He even tried stirring chocolate at a Coffee Nips factory.īut nothing seemed to pan out - until he went to a poker parlor in Gardena, California. When he returned to America, he moved to Southern California, where he explored several career options.īefore making his big break in porn, John Holmes worked as an ambulance driver, a shoe salesman, a furniture salesman, and a door-to-door brush salesman. Army before his high school graduation and ultimately served three years in West Germany. John Holmes was born John Curtis Holmes on August 8, 1944, in Ashville, Ohio. Wikimedia Commons Known for his large penis, John Holmes reportedly insured his manhood for $14 million.
