Ron Jeremy

Ronald Jeremy Hyatt was born in Queens, New York City, to a middle-class Jewish family from Russia and Poland.{{cite web|url=http://www.beliefnet.com/entertainment/celebrities/that-jewish-porn-star.aspx|title=That Jewish Porn Star|website=Beliefnet.com|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418005613/http://www.beliefnet.com/entertainment/celebrities/that-jewish-porn-star.aspx|url-status=live}} His father, Arnold (born 1918),{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ron-jeremy-holding-pattern-aneurysm-article-1.1252201|title=Ron Jeremy's dad says porn star in 'holding pattern,' on respirator after heart aneurysm|first=Nancy|last=Dillon|website=nydailynews.com|date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=August 27, 2021|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827203344/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ron-jeremy-holding-pattern-aneurysm-article-1.1252201|url-status=live}} was a physicist and professor at Queens College, CUNY, and his mother a book editor{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7773|title=A Nice Jewish Porn Star|newspaper=Jewish Journal|date=November 30, 2001|author=Naomi Pfefferman|access-date=January 31, 2007|archive-date=April 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430010208/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7773|url-status=live}} who had served in the O.S.S. during World War II, as she spoke fluent German and French.{{cite web|url=http://www.tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=1419|title=Ron Jeremy interview|publisher=tastes like chicken|author="Insane" Wayne Chinsang|access-date=January 31, 2007|archive-date=November 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116060119/http://tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=1419|url-status=live}}

He graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School.Hart, John. [http://www.villagevoice.com/livoice/9934,exit_zero,7867,0.html "The Hedgehog Shoots For Legit"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225092624/http://www.villagevoice.com/livoice/9934%2Cexit_zero%2C7867%2C0.html|date=December 25, 2007}}, The Village Voice, Accessed December 6, 2007. "Long before Hollywood called, Jeremy was just another Bayside kid who enjoyed afternoons playing on his favorite tree outside his home on Bell Boulevard. He attended Benjamin Cardozo High School, where he appeared in theatrical productions like Oklahoma. One of his fellow cast members was Reginald Vel Johnson, who went on to fame in the Die Hard movie series and TV's Family Matters." After high school, Jeremy attended Queen's College, CUNY, where he majored in theater and education as an undergraduate and completed a master's degree.{{cite web | last=Mooney | first=Jake | title=What Do Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Simon, 'Ugly Betty' and Ron Jeremy Have in Common? | website=City Room | date=July 6, 2017 | url=https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/what-do-jerry-seinfeld-paul-simon-ugly-betty-and-ron-jeremy-have-in-common/ | access-date=July 18, 2022}}{{cite book | last1=Dorff | first1=E. N. | last2=Ruttenberg | first2=D. | title=Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Sex and Intimacy | publisher=Jewish Publication Society | series=Book collections on Project MUSE | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-8276-0955-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7pVvaEnQFOAC&pg=PA149 | access-date=July 18, 2022 | page=149}}{{cite web | last=Berlind | first=William | title=Porn Star Ron (The Hedgehog) Jeremy Tries to Make It in Legit Movies | website=Observer | date=March 13, 2000 | url=https://observer.com/2000/03/porn-star-ron-the-hedgehog-jeremy-tries-to-make-it-in-legit-movies/ | access-date=July 18, 2022}}

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Jeremy left the teaching profession (he called it his "ace in the hole") to pursue a legitimate acting career on Broadway. He said that he learned then what it was like to be broke, making no money as an actor who "starved Off-Broadway". He soon found work posing for Playgirl after his then-girlfriend submitted his photo to the magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.ronjeremy-themovie.com/meetron.htm|title=Meet Ron Jeremy|publisher=Maelstrom Entertainment|work=Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy|access-date=2006-12-25|quote=Ron's career began in 1978 when a girlfriend of his sent his nude photo to Playgirl magazine for its 'Boy Next Door' feature.|archive-date=December 24, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224061554/http://www.ronjeremy-themovie.com/meetron.htm|url-status=live}} He utilized this opportunity as a springboard into the adult film industry, which he viewed as a reliable means of supporting himself.{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/library/summer1998/july.08.98/corey.html|title=13 Inane Questions with the reigning king of adult cinema: Ron Jeremy|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|date=July 8, 1998|author=Cory Stulce|work=The Alestle|access-date=2006-12-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221065424/http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/library/summer1998/july.08.98/corey.html|archive-date=February 21, 2007|df=mdy-all}}

