Paul Norman (born Paul Apstein, 1956) is an American former pornographic director who directed approximately 134 films from 1986 to 1999.[2]
Paul Norman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Apstein[1] 1956[citation needed] |
| Spouse(s) | Tori Welles (1990-1994)[citation needed] Celeste (1995-1996)[citation needed] |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editNorman 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.[citation needed]
Personal life
editHe married fellow pornographic actress Tori Welles in 1990, before divorcing in 1994. They had two sons, Nicolas and Joshua. He was a friend of the late pornographic director Fred J. Lincoln.[4] Norman was later married to fellow pornographic actress Celeste 1995–1996. The relationship produced one child.[5]
Awards
edit- 1990 AVN Award - Best Director: Bisexual Video (Bi and Beyond III)[6]
- 1991 AVN Award - Best Director: Bisexual Video (Bi and Beyond IV)[6]
- 1998 AVN Hall of Fame inductee.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Jones, E. Michael (2009). "6". The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and its Impact on World History (Selections). Nobel` Press.
- ^ Paul Norman at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ^ Summers, Claude J., ed. (2005). The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press Inc. p. 234.
- ^ "Large Industry Turn-Out for Fred Lincoln Memorial Celebration". avn.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ O'Toole, Laurence (1999). Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire. Serpent's Tail. pp. 199, 389.
- ^ a b World Public Library. "AVN Awards 2006". netlibrary.ws. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
External links
edit- Paul Norman at IMDb
- Paul Norman at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Paul Norman at the Adult Film Database