Dick Smothers, Jr.

He says he's going to use his name, and I said, 'Wait a minute. That's my name. I had it first.'" While Smothers, Sr. does not condone his son's career path, he does not condemn it either. "You look at someone who's been working hard at trying to make it for 21 years or so. This is the first acknowledgment of him being viable. Now he's really pleased that he's doing something that's causing me a lot of consternation. He's ringing my bell. It's 'Dad, I'm here, and like it or not, I'm not going away.' If that gets him somewhere, good. Fine. But I'm not going to make any judgments about it." According to Smothers Jr., "it didn't affect our relationship. We've never been the closest family."

Smothers Jr. has stated that he has no interest in participating in some of the more extreme aspects of the pornographic film industry such as gonzo films, and prefers to stick with couples-oriented productions, often films that make it onto cable television. Read Less