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 flew in from New York to shoot the movie. Expecting warm California weather, he wore only a T-shirt and shorts and brought no additional clothing. 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. Upon arriving at the set, Jeremy was immediately whisked away to thaw out in a hot shower. 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. Margold's comment upon seeing Jeremy at that moment was "You are a hedgehog, my friend. 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.{{Harvnb|Jeremy|Spitznagel|2007|pp=67–71}}

Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Appearances in Adult Films";{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000777I2O |title=Being Ron Jeremy |date=March 15, 2005 |publisher=Amazon |access-date=December 25, 2006 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211103032/http://www.amazon.com/Being-Ron-Jeremy-Leslie-Brockett/dp/B000777I2O |url-status=live }} 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.{{iafd name|RJeremy|m}} 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.{{iafd name|JHolmes|m|John Holmes}}

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.

In 2006, Jeremy began a series of debates on pornography opposing Pastor Craig Gross, founder of anti-pornography website XXXchurch.com,{{cite web|url=http://xxxchurch.com/|title=XXX Church.com The #1 Christian Porn Site|website=Xxxchurch.com|access-date=2007-03-08|archive-date=March 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305232344/http://www.xxxchurch.com/|url-status=live}} visiting various U.S. and Canada college campuses as part of the "Porn Debate Tour".{{cite web|url=http://www.porndebate.com/|title=The Porn Debate|website=Porn Debate|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173900/http://porndebate.com/|archive-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thepenn.org/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=abb9b48e-1878-4941-a735-8e5eedd30e79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928113820/http://www.thepenn.org/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=abb9b48e-1878-4941-a735-8e5eedd30e79|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-09-28|title=Jeremy, Gross to grapple with issue of pornography |publisher=The Penn|date=2006-11-07|author=Jacob Watta|work=Accent |access-date=2006-12-25}}

Outside the adult film industry, Jeremy worked as a "special consultant" for the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. He appears in the 1996 horror film They Bite in a role making a film-within-a-film (Invasion of the Fishfuckers) – another horror film, both in the same vein as Humanoids from the Deep. He also served as a consultant on the 1997 film Boogie Nights—which chronicled the emergence of the fictional porn star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg, loosely inspired by the life of porn star John Holmes, who had been a co-worker of Jeremy's)—and the movie The Chase, in which he has a small cameo as a news cameraman. He played the monster "Blisterface" in ABC's children's show Bone Chillers. He also appeared in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints, played a bartender in 2002's Spun and acted in 2003's Zombiegeddon. He was an extra in Ghostbusters,{{cite web|url= http://protoncharging.com/gb/2005/04/11/new-gb-trivia-ron-jeremy-in-gb/|title= New GB Trivia – Ron Jeremy in GB : Protoncharging.com|access-date= March 21, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070320100819/http://protoncharging.com/gb/2005/04/11/new-gb-trivia-ron-jeremy-in-gb/|archive-date= March 20, 2007|url-status=dead|df= mdy-all}} played a male strip-club announcer in Detroit Rock City, and had a cameo in Killing Zoe and in the porn spoof, Orgazmo. In addition, he appeared in several productions released by Troma Entertainment, such as Terror Firmer, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead and Tales from the Crapper.

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He was the subject of a feature-length biographical documentary, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy, released in 2001 and widely distributed on DVD by mainstream retailers. In that same year he is briefly seen in the heavy metal band Fear Factory's DVD Digital Connectivity. In 2003, Jeremy appeared as himself in, and lent his name to, the comedy film Being Ron Jeremy, a parody of Being John Malkovich. Jeremy is a frequent interviewee in documentaries about the porn industry, or related subjects such as Fuck: A Fuckumentary.

