomas signed with the William Morris agency and got roles in various television series such as Police Story and Mannix .

Thomas met porn directors the Mitchell Brothers during a 1974 San Francisco production of Beach Blanket Bingo . They convinced him to do some hardcore scenes for them, and in 1976 he made his debut in the film The Autobiography of a Flea . During the next few years, Thomas established himself in the industry. He played in the classics Desires Within Young Girls , Seven Into Snowy and Candy Stripers . Thomas had relationships with some of the most famous actresses of the time such as Annette Haven , Veronica Hart and Christine Heller . He was briefly married to actress Honey Wilder in the early 1980s .

In 1988 Thomas switched to behind the camera; his first film as a director was RoboFox . Since then, Thomas has become one of the most recognized porn directors. He prefers to shoot films with a plot and values ​​the actors' acting skills. His most famous works include Romeo and Juliet and The Masseuse (with Hyapatia Lee ). Thomas has received several awards for his work, including AVN Awards for Best Director for Beauty and the Beast (1990), Justine (1993) and Bobby Sox (1996). He worked in parallel for the mainstream and made a number of films for HBO under the name Phil Tobias . He also wrote the screenplay and directed the softcore bestseller The Pamela Principle (1991, with Kim Burnette ) under the name Toby Phillips . Thomas is a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. He has made around 200 films as a director. In 2005 he remade his own 1990 film The Masseuse, starring Jenna Jameson . In 2006, the remake of the classic The Devil in Miss Jones followed under the title The New Devil in Miss Jones .

Awards

  • 1991: AVN Award "Best Director-Video" for Beauty & the Beast 2
  • 1993: XRCO Award "Director of the Year"
  • 1994: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for Justine
  • 1997: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for Bobby Sox with Nikki Tyler
  • 1999: XRCO Award "Director of the Year"
  • 2002: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for Fade to Black with Taylor Hayes
  • 2004: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for Heart of Darkness with Sunrise Adams
  • 2005: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for The Masseuse with Jenna Jameson
  • 2006: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for The New Devil in Miss Jones with Savanna Samson and Jenna Jameson
  • 2008: AVN Award "Best Director - Film" for "Layout" with Briana Banks
  • 2008: XBIZ Awards "Achievement in Movie Production"

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personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Toubus, Philip (real name); Tobias, Philip; Tobias, Phil; Phillips, Toby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American porn actor, director and actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnetka , Illinois , USA