'Deep Throat' star Harry Reems dead at 65

The man who starred in the most famous and successful porn film ever made died of cancer on March 19, 2013.

Harry always wanted to be a mainstream actor, but could never achieve his goal. He did, however, stumble into the part of a lifetime. He played Dr. Young, who discovered a very unusual birth defect in Linda Lovelace in the film "Dead Throat," which, as it turns out was financed by mob money. Linda's real name was Linda Susan Boreman.

Boreman suffered from Liver damage requiring a transplant and was taken off life support after massive energies suffered in a car accident. She died on April 22, 2002 after being taken off of live support.

"Deep Throat" is the highest grossing porn film ever made and would even give some mainstream films a run for their money.

After a life filled with drug and alcohol abuse, Reems found God.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannie and his brother.

There are at least two films in the works about Linda Lovelace, these will probably also feature Harry as a character

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