He was featured in the music video "The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle" by A Day to Remember in 2007 from their CD entitled For Those Who Have Heart. In 2007, he appeared in the comedy film Finishing the Game as himself. Jeremy starred in 2008 in the erotic horror film I Am Virgin, which was released in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35466/get-ready-i-am-virgin|title=Get Ready for I Am Virgin|date=January 22, 2010|work=dreadcentral.com|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213203958/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35466/get-ready-i-am-virgin|url-status=live}}

Jeremy has a cameo in Crank: High Voltage, playing himself as a protester angry at the low salaries porn stars get. Another 2009 cameo was in "Stripper: Natasha Kizmet".{{cite web |url=http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Stripper-Natasha-Kizmet/70226947 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130804032123/http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Stripper-Natasha-Kizmet/70226947 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2013 |title=Netflix – Unlimited TV Shows & Movies Online |publisher=Dvd.netflix.com |access-date=September 25, 2013 }} He once again appears as himself in the 2009 release One-Eyed Monster, a horror film parody predicated on the premise that an alien force takes over Jeremy's penis and begins killing people in the woods.{{cite web |url=http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/one-eyed-monster-trailer-online |title=One-Eyed Monster Trailer Online |publisher=The Movie Blog |date=April 19, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2010 |archive-date=December 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225174821/http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/one-eyed-monster-trailer-online |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=mikefiske.com – Mike Fiske Design |url=http://www.oneeyedmonstermovie.com/ |title=Starring Ron Jeremy, Veronica Hart in a Adam Fields Movie |publisher=One Eyed Monster Movie |access-date=January 17, 2010 |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315095845/http://www.oneeyedmonstermovie.com/ |url-status=live }}

Jeremy is the Lead Antagonist/League Owner in the sports comedy Tetherball: The Movie and appeared in the western comedy Big Money Ru$tla$ featuring Insane Clown Posse in 2010.

In 1980, Jeremy competed on the game show Wheel of Fortune, using his real last name, as Ron Hyatt. Among his winnings was a trip to Mazatlán.{{cite book |last=Jeremy|first=Ron|title=Ron Jeremy: The Life and Times of a Porn Star|date=March 17, 2009|publisher=HarperCollins|page=80}}

Jeremy appeared in the second season of The Surreal Life,{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_surreal_life_2/2003_Oct_20_vanilla_ice_tammy|title=The Surreal Life 2: Vanilla Ice, Tammy Faye, Ron Jeremy, Erik Estrada cast in Surreal Life 2.|date=2003-10-20|author=Andy Dehnart|work=reality blurred|access-date=2006-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509205205/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_surreal_life_2/2003_Oct_20_vanilla_ice_tammy|archive-date=May 9, 2007|url-status=dead}} during which he developed a close friendship with Tammy Faye Bakker despite her devout Christianity and disapproval of pornography, and returned to the franchise for the ninth season of The Surreal Life: Fame Games,{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/surreal_life_fame_games/series_characters.jhtml|title=The Surreal Life: Fame Games – Personalities|publisher=VH1|access-date=2007-03-25|archive-date=September 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919150629/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/surreal_life_fame_games/series_characters.jhtml|url-status=dead}} in which he finished second to Traci Bingham on the season finale, which aired on March 25, 2007. Jeremy also appeared in a segment on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. Additionally, he made appearances on Penn and Teller's Bullshit! in episodes regarding penis enlargement and circumcision. In 2005, he appeared on the UK reality TV show, The Farm. Jeremy also made a brief cameo on Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, in the episode "YouTube VS Porn", in a short segment where people on the street were shown a video of hardcore pornography, and Jeremy was the only one disgusted by the video.

Jeremy was seen in the Robot Chicken episode, "A Piece of the Action", in which he was voiced by Michael Benyaer. In the episode, he and several others parody The Surreal Life and The Lord of the Rings. The segment lampoons his penis size by having his character unseat a knight on horseback using nothing but his erect penis. Jeremy appeared as himself in the 2001 Family Guy episode "Brian Does Hollywood", in which he is a presenter at an adult industry award show in which Brian Griffin is a nominee. Comedian Kathy Griffin went on a date with him in the third season of her reality show, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Jeremy has also appeared in a part on the Comedy Central show Tosh.0.

In 2003, Jeremy appeared on The Frank Skinner Show and performed a duet ("I Got You Babe") with former Cabinet minister Mo Mowlam.{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1101525,00.html|title=The A-Z of laughter (part two)|date=2003-12-07|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2007-11-02|archive-date=November 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123085414/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1101525,00.html|url-status=live}} Jeremy appeared on Chappelle's Show as himself in a spoof called "What if the Internet was a real place?", in which he asks Dave Chappelle if he would like to see some of his films. Jeremy also appeared as a guest commentator on the Fox News Channel late-night news and comedy talk show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld in 2007. In the "Super Karate Monkey Death Car" episode of Newsradio, Jeremy can be seen sitting in the audience at Jimmy James's reading, along with Brian Posehn. Jeremy appeared in Tosh.0 as the falling prom girl's date. Jeremy appeared on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, as himself, in Bourdain's "Food Porn" (Season 5) and "Food Porn 2" (Season 6) episodes. Jeremy appeared on Silent Library in 2010. In the show, he was the "Mystery Creature" that was concealed underneath a sheet in a cage, the contestant has to feed him carrots while being blindfolded.

