John Holmes (actor)

John Curtis Estes (August 8, 1944 ? March 13, 1988) better known as John Holmes, John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character in a series of related films), was a porn star of the 1970s and 1980s that included one gay film and a handful of gay loops. Holmes is best known for his large penis (generally estimated at between 12-15 inches), his involvement in the brutal Wonderland Murders in 1981, and his death from AIDS. He starred in a large number of loops and features and is one of the most famous male porn stars of all-time.

Early life

Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, as John Curtis Estes, John never knew his father, a railroad worker named Carl Estes. John's mother, a devout Southern Baptist, married Edward Holmes a few years later. She changed John's surname from Estes to Holmes. John Holmes was the youngest of five children.

Related Topics:
Pickaway County, Ohio - Southern Baptist

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At 16, with the permission of his mother, Holmes enlisted in the United States Army and spent three years in Germany in the Signal Corps. Upon his discharge, Holmes moved to Los Angeles where he worked in a variety of jobs. It was during his stint as an ambulance driver that he met a nurse named Sharon Gebenini. They married in 1965.

Related Topics:
United States Army - Germany - Signal Corps - Los Angeles - 1965

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