He always had large quantities of coke, heroin, Quaaludes and other drugs at the house." In a 1998 Playboy Magazine article, Holmes' ex-wife Laurie described Nash as an "awful man" and recounted some of his more wanton behaviors.Īs the 1970s became the 1980s, Holmes' addiction had effectively ended his adult movie career, just as Dirk Diggler's drug habit in Boogie Nights marked the end of that character's stardom. His drug of choice was freebase, home-cooked crack cocaine, and he was smoking it at the rate of two to three ounces a day. In a 2021 Rolling Stone article, The Devil and John Holmes, Nash was described as "a drug dealer and a heavy user. It appears Molina's portrayal of Nash (aka Rahad Jackson) as a wild, deeply addicted semi-lunatic was to a large extent accurate. Holmes and Nash shared a love of the fast life, which included a seemingly endless supply of drugs. Nash, a financier and fan of adult films and a man thirsty to be celebrity-adjacent, welcomed Holmes into his sphere. Holmes' fame wasn't based on his looks or his acting, but, like his alter ego Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights, a much-blessed part of his anatomy. Over his career, Holmes appeared in thousands of adult films and had enough name recognition to earn "celebrity" status, even in mainstream circles.
In Boogie Nights, Dirk Diggler creates a similar character, the crime-fighting, karate chopping Brock Landers, who, like Johnny Wadd, becomes a recurring character in a porn film franchise.
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Holmes was the first male actor in adult films to appear as a recurring character, detective Johnny Wadd, in a series of X-rated movies. In the 1970s, though, he was a superstar. Tall, gangly, and not particularly good-looking, Holmes was an unlikely X-rated movie star. By the late 1970s, Nash was a millionaire many times over.Įnter John Holmes. Nash was also a primary provider of drugs for many a club-goer, which kept his hot spots crowded and the money flowing. His clubs were destinations for the "in crowd," attracting celebrities and the people who wanted to be around them. Nash became a sort of Steve Rubell of the West Coast. He got involved in drug trafficking, amassing enough money to establish a series of nightclubs in the 1970s, including The Odyssey, Ali Baba's, and the Kit Kat club. It wasn't just frankfurters Nash was selling, though. Acting fame eluded Nash, however, so he turned to entrepreneurial pursuits, opening a hot dog stand on Hollywood Boulevard in the 1960s.
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He tried his hand at acting and landed a bit part as "Nash the Jockey" in a 1952 episode of the Cisco Kid TV series. As a young man, Nash had stars in his eyes and dreamed of Hollywood fame. When his brother-in-law was killed by Israeli Defense forces in the early 1950s, Nash fled Palestine and came to the U.S. Born Adel Gharib Nasrallah in Palestine in 1929, Nash was the son of wealthy hoteliers. At first glance, Nash's life would seem to be a true riches-to-rags-to-riches tale.
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