Toronto Star: Peter North offers up 10 tips to getting into porn.
Jamie L. Brian
offer up 10 tips to getting into porn. Here's the article in its entirety
(New Page 5 7/10/2003);
The Peter Principles - A Star's 10 tips for achiving stardom in the porno
film business.
Written by Mike Strobel
Among the calls about Peter A. Black and the Sheppard Ave. porn 'recruiter'
were a few that asked:
Okay, if that's not how to become a pornstar, what is?
Career counselling is part of a newspaper's job, so I track down Peter North
in L.A.
Peter North, Halifax-born, is Canada's biggest porn star. That is not his
real name. By now you have spotted its subtle humour. He is no relation to
Peter A. Black, who has taken MQIS Inc. to court, claiming it didn't deliver
on promises of porno fame and fortune.
Anyway, Peter North answers that phone at his office. His assistant is
buying real estate in Vegas. He has just shipped the latest in his North
Pole series. Northpole 41. "Or is it 42?" he says.
What's the plot?
"There isn't one really. It's different scenarios and it's not like it's a
long time before you get into the sex."
Peter North has been getting "into the sex" on camera for 20 years. Someone
spotted him modelling athletic wear. He had a bit part in the 1984 classic
Stiff Competition, with the likes of Ron Jeremy and John Leslie. Now, he
also produces and has a slick Website, peternorth.com. It has tidbits like
favourite food (Italian), hobbies (hockey), sign (Taurus), favourite movie
(Meet The Parents). It has lots of other things, too. So please, please do
not go there if you are faint of heart or a nun. The Deep Throat This! film
series might not be your cup of tea.
I explain the MQIS story. I ask for tips that I can pass along to Peter A.
Black and my other callers about becoming a porn star.
Here goes.
1. Ride the coat-tails of a babe. THE rule. Sorry, fellas, porndom mostly
wants women. "We're just props," says North. But when your girlfriend sends
in her photos, try to be the schmuck in the background. If you must go
knocking on porn's door, "the key that opens the door is to bring a
hot-looking woman with you," says North.
2. Get buff. "You can't go in looking like Ron (Hedgehog) Jeremy these
days," says North, "though I love Ronny." Jeremy came onto the scene when
porn stars looked a titch seedy. Humour and forays into mainstream films,
and or two other attributes, keep Hedgehog in the game. But don't bank on it
working for you.
3. Be reliable. Of course, this applies to all jobs. But it has a different
meaning in the porn biz. "You see a lot of the same guys in movies because
they've proven they can perform all the time and the companies trust that."
A new-comer who freezes up wastes time and money.
4. So practise. Find a friend and get out the videocam. "But, remember, a
home video with someone you know is one thing. Doing it with someone you
don't know very well, in front of other people, with lights glaring, is
another."
5. Wave the maple leaf proudly. "There's a Canadian invasion going on right
now," says North. Guys like Eric Everhard and Brandon Irons have hit
Hollywood in the footsteps of Lorne Green, Jim Carrey, Mike Meyers and John
Candy. Peter North has a theory about that, but I'm too shy to tell you what
it is.
6. Learn other skills, like driving a Zamboni. North plans a scene where a
young lady rink worker tries to kick him off the ice because she's about to
flood it.
7. Don't let size stop you. "No, really. There are guys working down here
who are actually smaller than average. Remember, it's all about reliability.
8. Enjoy your work. This seems self-evident. But North says that its
important that your enjoyment shines through on screen.
9. Diversify. North, who drives a Land Cruiser and a 640-hp Fast-and-Furious
jalopy and is shopping for a house in the million dollar range, is planning
to open a car wash.
10. Don't spend money to be a pornstar. (Peter A. Black et al had to pay
nearly 3,000 to be in a quickie flick). They're supposed to pay you: North
figures $300 to $1,000 a scene for a top guy and $800 tp $1,500, easy, for
women.
So there you go, fellas. Say hello to Hollywood. Glad I could help.
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Head212
i wonder how much he was paid as a bottom guy when he started.