Jeremy has appeared in videos by Sublime, Mercury Rev, Moby, Insane Clown Posse, Kid Rock, LMFAO, Everclear, Sam Kinison, Guns N' Roses{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, Mad Yellow Sun, Los Umbrellos, XXX Rottweiler Hundar (Icelandic), the Radioactive Chicken Heads, A Day To Remember, Escape The Fate, Christina Linhardt, Necro, Flight of the Conchords, My Darkest Days, Armin Van Buuren, Loud Luxury, The Meices,{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236830772 |title=A Star Is Porn: Corpulence, Comedy, and the Homosocial Cult of Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy|author=Emily Shelton|access-date=March 6, 2015}} and Steel Panther. In addition, he released a rap single called "Freak of the Week" which peaked at 95 on the Billboard rap charts;{{cite web |date=September 28, 1996 |url=https://www.billboard.com/song/dj-polo-featuring-ron-jeremy/freak-of-the-week/1752576#/song/dj-polo-featuring-ron-jeremy/freak-of-the-week/1752576 |title=Freak of the Week – Ron Jeremy |newspaper=Billboard |access-date=2012-08-14 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111125737/http://www.billboard.com/song/dj-polo-featuring-ron-jeremy/freak-of-the-week/1752576#/song/dj-polo-featuring-ron-jeremy/freak-of-the-week/1752576 |url-status=live }} a music video for this was also produced.{{cite web|url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2003/jeremy_int.asp|title=Interview with Ron Jeremy|date=April 2003|author=Glenn Emerstone|work=NY Rock|access-date=2006-12-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213001331/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2003/jeremy_int.asp|archive-date=December 13, 2006|df=mdy-all}} Jeremy introduced Boston ska punk band Big D and the Kids Table at the 2011 and 2013 Vans Warped Tour in Carson, California, and Ventura, California, respectively, and also appeared in their new video for the song "One Day". In 2001, he made a small appearance in industrial/groove metal band Fear Factory's DVD Digital Connectivity, where he welcomes the viewer, in the "Digimortal" portion of the DVD, "to the world of Fear Factory". In 2008, Brooklyn rap artist Necro featured Ron as well as Jack Napier, Rebeca Linares, and several others for the videos "Who's Ya Daddy" and "I Wanna F**k". In 2011, he appeared in LMFAO's music video for the song "Sexy And I Know It". In 2011, he also appeared on the rap group Bankrupt Records album Double Vision on the skit "The Ron Jeremy Call".

In 2012, he appeared in Canadian rock band My Darkest Days music video for their song "Casual Sex". In 2013, he appeared in the music video for the song "This Is What It Feels Like" by DJ Armin van Buuren.

Jeremy was featured as a playable character in the 2003 video game Celebrity Deathmatch video game. His image was used as a fairy in the 2004 video game Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, in which he gives tips and advice to the main character. Jeremy also stars in the 2008 video game BoneTown as the king of Bonetown and sex god.{{cite web|title=BoneTown Review|author=Splechta, Mike|date=August 12, 2010|publisher=GameZone|url=http://pc.gamezone.com/reviews/item/bone_town_review/|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613060055/http://pc.gamezone.com/reviews/item/bone_town_review|archive-date=June 13, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Jeremy appears in the 2011 video game Postal III as Raul Chomo, the mayor of the fictional town of Catharsis, Arizona.[http://www.runningwithscissors.com/postal3/postal-3-characters POSTAL 3 Characters] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215065620/http://www.runningwithscissors.com/postal3/postal-3-characters |date=February 15, 2012 }} at Running with Scissors official website.

Jeremy appeared in a series of viral video spoofs for video sharing website Heavy.com. The videos lampooned include Britney Spears, lonelygirl15, Little Superstar and others.{{cite web|url= http://www.heavy.com/video/9700|title= TECHSMART: Not-So-Little Superstar Video|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070322174058/http://www.heavy.com/video/9700|archive-date= March 22, 2007|df= mdy-all}} In 2007 he had a cameo appearance in "The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle" video, by the band A Day to Remember. In addition, Jeremy appeared on an episode of Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, titled "Pamous Movie Star".

