Wane was born in Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England. Attended Breckenbeds Junior High School, Heathfield Senior High School[2]
Career
Wane began performing in the adult video industry in 1989.[1]
She appeared several times in Penthouse.[5] In addition to Penthouse, she has been featured in several other publications, including Celebrity Skin, Bizarre Magazine, Gent, and Busty Beauties.[citation needed] In the latter, she had a monthly column[6] as a Celebrity Editor, and she was the November 2005 cover girl and centrefold, in addition to her regular features that included columns such as My Personal Diary, Tits and Bits and sex toy reviews.[7] In 2005, Wane made sixteen appearances in photo spreads in men's magazines, including Genesis, Swank, and Oui.[7] She also became a columnist for AVN Insider magazine that same year with a monthly column entitled Wane's World.[8]
Wane has her own production company called Taylor Wane Entertainment[6] started in the mid-1990s.[1] She has also been the host of radio shows on Spice Radio, which is on Sirius XM channel 103,[13] and on KSEX Radio with a weekly night time talk radio show called The British Are Cumming.[7]
In the mid-1990s, Wane co-created an issue of Carnal Comics featuring her autobiography, as well as a fantasy tale later reprinted in a comic called Porn Star Fantasies, making several personal appearances to promote the comic at venues like San Diego Comic-Con. In 2003, Wane launched her own limited edition, X-rated quarterly comic book series in association with H Bomb Comics called Vamptrix. The design of the main character is based on Wane.[14]
Wane and her husband also own and operate several websites, including TaylorWane.com, TaylorWane.net, PlanetPorno.com, and MoBooty.com.[15] They also own an independent photo agency, Laurien Photographic, that licenses photos of Wane and other porn stars to stock agencies and magazines such as Hustler, Gallery, and Jugs.[15]
In 2005, Wane launched her own line of sex toys called the "Taylor Wane Collection".[16][17]
In 2011, she competed on Winter Wipeout on ABC. She failed to advance the qualifier.[citation needed]
Recognition
Wane was honored by a platoon of U.S. Navy SEALs stationed in Iraq in 2007. An American flag was flown for twenty-four hours in honor of Wane as thanks for autographed pictures and correspondence she sent to them. Wane later received the actual flag framed with a Flag Citation. Few others were honored as it is customary for the platoon to vote on a list of people to be honored which typically include family and other service members. The platoon also voted to include actor Kevin Costner and professional golfer Tiger Woods.[18]
Philanthropy
Wane has hosted events to benefit breast cancer awareness as well as to raise funds for cancer, leukemia, and AIDS research for groups such as Breast Cancer Awareness Benefits Everyone (B.A.B.E.) and the T.J. Martell Foundation.[19]
In 2007, after being honored by U.S. Navy SEALs, Wane and her husband created a poster that featured her wearing authentic Navy Seal combat gear. Autographed copies of the poster were sold with the proceeds going to the Disabled American Veterans foundation (DAV). The combat gear was auctioned off as well for an additional donation.[18] Wane stated in 2008, "I support a lot of charities, and DAV is very close to my heart." "I could never be grateful enough or thankful enough for what the servicemen sacrifice for our freedom. They have courage like most of us will never know."[12]
