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Randy West

Age: 62
Born: 1947-10-12
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Origin: New York, USA

Randy West (born Andrew Jay Abrams October 12, 1947) is a pornographic actor who began his career in 1978. Originally from New York, he hoped to play professional baseball someday (played baseball for the University of Miami) but he instead decided to pursue a career as a singer. He performed with several rock bands and decided to move to California in the early 1970s to pursue his musical career. He became a producer of adult films in 1993 and has appeared in over 1,300 films.

In August 1980 he posed as the centerfold model in Playgirl magazine. Later he also was cast as Robert Redford's body double in the film Indecent Proposal. He has worked with numerous porn actresses early on in their careers, most notably Jenna Jameson and Tera Patrick.

With such series as Up and Cummers (1-129) I Love Lesbians, Real Female Masturbation (and others), Randy West's videos focused on "Real people having real sex - what a novel idea!" In one final video he stated that one of his greatest pleasures was watching his female partners have orgasms. Episodes had a fairly standard format: A short interview with the female performer to establish some background facts. Whether these were somewhat fictionalized or not, the chat established the young lady as an individual. Then came a succession of sex acts, each with the female performer an avid participant, including in almost every case, her orgasm.

The Gentleman, Randy West, has been lucky enough to work with the biggest stars of the industry since the late 70's. He is a member of every adult Hall of Fame and was presented with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Free Speech Coalition at the 1993 Night of the Stars.

Merle Michaels

Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian

Jack Wrangler

Age: 64
Born: 1946-07-11
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Origin: Beverly Hills, California, USA

Jack Wrangler was born on June 11, 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA; was the professional name of John Robert Stillman in his roles as both former gay and straight pornography actor and theatrical producer and director. His father was Hollywood film and television producer Robert Stillman ("Champion," "Boots and Saddles," "Second Chorus," "Home of the Brave") his mother was a former dancer in Busby Berkeley musicals. His paternal grandfather made a fortune in the garment industry.

At the age of nine, Stillman starred with Eleanor Powell in the television series "The Faith of Our Children" (1953 - 1955), a religious family show that won five Emmy Awards. Following college, he had some early work on the stage and as a model and dancer, as well as bit parts on television series like "The Mod Squad" and "Medical Center." Finally, he appeared in a male strip show in the mid-1970s under the name "Jack Wrangler". A career in gay pornographic films soon followed, and he rapidly became one of the first performers in gay porn to achieve star status and a cult following.

During his career as a porn star, Wrangler appeared in over 85 films. He also continued performing in the theater, including the play "T-Shirts" by Robert Patrick. His résumé lists a performance in "Forever After," by Doric Wilson, although Wilson points out he did not actually appear in this play. Wrangler also once claimed that Wilson's play "A Perfect Relationship" was written with him in mind, to which Wilson has replied, "I never even jacked off with him in mind." In the early 1980s, Wrangler began appearing in straight porn films, most notably "The Devil in Miss Jones II." He told "The Advocate" that his first sexual encounter with a woman was on screen, in the movie "China Sisters."

His autobiography, "The Jack Wrangler Story, or What's a Nice Boy Like You Doing?" was released in 1984. Wrangler retired from the adult entertainment industry to pursue a career in musical theater in the early 90's.

Samantha Fox

Age: 58
Born: 1951-12-03
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Origin: NYC, NY

Samantha Fox appeared in over 100 hardcore movies between 1977 and 1984 after being noticed by director/producer Chuck Vincent and cast as the lead in Bad Penny.

Fox twice won the Adult Film Association of America Best Actress awards, in 1979 for Jack 'n' Jill, Part 1, and in 1980 for This Lady Is a Tramp.

In 1984, she quit hardcore pornography, and began to appear in sexploitation films such as Warrior Queen under her birth name, Stacia Micula.

Fox met her long term companion, porn actor Bobby Astyr (b. 1940-d. 2002), on a movie set in 1978. The two lived in adjoining apartments in New York City's East Village until Astyr died of lung cancer in 2002.

In 2003, Fox was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

Kelly Nichols

Age: 51
Born: 1959-06-08
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Origin: West Covina, CA US

Kelly Nichols (born June 8, 1959) is a former adult film actress.

Nichols was born in Covina, California. The oldest of five children, she began nude modeling to pay her way through the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, after high school. She played small roles in regular Hollywood films, such as the Toolbox Murders, and was Jessica Lange's double in the 1976 remake of "King Kong."

After meeting William Margold and Chuck Vincent, Nichols began her career in the adult film industry with the 1979 movie "Bon Appetite." She starred in over 50 adult features, and has been awarded the Best Actress Award by the Adult Film Association of America for her work in the 1983 film "In Love." In 1993 she was presented with a Life Time Achievement Award by the Free Speech Coalition and in 1996 she was inducted into the Erotic Legends Hall of Fame.

Nichols began taking non-sexual roles in adult films during the 1990s and 2000s. Currently she is a make-up artist for the adult film industry, and is working on writing and producing her own line of videos. Nichols resides in southern California with her two children.

Gloria Leonard

Aliases: Gayle Leonard
Age: 70
Born: 1940-08-28
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian

Kandi Barbour

Aliases: Kandy
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Origin: Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Kandi Barbour is a former American adult model, porn star and exotic dancer. Barbour was discovered by photographer Diana Hardy in the 1970s, and was featured in many men's magazines through 1975. That year, she performed in her first pornographic film. After appearing in over 60 films, she retired from pornography in 1994. As of 2007, two different companies have released compilations of her earlier loop films, indicating ongoing interest in her work over 30 years since her departure from the adult industry.

Notable films featuring Barbour include "Sex Boat," "The Budding of Brie," "Young, Wild and Wonderful," and "Sizzle."

Awards

*2009 XRCO Hall of Fame - Pioneer