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In January 2009, Jeremy appeared with David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married... with Children) in an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving, which airs on Crackle, as does the Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.{{cite web| title = Star-ving: 'Married... with Children' David Faustino's Web Series, Seinfeld Writer| date = January 19, 2009| publisher = WebTVHub| url = http://www.webtvhub.com/star-ving-married-with-children-david-faustinos-web-series-seinfeld-writer/| access-date = 2009-02-20| archive-date = January 31, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090131032951/http://www.webtvhub.com/star-ving-married-with-children-david-faustinos-web-series-seinfeld-writer/| url-status = live}} In June 2009, he did a cameo in the music video "10 Miles Wide" by Escape The Fate, along with Dennis Hof and other adult video performers.{{cite web|url=http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/3203/ESCAPE_THE_FATE_JOIN_THE_MILE_HIGH_CLUB_WITH_PROVOCATIVE_NEW_VIDEO|title=Escape the Fate Join the "Mile" High Club with Provocative New Video|date=2009-06-09|publisher=Epitath Records|access-date=2009-06-10|archive-date=June 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082724/http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/3203/ESCAPE_THE_FATE_JOIN_THE_MILE_HIGH_CLUB_WITH_PROVOCATIVE_NEW_VIDEO|url-status=live}} In December 2010, Jeremy starred in the Break.com video Tron Jeremy, a parody of the film Tron: Legacy.{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5714570/tron-jeremy-the-movie-i-really-want-to-see|title=Tron Jeremy: The Movie I Really Want to See|first=Jesus|last=Diaz|work=gizmodo.com|date=December 17, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828092305/http://gizmodo.com/5714570/tron-jeremy-the-movie-i-really-want-to-see|url-status=live}} In October 2013, Jeremy appeared in Bart Baker's parody of Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLtmauJLP-A|title=Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball" PARODY|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125232736/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLtmauJLP-A|url-status=live}}

Jeremy released his memoir, titled Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz, in February 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/11/ron-jeremy-bio-a-lesson-in-self-love.php|title=Ron Jeremy Bio a Lesson in Self Love|author=Allison Mooney|publisher=Radar Online|access-date=2007-01-31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209103058/http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/11/ron-jeremy-bio-a-lesson-in-self-love.php|archive-date=February 9, 2007|df=mdy-all}} The book was published by HarperCollins.{{cite web|url= http://www.atrmedia.net/2008/12/10/ron-jeremy-interview/|title= Print Interview with AnythingThatRocks.com while promoting the book|website= Atrmedia.net|access-date= December 30, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214040428/http://www.atrmedia.net/2008/12/10/ron-jeremy-interview/|archive-date= February 14, 2009|url-status=dead|df= mdy-all}}

In June 2009, Jeremy and business partner Paul Smith opened Ron Jeremy's Club Sesso, a swingers nightclub located in the financial district of downtown Portland, Oregon.{{cite news |url= http://www.kptv.com/entertainment/19644365/detail.html|title= Ron Jeremy Opening Swingers Club|access-date=2009-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606063404/http://www.kptv.com/entertainment/19644365/detail.html |archive-date=June 6, 2009 }} The club was closed on June 20, 2015, over legal problems with the city.{{cite web |last1=Njus |first1=Elliot |title=Ron Jeremy's Club Sesso to close in wake of illegal swinger party |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/06/ron_jeremys_club_sesso_to_clos.html |website=Oregon Live |publisher=Oregonian Media Group |access-date=October 18, 2018 |date=June 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122257/https://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/06/ron_jeremys_club_sesso_to_clos.html |url-status=live }}

Jeremy is also involved in the marketing of a line of rum "Ron de Jeremy"{{cite web|url=http://www.rondejeremy.com/|title=Ron de Jeremy rum|website=Rondejeremy.com|access-date=2012-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712042656/http://rondejeremy.com/|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://rumdood.com/2011/05/18/rum-review-ron-de-jeremy/|title=Rumdood.com review of Ron de Jeremy|website=Rumdood.com|access-date=2012-06-11|archive-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503133219/http://rumdood.com/2011/05/18/rum-review-ron-de-jeremy/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.masterofmalt.com/rum/ron-de-jeremy-rum/|title=Master of Malt review of Ron de Jeremy|website=Masterofmalt.com|access-date=2012-06-11|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609195846/http://www.masterofmalt.com/rum/ron-de-jeremy-rum/|url-status=live}} to which he lent his name ("ron" being Spanish for "rum"). Television ads for the rum featuring Jeremy proclaim that it's rum "Ron Style".

