Taylor Rain
Encyclopedia
Taylor Rain is a former American pornographic actress
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In August 2004, she signed a non-exclusive promotional contract with Astrux Entertainment.
In 2005, she made her directorial debut with the 1st Strike Films release Ass Up Face Down, in which she also starred. In the same year, she signed a contract with Defiance Films and Torrid Entertainment and auctioned a day with her on set on eBay
for $3,900.
Rain was the winner of the "Porn Star Beauty Pageant" on the Howard Stern
Radio Show in March 2005, beating out fellow porn stars Kami Andrews
, Railee, Renee Pornero
, and Aurora Snow
.
Off screen, Rain won control over Scott Fayner's porn industry gossip site Lukeford.com.
In December 2005, Rain announced her retirement from acting in pornographic movies, expressing a desire to settle down and start a family. Despite her retirement, Defiance Films extended her contract for two years. She launched her website, clubtaylorrain.com, after retiring.
one month later.
In February 2007, she spent 20 days in jail for possession of marijuana
and for driving under the influence
. Rain wrote she was given the choice to either spend 20 days in jail or to do community service
and enter a DUI program, and chose the jail time. She has since stopped using and selling drugs, and now attends meetings of Narcotics Anonymous
and Alcoholics Anonymous
.
Rain announced that she was pregnant again in March 2008 and that the ultrasound indicated the child would likely be a girl.
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
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Career
Rain first entered the pornographic video industry in November 2001. In 2003, she signed an exclusive two-year performing contract with Legend Video which would allow her to cut back on the number of scenes she performed in and provided her a private chauffeur. Legend released her from her contract less than a month later, and she considered retirement, but instead only took a brief hiatus from performing.In August 2004, she signed a non-exclusive promotional contract with Astrux Entertainment.
In 2005, she made her directorial debut with the 1st Strike Films release Ass Up Face Down, in which she also starred. In the same year, she signed a contract with Defiance Films and Torrid Entertainment and auctioned a day with her on set on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
for $3,900.
Rain was the winner of the "Porn Star Beauty Pageant" on the Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
Radio Show in March 2005, beating out fellow porn stars Kami Andrews
Kami Andrews
Kami Andrews is a pornographic actress.Andrews married at age 18, but divorced before she entered pornography. She spent the first year of her career as a bondage model, before moving on to hardcore. Her first film was New Chicks On The Cock 4. In 2004 she directed her first movie, Who Let the...
, Railee, Renee Pornero
Renee Pornero
Renee Pornero is an Austrian pornographic actress.Pornero first performed on camera in Europe in October 2001, before coming to work in America.She has stated she is bisexual.-External links:...
, and Aurora Snow
Aurora Snow
Aurora Snow is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and occasional director.-Early life:Snow was born and raised in Santa Maria, California, but also spent time in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
.
Off screen, Rain won control over Scott Fayner's porn industry gossip site Lukeford.com.
In December 2005, Rain announced her retirement from acting in pornographic movies, expressing a desire to settle down and start a family. Despite her retirement, Defiance Films extended her contract for two years. She launched her website, clubtaylorrain.com, after retiring.
Personal life
In June 2006, she announced via her website that she was pregnant, but miscarriedMiscarriage
Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation...
one month later.
In February 2007, she spent 20 days in jail for possession of marijuana
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
and for driving under the influence
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
. Rain wrote she was given the choice to either spend 20 days in jail or to do community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
and enter a DUI program, and chose the jail time. She has since stopped using and selling drugs, and now attends meetings of Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a twelve-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous describing itself as a "fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem," and it is the second-largest 12-step organization...
and Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid movement which says its "primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio...
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Rain announced that she was pregnant again in March 2008 and that the ultrasound indicated the child would likely be a girl.
Awards
- 2004 XRCO Award – Group Scene – Flesh Hunter 5
- 2006 F.A.M.E. AwardFans of Adult Media and Entertainment AwardsThe Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards were created in 2006 by Genesis, Adam & Eve, WantedList and AVN as a means for the general public to vote for their favorites. The awards are presented during the Erotica LA show....
– Favorite AnalAnal sexAnal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
Starlet,