when Everett was invited to perform a live show with Lake. The two visited Jamaica, where they photographed a series of scenes together, which were published in High Society. Everett and Lake moved in together. He co-starred alongside Lake in the iconic Debbie Does Dallas in 1978. Then in 1983, the couple filmed a mainstream, horror film titled The Prey. In his first decade in porn, Everett was one of the most prolific male performers along with John Holmes and Jamie Gillis. 1980s In the early 1980s, Lake had a drug addiction, and the couple spent time in Jamaica to allow her to detox. Upon returning to the United States, they moved to California, where Everett was getting regular film offers in the growing Southern California adult film industry. He started working immediately upon moving to West Hollywood. He starred in films by Bob Chinn, including The Young Like It Hot and Sweet Little Foxes and Paul Vatelli's Bodies in Heat, all in 1983. Lake started using heroin again, and Everett tried heroin for the first time while working on a film in San Francisco. As a result, he became addicted to drugs, including cocaine. Lake left Everett and was believed to have died of an accidental overdose in 1991. Everett's drug addiction made it hard for him to work for a brief time. He almost died twice from overdosing. When he was sober, he would work, traveling to San Francisco for films due to obscenity laws in place in Los Angeles. He started dating a woman, Onusa, who was neither in the adult film industry nor a drug user. He credits Onusa with helping him end his addiction. In 1984, Everett was inducted into the Porn Block of Fame in Santa Monica, alongside Kay Parker. Everett was also traveling between Los Angeles and New York for work. While in New York, he met a woman named Cheri Roberdes, whose stage name was Renee Summers, on the set of Great Sexpectations. Summers would move to California to live with Everett, and by 1986, they were married. Everett started directing adult films for couples. The films were romantic, with features of mainstream romance films combined with heavy sex scenes. In 1986, Everett and Summers moved to Tujunga, California and had a son, Tyler. Two years later, Everett and Summers ended their relationship. 1990s Everett filmed The Ultimate Lover in 1990, alongside