Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Ron Jeremy

Role / Field:

American former pornographic actor, nicknamed "The Hedgehog".

Born:

1953-03-12

Century / Era:

1953s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953) is an American former pornographic actor and actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Jeremy was ranked by AVN at No. 1 in their "50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also made a number of non-pornographic media appearances, and director Scott J.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Gill filmed a documentary about him and his legacy, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, released in 2001. Jeremy was accused of sexual assault more than a dozen times between 2017 and 2020, for incidents stretching back to 2004. Upon further investigation, in August 2021, he was indicted on 30 sexual-assault counts involving 21 victims including 12 counts of forcible rape. He was initially jailed awaiting trial, but in January 2023, a judge found him mentally unfit to stand trial due to "incurable neurocognitive decline"; he was released to a private residence in November 2023. Ronald Jeremy Hyatt was born in Queens, New York City, to a middle-class Jewish family from Russia and Poland.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

His father, Arnold (born 1918), was a physicist and professor at Queens College, CUNY, and his mother a book editor who had served in the O.S.S. during World War II, as she spoke fluent German and...

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