Ford converted to Judaism after leaving the Seventh Day Adventist Church and moving on from atheism. He says he observes the Jewish sabbath, attends synagogue regularly, and keeps kosher. Despite this, he has been asked to leave at least two different congregations.

Prior to pursuing a career in adult film, West aspired to play professional baseball, and then sang in rock bands in pursuit of a musical career.

Jameson converted to Orthodox Judaism in 2015, a few years after announcing her retirement from the pornography industry in 2008. In 2013, she began working as a webcam model.

Reems was known for his roles in 1972 pornographic cult classic Deep Throat, and 1973 classic The Devil in Miss Jones.

His appearance in Deep Throat led to him becoming the first American actor to be prosecuted solely for appearing in a film.

According to the Internet Adult Film Database, Butler performed in a total of 656 films.

Additionally, his paternal grandfather was reportedly the half-brother of Bolshevik revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Prior to beginning his career in adult film in 1974, Thomas had a regular career in acting working in movies such as Jesus Christ Superstar.

He is a member of the Adult Video News (AVN) Hall of Fame and the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) Hall of Fame.

Butts' "porn empire" subject of a 2003 documentary “Family Business”, where he appeared with his mother and cousin who both help him run the studio. In 2000, he was raided by the LA Police Department over allegations of obscenity.

Before fully committing to an adult film career, Pacheco was planning to train in order to become a rabbi at the Hebrew Union Seminary in Cincinnati. However, due to the seminary requiring him to spend two years studying Aramaic in Jerusalem, he decided to pursue a career in porn.

Gillis has appeared in more than 470 films. Being openly bisexual, many of those he performed in were gay porn films. He was described by famous Jewish pornographer Al Goldstein as "sexually the wildest, most decadent, off-the-wall guy in the business.”

Lucas has produced some of the most expensive gay adult films of all time. In 2009, he produced an adult film titled "Men of Israel". It was noted as a landmark film, being the first pornographic movie shot on location with an all Israeli cast.

At eighteen, Sprinkle was working at an adult film theater where “Deep Throat” (1972) was playing when it was busted. While appearing in court as a witness, she met director Gerard Damiano and became his mistress for 22 years.

Following a meeting with the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, Pincus was able to secure a grant for his research into hormonal birth control.

Ruth claims to have had her first sexual intercourse "without protection" at 17 in the British-controlled Mandatory Palestine. She later joined Haganah, the main Jewish paramilitary force until the founding of Israel in 1948. Her media career on sex began in 1980 with the radio show "Sexually Speaking".

Hollander was married to Jewish pornographic actress Gloria Leonard. They were separated at the time of his death in 2002.

Gloria Leonard was a single mother who married three times. Her first two marriages ended in divorce. Her third marriage was to Bobby Hollander, a Jewish adult film producer and director.

Ginzburg is best known for publishing magazines on erotica and art, and his conviction in 1963 for violations of federal obscenity laws. His legal battle over his right to publish erotic content went all the way to the Supreme Court.

In 1977, Radley Metzger’s film "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" received the first Adult Film Association of America awards for Best Direction, Best Film, and Best Actor.

Growing up, Savage attended a conservative synagogue. He saw his first adult film, "The Nun’s Bad Habit", at a movie theater in Times Square. He has appeared in over 1,000 adult films

Reuben Sturman had problems with the authorities over the legality of his endeavors as far back as 1964.

He was finally arrested in 1989 for tax evasion.

Abella Danger joined the adult film industry at the age of 18. Her first scene was a harcore shoot for “BangBros”.

As of 2019, Danger had already starred in over 800 scenes.

In 2011, Joanna Angel was named by the CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in adult film.

Angel dated fellow Jewish adult film actor James Deen from 2005 to 2011. In 2015, she supported women bringing sexual abuse allegations against him.

On November 28, 2015, Deen was accused of rape by porn star and his ex-girlfriend Stoya.

Other women, most notably Joanna Angel, subsequently came forward with accusations of abuse. Most pornographic agencies severed ties with Deen.

More than a dozen of women have publicly accused Ron Jeremy Hyatt of sexual assault. In June 2020, he was charged with 4 counts of rape, and in August 2020 with another 20 counts. He currently faces a 250 year prison sentence.

Mark Spiegler has been referred to as the “Ari Emanuel of Porn” by several mainstream media outlets such as the The Hollywood Report and The Daily Beast.

Joel Simkhai is an Israeli-American who was born in Tel-Aviv. His family moved to New York City when he was three years old.

He has two brothers, who are also both homosexual.