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File:Ron Jeremy, Stormy Daniels at Ron Jeremy's Birthday Party 1.jpg at Jeremy's birthday party in March 2007]]

On January 29, 2013, Jeremy drove himself to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after experiencing severe chest pain. Doctors discovered an aneurysm near his heart and he was operated on the following day.{{cite news|agency=AP|title=Porn Star Ron Jeremy in LA Hospital After Aneurysm|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/porn-star-ron-jeremy-la-hospital-aneurysm-18362736|publisher=ABC News|date=2013-01-31|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203052345/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/porn-star-ron-jeremy-la-hospital-aneurysm-18362736|url-status=live}}[http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Ron-Jeremy-Released-From-Hospital-506948.html Ron Jeremy Released From Hospital], AVN, February 20, 2013. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424122518/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Ron-Jeremy-Released-From-Hospital-506948.html |date=April 24, 2016 }} Retrieved February 20, 2013. Three weeks later, he was released from the hospital.

It was reported in early 2023 by The Daily Beast that Jeremy suffered from "severe dementia", as determined by mental health experts who evaluated him following his arrest.{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Beast|title=Ron Jeremy's Rape Trial to be Scrapped Over Porn Star's 'Severe Dementia'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-jeremys-rape-trial-to-be-scrapped-over-porn-stars-severe-dementia|date=January 8, 2023|access-date=July 19, 2023}}

{{See also|Weinstein effect}}

More than a dozen women have publicly accused Jeremy of sexual assault. Several of the allegations relate to his appearances at fan conventions, alleging that he would grope and insert his fingers into attendees without their consent. The organizers of the Exxxotica national adult conventions permanently banned Jeremy from their shows in October 2017 after a June 2017 social media campaign by webcam model Ginger Banks.{{cite magazine |last1=Dickson |first1=EJ |date=2017-11-15 |title=Inside Ron Jeremy Sexual Misconduct Allegations |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-ron-jeremy-sexual-misconduct-allegations-121274/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227052840/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/inside-ron-jeremy-sexual-misconduct-allegations-w511844 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Snow|first1=Aurora|title=Porn's Two Biggest Male Stars Stand Accused of Serial Sexual Assault. Where's the Outrage?|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/porns-two-biggest-male-stars-stand-accused-of-serial-sexual-assault-wheres-the-outrage|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=The Daily Beast|date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031171700/https://www.thedailybeast.com/porns-two-biggest-male-stars-stand-accused-of-serial-sexual-assault-wheres-the-outrage|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Teitel|first1=Emma|title=Condemnation of sexual assaults can't be selective: Teitel|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/01/condemnation-of-sexual-assaults-cant-be-selective-teitel.html|access-date=November 15, 2017|work=The Toronto Star|date=November 2, 2017|language=en-CA|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116075601/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/01/condemnation-of-sexual-assaults-cant-be-selective-teitel.html|url-status=live}} Due to the allegations, the Free Speech Coalition, an industry trade group, rescinded its Positive Image Award, which it had presented to him in 2009.{{cite news|title=Porn Star's 'Image Award' Revoked Amid Sexual Assault Claims|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Porn-Stars-Positive-Image-Award-Rescinded-Amid-Sexual-Assualt-Allegations-455056343.html|access-date=November 16, 2017|work=NBC Southern California|date=2017-03-13|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116082335/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Porn-Stars-Positive-Image-Award-Rescinded-Amid-Sexual-Assualt-Allegations-455056343.html|url-status=live}} In November 2017, adult performer Jessica Drake gave an interview to Rolling Stone, and commented regarding the allegations surrounding Ron Jeremy: "I have viewed [Ron Jeremy] as the missing stair in the adult community."{{cite magazine |last1=Dickenson |first1=EJ |date=15 November 2017 |title=Inside Ron Jeremy's Sexual Assault Allegations |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-ron-jeremy-sexual-misconduct-allegations-121274/ |access-date=3 September 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

