Paul Norman (director)
Paul Norman | |
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Born |
Paul Apstein[1] 1956 |
Ethnicity | Jewish American |
Children | 3 |
No. of adult films | 134 (per IAFD)[2] |
Paul Norman (born 1956) is an American former pornographic director who directed approximately 134 films from 1986–1999.[2] His birth name is Paul Apstein.[1]
Career
Norman started his career making bisexual pornography. One of his earliest works in this genre is his Bi and Beyond series, which debuted in 1988.[3] He later ventured towards establishing himself as a director of strictly straight pornography in the early 1990s. Norman was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1998.
Personal life
Norman is Jewish.[1][4] He married fellow pornographic actress Tori Welles in 1990, before finally divorcing in 1994. They had two sons, Nicolas and Joshua. He was a friend of the late pornographic director Fred J. Lincoln.[5][6][7] Norman was later married to fellow pornographic actress Celeste 1995-1996. The relationship produced one child.[8]
Awards
- 1990 AVN Award - Best Director: Bisexual Video (Bi and Beyond III)[9]
- 1991 AVN Award - Best Director: Bisexual Video (Bi and Beyond IV)[9]
- 1998 AVN Hall of Fame inductee.
References
- 1 2 3 Jones, E. Michael (2009). "6". The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and its Impact on World History (Selections). Nobel` Press.
- 1 2 Paul Norman at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ↑ Summers (Ed.), Claude J. (2005). The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press Inc. p. 234.
- ↑ Ford, Luke (1999). A History of X: 100 Years of Sex in Film. Prometheus Books. p. 22.
- ↑ "Large Industry Turn-Out for Fred Lincoln Memorial Celebration". avn.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tori Welles". nndb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tori Welles Early Life and a Big and Controversial Career". famouswhy.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ O'Toole, Laurence (1999). Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire. Serpent's Tail. pp. 199, 389.
- 1 2 World Public Library. "AVN Awards 2006". netlibrary.ws. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
External links
- Paul Norman at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Norman at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Paul Norman at the Adult Film Database