Porn star Jenna Jameson was producing lots of adult movies to escape her bad childhood. She achieved a real success in the porn business. Jenna Marie Massoli was born on April 9, 1974 and took her stage name after the Irish whiskey brand. She left home when she was 16, used pliers to remove her braces and became an exotic dancer. Her life has changed when a scout from the Penthouse magazine discovered her.

Early Years

Porn film actress Jenna Jameson had only a few years with her mom, who died from skin cancer in 1976. Bankrupt from paying all the important medical bills, her family had to move into a trailer as her father worked all day long to pay off the debts. Jenna and her older brother, Tony, were left to take care about each other.

Despite she was a talented ballerina and a constant winner on the pageant circuit, her teen years were a tough and destructive time for the starlet. She faced a few sexual assaults and dropped the beginnings of a hard drug addiction. When Jenna was 16 she left her home to live with a boyfriend. As she was noticed by a Penthouse scout, Jameson started modeling for adult magazines. At the same time, she also took a stage name.

Success in Porn Business

Jenna Jameson started acting as a porn actress in 1993. By 1996, she had won a few prestigious awards. Her porn movie career gave birth to a vast number of hits, and her extraordinary success led adult video concern to sign her to a 15-movie deal in 2003. During her on-camera career, Jenna Jameson appeared in more than 100 videos. She also was a winner of nearly every award suggested by the adult business community.

In 1997, she entered the mainstream with a short scene in Howard Stern’s biopic called Private Parts. Just as she was gaining popularity, Jameson reaffirmed her ties to the porn business in 2000 by starting the adult-themed media corporation called ClubJenna, Inc. Her effort grew into a web site, as well as an adult-themed company.

Mainstream Steps

As her first foray into conventional media was successful, Jenna Jameson dived into more mainstream productions. She worked as a voice talent in the Family Guy in 2001 and for the video games in 2002. Jenna also appeared in Eminem’s 2002 video clip for the song called “Without Me” and became a constant guest on Howard Stern’s radio show. In addition the 2003 E! True Hollywood Story dedicated to Jameson was on the highest rated in its history.  

In 2004 Jenna Jameson released her autobiography called "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale." It became a bestseller, staying on The New York Times Best-Seller list for 6 weeks. Jameson’s success was noticed by Playboy Enterprises, who bought ClubJenna in 2006. After Playboy’s acquisition, the company provided the Club Jenna Channel featuring the famous starlet.

Personal Life

Jenna Jameson has been dating Tito Ortiz. In January, 2008 Jameson quitted her porn career and on March 16, 2009 she gave birth to twins named Jesse and Journey. Jameson starred in the comedic horror-movie called Zombie Strippers (2008) and in the independent comedy How to Make Love to A Woman (2008).