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Ron Jeremy Biography
Birth Name:
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt
Birth Place:
Queens, New York, United States
Profession
Adult actor, actor, voice-overs, reality cast member, director, screenwriter
Fast Facts
- His mother was a cryptographer for the OSS during World War II
- High school classmates included actor Reginald VelJohnson and former CIA director George Tenet
- An appearance in a 1978 issue of Playgirl magazine led to an adult-film director offering him a movie deal
- Was a consultant on 9 1/2 Weeks (1987) and Boogie Nights (1997)
- Is the subject of the 2001 documentary Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, and published his memoir, Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz, in 2007
- In February, 2013, had back-to-back emergency surgeries for an aneurysm near his heart
- Has appeared in more than 2000 adult films and directed more than 280 of them, and has had roles in more than 60 mainstream movies and more than a dozen music videos
- Had a limited-edition rum, Ron de Jeremy, named after him
- Garnered a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records for Most Appearances in Adult Films
- Had roles in five John Frankenheimer films
Relationships
- Arnold Hyatt -- Father
- Susan -- Sister