“I kind of wound up in porn for a variety of reasons,” he says, without specifying. But porn films are something else entirely. Harder started his career as a go-go dancer and stripper before getting into the burlesque world, which has a nightlife all its own and allows him to travel throughout the country, Canada and even Finland.
People can walk the line with you, because they think you’re hot, but you win them 10 times over if they think you’re smart.” “I try to walk the line between sex and humor. “They’re all loosely based on film stars and directors I’ve worked with,” he says, adding that he also plays his North Dakotan mother. The show explores the porn industry through characters Harder created - sort of. The 32-year-old burlesque dancer and former porn actor has written a one-man show, directed by David Drake, called “Porn to Be a Star,” which he’ll perform on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Provincetown Theater (where Drake is artistic director). One that twists porn into a sexy comedy with a social commentary. With a name like that, Harder says, what other sort of career could he have had? Then he looks down at the ticket, and realizes the porn star’s name really is Chris Harder.
The flight attendant is taken aback when he recognizes a gay porn star boarding the plane.
