Paul Thomas

Philip Toubus born April 17 1947 in Winnetka Illinois better known as Paul Thomas is an American pornographic actor and director Philip Toubus was born in Winnetka Illinois to a wealthy family He is the nephew of Sara Lee Lubin of the Sara Lee foods company He attended the University of WisconsinMadison but turned to acting He acted in Broadway theatre playing a starring role in Hair He also played Peter in the 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar Toubus signed with the William Morris Agency and went to Hollywood where he appeared in several in television shows Toubus started working in pornography in 1974 He met the porn producers the Mitchell Brothers while playing in a musical in San Francisco He performed in several porn loops for them and in 1976 appeared in his first porn feature The Autobiography of a Flea Toubus performed mostly using the stage name Paul Thomas but he has also appeared under several other names In 1982 Toubus was arrested for smuggling cocaine into the United States from South America He served one year in jail Following his release from prison Toubus resumed his career and in 1983 won the Adult Film Association of America Award for Best Actor in Virginia He also played a starring role in the 1985 film series Taboo American Style Toubus started directing porn films in 1985 and has directed for Vivid Entertainment since 1986 He married porn actress and director Anita Rinaldi in 2001 after he divorced his longtime second wife As of 2007 Toubus as Paul Thomas has acted in over 500 films and directed nearly 300 films winning seven Adult Video News Awards and two XRated Critics Organization Awards for best director He was inducted into the XRated Critics Organization Hall of Fame in 1986 In 2006 he was inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame He is also a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Thomas licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia