Ron Jeremy (born March 12, 1953), is a well-known American porn
star and director. He is nicknamed The Hedgehog for two reasons: because
of his hirsute and overweight body, and because he can orally stimulate
himself (contorting himself the way a real hedgehog does when rolling
into a ball, and owing to his 9-inch-long penis).  Born
to a Jewish family in Flushing, Queens, New York City, he took a Bachelor
Degree in
theatre arts and acted off-Broadway before gaining a master's degree. He
began a career in special education, but soon decided to quit and become
part of the newly formed 1970s New York porn scene following an amateur
appearance in Playgirl magazine. His 3X
Venture into pornographic movies occurred during the "golden
era" of 1975–83—marked by reasonable production values and
scripts, with the movies intended for cinematic release rather than
video. However, during this era the production of adult movies was still
illegal. Jeremy left New York for California but he was arrested on two
occasions and faced a lengthy jail sentence before being reprieved as a
result of the Hal Freeman precedent in the United States Supreme Court
of 1988. Despite his unglamorous appearance, he has featured in
approximately 1600 films to date and has directed a further 100. He
claims he gets more work when he is a bit on the heavy side, and this is
the reason why he does not try to lose weight. Ron Jeremy also claims to
have had sex with over 4,000 women. Ron Jeremy has also had small roles
in mainstream films such as Detroit Rock City, 54, Ronin, Orgazmo, The
Boondock Saints and Killing Zoe, though his material is often cut by
squeamish studio executives. Ron
Jeremy also appeared on the second season of
the reality show The Surreal Life, and was featured on a special 'news
makers' recording of the game show The Weakest Link.
|