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Tim Evanson
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> On Thursday, July 10 the Canadian newspaper The Toronto Star had Peter
North
> offer up 10 tips to getting into porn. Here's the article in its entirety
> (New Page 5 7/10/2003);
>
> The Peter Principles - A Star's 10 tips for achiving stardom in the porno
> film business.
> Peter North has been getting "into the sex" on camera for 20 years.
Someone
> spotted him modelling athletic wear. He had a bit part in the 1984 classic
> Stiff Competition, with the likes of Ron Jeremy and John Leslie.
[...]
Guess they forgot about all the GAY PORN movies he did prior to that, where
he has starring roles in films like "Cousins Should Do It" and "Two
Handfuls" and "Like A Horse." Oh well.
Tim
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markella
where
> he has starring roles in films like "Cousins Should Do It" and "Two
> Handfuls" and "Like A Horse." Oh well.
>
>
>
>
>
North did 20 years ago? Are they upset that he's no longer doing them?
markella
A610guy
I'm just curious but why are some people so fixated on the gay movies
North did 20 years ago? Are they upset that he's no longer doing them?
No, not that he's no longer doing them. Just that he denies doing anything more
than masturbating solo in gay films. He was a voracious bottom that got fucked
in every gay film that I've seen him in.
His selective memory on his "earlier" career is what bothers people the most
hence it's brought up at every opportunity.
Uncle Stevie69
> On Thursday, July 10 the Canadian newspaper The Toronto Star had Peter North
> offer up 10 tips to getting into porn. Here's the article in its entirety
> (New Page 5 7/10/2003);
> The Peter Principles - A Star's 10 tips for achiving stardom in the porno
> film business.
> Written by Mike Strobel
> 5. Wave the maple leaf proudly. "There's a Canadian invasion going on
> right now," says North. Guys like Eric Everhard and Brandon Irons have
> hit Hollywood in the footsteps of Lorne Green, Jim Carrey, Mike Meyers and
> John Candy. Peter North has a theory about that, but I'm too shy to tell
> you what it is.
I haven't seen much of Peter North's work, but what is so distinctly
Canadian about his videos? Or does his own video productions show
this?
> 6. Learn other skills, like driving a Zamboni. North plans a scene where
> a young lady rink worker tries to kick him off the ice because she's about
> to flood it.
The thought of Peter North driving a Zamboni machine never fails to
hit me on the floor! :-)
> 9. Diversify. North, who drives a Land Cruiser and a 640-hp
> "Fast-and-Furious" jalopy and is shopping for a house in the million
> dollar range, is planning to open a car wash.
Huh? Is this a joke? Would you let Peter North wash your car? Could
a car-wash owner afford a million-dollar home?
Uncle Stevie69
Northern Calif.
g...@blah.com
another car wash to get rid of the sticky windshield!
Jamie L. Brian
news:rame.1058464811p1414@linux...
>Parts of the article that "Jamie L. Brian" shared with us:
> > "Fast-and-Furious" jalopy and is shopping for a house in the million
> > dollar range, is planning to open a car wash.
>
>Huh? Is this a joke? Would you let Peter North wash your car? Could
>a car-wash owner afford a million-dollar home?
To be honest UncleStevie, I didn't know what to make of that car-wash
statement either. It seemed like Peter was sorta rolling big pimpin' style
with all the stuff about million dollar homes, assistants buying real estate
in Vegas, Land Cruisers and a 640-hp Fast-and-Furious jalopy autombiles.
Then, right at the end, boom, the car-wash thing. Huh?
Maybe Peter knows something about the car-wash market that we don't?
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Stevie69) wrote:
>Huh? Is this a joke? Would you let Peter North wash your car? Could
>a car-wash owner afford a million-dollar home?
>
>
If its the right type of car wash in the right area. Here Arizona
where it is freaking dusty all the time there are those super
detailing expensive car washes that have at least 15 people on the
clock at all times. I bowled with an assistant manager of one of the
places that was making 40,000 a year...so i can only imagine what the
owners were making..