Amber Lynn
Encyclopedia
Amber Lynn is an American
pornographic film actress, Model
and exotic dancer
.
and Lynn was placed in foster care where she was physically abused. At age 7, she was reunited with her mother. Shortly after, the two of them were involved in a car accident on the interstate; Lynn was thrown clear of the car while her mother, who was nearly decapitated, died at the scene.
Lynn and her brothers was placed with her father and his new family; in total there were 8 boys and Lynn in the house. At age 11, her father died of alcoholism
and heart failure. As a teenager, Lynn self-described her change as going from "pudgy kind of bucktoothed" tomboy to a "rocking little body". She started doing fitness modeling, bikini modeling and hot body contests. She relocated to Hollywood and became a regular at the clubs on Sunset Strip
.
). She got a photo spread in Penthouse
magazine and soon after went to an audition for a movie where the director was a well-known porn veteran. There, in an effort to calm her nervousness, the director offered Lynn a pipe with some freebase cocaine. It was her first encounter with the drug; she later described the feeling of being as "It's as if the birds are singing. The light is brighter. All of a sudden I'm no longer this gangly nervous teenager. I'm sitting there going 'Oh wow!'".
At one point Lynn was the highest paid dancer on the strip club
circuit, making $32,000 a week.
In 1992, Lynn dedicated her 28th birthday party at the Bel Age hotel in Beverly Hills, California
to a benefit in honor of The Youth Aids Foundation of Los Angeles
, an organization providing housing and assistance for helping runaways get off the streets and teenagers afflicted with HIV
which was about to go under. An August 1992 issue of The Los Angeles Times quoted her statement on page two; "lets give them food clothing and shelter and we'll worry about role models later" alongside a shot of her holding a small infant girl, dressed in a formal gown. This was a breakthrough moment for how the adult industry was viewed by the mainstream concerning its crossover involvement in children's organizations, as never before had a children's organization knowingly accepted support from the adult entertainment industry.
, who died from heart failure in 2008. The pair were forced to admit that they were siblings after discovering that they had been booked to perform a sex scene together in the mid 1980s.
On Lynn's second porn film she met Jamie Gillis
who would become her long-time partner and the love of her life.
Lynn's drug addiction ran for nearly two decades. She once said "I started out drinking Ketel One and slicing off crystals of Peruvian rock. I wound up broken down, drinking Kamchatka out of a half-pint stashed in the bottom of my purse, with my crack pipe stuffed in the lining of my jacket".
She then began the long process of turning her life around.
Lynn as of Sept 2011 is now 11 years sober, and works sometimes as a PRA personal recovery assistant, helping detoxing addicts and is a real estate agent specializing in luxury homes.
United States
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pornographic film actress, Model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and exotic dancer
Exotic dancer
The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different parts of the world and depending on context. In the erotic sense, "exotic dance" is a often used to refer to practitioners of striptease...
.
Early life
Amber Lynn was born Laura Lynn Allen, the youngest daughter of a retired Air Force officer. She had two older brothers and an older sister who died at the age of two from a undetected heart defect. When Lynn was three, her parents divorced after it was discovered her father had a family with another woman. Shortly after, Lynn's mother suffered a nervous breakdownNervous breakdown
Mental breakdown is a non-medical term used to describe an acute, time-limited phase of a specific disorder that presents primarily with features of depression or anxiety.-Definition:...
and Lynn was placed in foster care where she was physically abused. At age 7, she was reunited with her mother. Shortly after, the two of them were involved in a car accident on the interstate; Lynn was thrown clear of the car while her mother, who was nearly decapitated, died at the scene.
Lynn and her brothers was placed with her father and his new family; in total there were 8 boys and Lynn in the house. At age 11, her father died of alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and heart failure. As a teenager, Lynn self-described her change as going from "pudgy kind of bucktoothed" tomboy to a "rocking little body". She started doing fitness modeling, bikini modeling and hot body contests. She relocated to Hollywood and became a regular at the clubs on Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile-and-a-half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with Hollywood at Harper Avenue, to its western border with Beverly Hills at Sierra Drive...
.
Career
Lynn entered the adult film industry in 1984, after her friend Ginger Lynn Allen (aka Ginger LynnGinger Lynn
Ginger Lynn is an American pornographic actress, prominent in 1980s videos. She also had occasional roles in low-budget B-movies. AVN has ranked her at #7 in a list of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time...
). She got a photo spread in Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
magazine and soon after went to an audition for a movie where the director was a well-known porn veteran. There, in an effort to calm her nervousness, the director offered Lynn a pipe with some freebase cocaine. It was her first encounter with the drug; she later described the feeling of being as "It's as if the birds are singing. The light is brighter. All of a sudden I'm no longer this gangly nervous teenager. I'm sitting there going 'Oh wow!'".
At one point Lynn was the highest paid dancer on the strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
circuit, making $32,000 a week.
In 1992, Lynn dedicated her 28th birthday party at the Bel Age hotel in Beverly Hills, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to a benefit in honor of The Youth Aids Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, an organization providing housing and assistance for helping runaways get off the streets and teenagers afflicted with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
which was about to go under. An August 1992 issue of The Los Angeles Times quoted her statement on page two; "lets give them food clothing and shelter and we'll worry about role models later" alongside a shot of her holding a small infant girl, dressed in a formal gown. This was a breakthrough moment for how the adult industry was viewed by the mainstream concerning its crossover involvement in children's organizations, as never before had a children's organization knowingly accepted support from the adult entertainment industry.
Personal life
She is the sister of the late porn actor Buck AdamsBuck Adams
Buck "Backhand" Adams, born Charles Stephen Allen was a male American porn star and director.-Career:...
, who died from heart failure in 2008. The pair were forced to admit that they were siblings after discovering that they had been booked to perform a sex scene together in the mid 1980s.
On Lynn's second porn film she met Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame....
who would become her long-time partner and the love of her life.
Lynn's drug addiction ran for nearly two decades. She once said "I started out drinking Ketel One and slicing off crystals of Peruvian rock. I wound up broken down, drinking Kamchatka out of a half-pint stashed in the bottom of my purse, with my crack pipe stuffed in the lining of my jacket".
She then began the long process of turning her life around.
Lynn as of Sept 2011 is now 11 years sober, and works sometimes as a PRA personal recovery assistant, helping detoxing addicts and is a real estate agent specializing in luxury homes.
Notable TV guest appearances
- The Man ShowThe Man ShowThe Man Show is an American comedy television show on Comedy Central. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison.-Format:...
– "Hypnotist" (episode 2.20) February 4, 2001 - Frontline – "Death of a Porn Queen", June 1987
Awards
- 1987 XRCO Award – Best Supporting Actress – Taboo 5
- 1993 Hot d'OrHot d'OrHot d'Or was an adult film industry Pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France by the French magazine Hot Vidéo. It has been described as the porn equivalent of the Palme d'Or or the Academy Awards. The analogous American honor is the AVN Award...
– Lifetime Achievement Award - 1996 XRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
inductee - 2001 AVN Hall of FameAVN Hall of FameThis is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
inductee - 2007 Adam Film World Guild – Lifetime Achievement Award
External links
- Interview and biography at LukeIsBack.com
- Amber Lynn at the MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....