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A porn star or a pornographic actor is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. Many actors and actresses may appear nude in films or on stage but even if they depict sexual behavior they are not considered erotic actors. To be considered a porn star, one must appear chiefly in porn movies and be filmed in explicit sexual acts, usually with close-up shots of the genitalia during sexual acts and where explicit nudity is involved.
Due to longstanding stigma associated with this profession, it is almost universal for a porn star to use stage names and keep their real names secret.
However, with the rise of the Internet, the real name of a porn star is now easily found on line.
Being a porn star wasn’t really easy in the 1970s in the United States. An attemp to outlaw pornography by prosecuting for prostitution failed, as the courts made a distinction between someone who took part in a sexual relationship for money, and the act of portraying a sexual relationship as a performance for money wich is the case of a porn star.
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