Taryn Thomas (born May 27, 1983) is an American pornographic actress,

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, men's club feature dancer, and

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Career

Upon turning 18 years old, Thomas began working for Lightspeed Media Corporation doing internet photo shoots and

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(a total of about twenty appearances). In late 2004, Thomas traveled to

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with the intention of pursuing a career in

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. ''12 on 1 #2'' by Lethal Hardcore was the first

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that Thomas shot in California, and it featured her performing with Penny Flame, Sandra Romain and Melissa Lauren. Thomas was nominated for several

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s in 2006, including Best New Starlet. She has also appeared on the ''

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'' multiple times and participated in the "Pornstar Beauty Pageant", competing against Taylor Wane and Carmen Luvana. She played the parody role of

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in ''

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XXX'' in 2010.

Injury and temporary retirement

After an injury performing, Thomas gained weight and took her departure from the

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industry. During this period, Thomas stated that she became addicted to drugs. She sought help for her addiction, and, once she was

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, Thomas announced her return to the adult film industry in May 2007. Since then, she has starred in several different films and has been documenting her career on her blog. She has been retired from performing since 2012.

Appearances

Thomas has appeared in a '' Penthouse'' magazine pictorial and several online galleries. She has also appeared in several

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, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and others, and she had her debut as a feature dancer at a gentlemen's club in Phoenix in 2005.

Other ventures

In October 2009, Thomas released ''Vogue Nasty'', her first video under her production company, Taryn It Up Entertainment.

Advocacy

In a 2012 interview with a CBS affiliate in Phoenix while attending a convention, Thomas stated her concerns about the effects of

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, which mandated the use of

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s in all pornographic productions in

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. Thomas was quoted as saying, "Over the three or four days, the companies and performers are here, they're definitely going to be scoping out

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" as a new potential place to shoot scenes. She also stated, "We are some of the most tested people in the world. I think I can speak for most of the performers. We're not anti-condom. We're pro-choice." and expressed the sentiment that the government should not be inspecting her

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, and she stressed the safety of the current testing conditions.

Personal life

Thomas was born in

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and resides in

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. She is of

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descent. During her temporary retirement, Thomas gained weight and took time to study

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. She committed to reversing her weight gain and eventually met her weight loss goal in order to return to the adult film industry. In addition to her cosmetology studies, Thomas has also attended

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school and has a

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's license. In this period, Thomas kept a blog documenting her weight loss efforts.

Awards

* 2006

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– Dirtiest Girl in Porn * 2006

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– Best New Starlet (Editor's Choice)

References

External links

Official website
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