Outside the adult film industry, Jeremy worked as a "special consultant" for the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. and Canada college campuses as part of the "Porn Debate Tour".
In 2006, Jeremy began a series of debates on pornography opposing Pastor Craig Gross, founder of anti-pornography website, visiting various U.S. One joke that made the rounds within the industry at the time was "the kinkier acts some actresses would not perform were bestiality, sadomasochism, and sex with Jeremy" because he had an atypical appearance for a porn star. By way of comparison, John Holmes, the next highest-ranked male star on the AVN Top 50 porn stars, has 384 acting credits listed on the IAFD. Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Appearances in Adult Films" his entry on the Internet Adult Film Database lists more than 2,000 films in which he has performed, and an additional 285 films which he directed. A walking, talking hedgehog." Contrary to popular belief, the nickname had nothing to do with his weight, as he was quite physically fit at the time. Margold's comment upon seeing Jeremy at that moment was "You are a hedgehog, my friend.
When he finished, his skin had taken on a pinkish hue from the temperature extremes, and all the many hairs on his body were standing on end. Upon arriving at the set, Jeremy was immediately whisked away to thaw out in a hot shower. During the long motorcycle ride to the set, located near Lake Arrowhead, in the California mountains, the weather deteriorated to blizzard conditions, which chilled him to the point of near hypothermia. Expecting warm California weather, he wore only a T-shirt and shorts and brought no additional clothing. Jeremy flew in from New York to shoot the movie. Jeremy had the nickname "The Hedgehog" bestowed upon him by fellow porn actor William Margold in 1979 after a situation on the set of the porn film Olympic Fever. Jeremy utilized this opportunity as a springboard into the adult film industry, which he viewed as a reliable means of supporting himself. Jeremy soon found work posing for Playgirl after his then-girlfriend submitted his photo to the magazine. He has said that he learned then what it was like to be broke, making no money as an actor who "starved Off-Broadway". Jeremy left the teaching profession (he called it his " ace in the hole") to pursue a legitimate acting career on Broadway. ĭennis Hof, Heidi Fleiss, and Jeremy at the Adult Video Network Convention in Las Vegas, 2006
Upon further investigation he was indicted on 30 sexual-assault counts involving 21 victims, and as of December 2021 was in jail awaiting trial scheduled for May 2022. In June 2020, Jeremy was charged with four counts of rape and sexual assault involving four women, and in August 2020, he was charged with another 20 counts of either rape or sexual assault over a span of 16 years from 2004 to 2020 that involved 12 women and a 15-year-old girl.
Jeremy has been accused of sexual assault more than a dozen times over the years. Gill filmed a documentary about him and his legacy, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, which was released on Novemworldwide and on home media and digital download on March 25, 2003.
Jeremy has also made a number of non-pornographic media appearances, and director Scott J. 1 in their "50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Jeremy was ranked by AVN at No.
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953) is an American former pornographic actor, filmmaker, movie actor, and stand-up comedian. Pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian