Celebs You Never Knew Had X-Rated Pasts

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Celebs You Never Knew Had X-Rated Pasts

Cameron Diaz wasn’t always America’s sweetheart. The actress bared all for 1992’s softcore porn film She’s No Angel.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Before becoming the Terminator in 1984, Arnold Schwarzenegger posed for the cover of After Dark, a 1970s entertainment magazine with a strong gay following.

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Carmen Electra

Prior to becoming a household name in 1997 as a cast member on Baywatch, Carmen Electra — born Tara Leigh Patrick — posed nude for Playboy magazine in 1995. 

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David Duchovny

The X-Files star appeared in Showtime’s '90s erotic series The Red Shoe Diaries.

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Dita Von Teese

The famed burlesque dancer posed nude for Playboy and a number of fetish magazines — including Bizarre and Marquis — in the late '90s and early 2000s.

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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren stripped down for several films at the beginning of her career, including 1969’s Age of Consent and 1979’s Caligula.

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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan didn’t get his start as a kickass, crime-fighting martial artist. In 1975, he starred in a Chinese adult film called All In the Family. 

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Jenny McCarthy

Before achieving mainstream success as an actress and comedian, Jenny McCarthy posed nude for Playboy (for the first time) in 1993. 

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Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner may be one of Hollywood’s leading men, but his first starring role was in 1974’s low-budget softcore porn film Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.

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Lisa Vanderpump

Life wasn’t always diamonds and rosé for Lisa Vanderpump. Before becoming one of the most beloved characters on reality TV, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star went topless for a scene in the 1978 horror film Killer’s Moon.

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Matt LeBlanc

While the world fell in love with Matt LeBlanc as Joey in the '90s sitcom Friends, a recurring part in Showtime’s erotic series The Red Shoe Diaries starting in 1992 helped him gain the industry’s attention. 

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Scheana Marie Shay

Scheana Marie Shay may be recognized as one of the leading ladies on Bravo’s reality series Vandeprump Rules, but she previously dipped her foot in the porn pool when she appeared in the softcore Cinemax series Femme Fatales in 2012.