In June 2020, Jeremy was charged with four counts of rape and sexual assault by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.{{cite news |title=Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with four counts of sexual assault |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-23/ron-jeremy-charged-with-four-counts-of-sexual-assault-in-los-angeles |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623210023/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-23/ron-jeremy-charged-with-four-counts-of-sexual-assault-in-los-angeles |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Adult Film Star Charged With Sexual Assault of 4 Women|publisher=Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office|url=http://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/adult-film-star-charged-sexual-assault-4-women|access-date=2020-06-28|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624203340/https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/adult-film-star-charged-sexual-assault-4-women|url-status=live}} Jeremy was accused of raping a 25-year-old woman at a home in West Hollywood in May 2014. He also allegedly sexually assaulted two women, ages 33 and 46, on separate occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017, and is accused of raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July 2019. Many of the alleged assaults occurred at the Rainbow Bar and Grill where Jeremy was a regular. Owner of Golden Artists Entertainment, Dante Rusciolelli, announced they were dropping Jeremy as a client following the charges.{{Cite web|last=Coote|first=Darryl|date=June 24, 2020|title=Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with sexually assaulting 4 women|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/06/24/Adult-film-star-Ron-Jeremy-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-4-women/5211592988093/|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=UPI|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626195701/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/06/24/Adult-film-star-Ron-Jeremy-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-4-women/5211592988093/|url-status=live}} On June 27, Jeremy pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jeremy posted his response to the charges on Twitter saying: "I am innocent of all charges. I can't wait to prove my innocence in court! Thank you to everyone for all the support."{{Cite web|last1=Moreau|first1=Jordan|date=2020-06-27|title=Porn Star Ron Jeremy Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ron-jeremy-not-guilty-rape-sexual-assault-allegations-1234692321/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629160435/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ron-jeremy-not-guilty-rape-sexual-assault-allegations-1234692321/|url-status=live}}

Three days after Jeremy was initially charged, prosecutors said they had an additional 25 allegations of misconduct involving Jeremy had been made, 13 of which had occurred in Los Angeles County. Subsequently, six additional women who worked in the adult entertainment industry came forward stating that Jeremy had raped or abused them. In July 2020, a law enforcement official confirmed that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had received 30 new allegations of forcible rape and groping against Jeremy involving incidents that took place in Los Angeles County since 2000.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with 20 more counts of sexual abuse in L.A. County|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-31/ron-jeremy-charged-additional-counts-of-sexual-misconduct|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831190213/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-31/ron-jeremy-charged-additional-counts-of-sexual-misconduct|url-status=live}}

In August 2020, Los Angeles prosecutors filed 20 further counts against Jeremy, including charges of rape, sexual assault, sodomy, and forcible penetration by foreign object. The charges involved 12 different women ranging in age from 15 to 54 years old in incidents from 2004 to 2020. One woman stated that Jeremy sexually assaulted her at a party in Santa Clarita in June 2004 when she was 15.{{Cite magazine |last=McDonald |first=Scott |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Ron Jeremy accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl among 20 new allegations |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ron-jeremy-accused-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl-among-20-new-allegations-1528806 |access-date=November 8, 2020 |newspaper=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107122142/https://www.newsweek.com/ron-jeremy-accused-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl-among-20-new-allegations-1528806 |url-status=live }} The most recent incident is said to have occurred on January 1, 2020, when a 21-year-old woman said that Jeremy sexually assaulted her outside of a business in Hollywood. Six other women accused Jeremy of sexually assaulting them inside a West Hollywood bar he frequented, and another woman said that he assaulted her in the bar’s parking lot. Jeremy, who originally had bail set at $6.6 million when first charged in June, was placed into custody at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.{{Cite web|last1=McDonald|first1=Scott|date=August 31, 2020|title=Ron Jeremy Accused of Sexually Assaulting 15-year-old Girl Among 20 New Allegations|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ron-jeremy-accused-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl-among-20-new-allegations-1528806|access-date=August 31, 2020|website=Newsweek|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926161337/https://www.newsweek.com/ron-jeremy-accused-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl-among-20-new-allegations-1528806|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Tapp|first1=Tom|date=August 31, 2020|title=Ron Jeremy Facing 20 New Charges Of Sexual Assault Against 13 Women – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/adult-film-star-ron-jeremy-charged-with-three-counts-of-rape-1202967642/|access-date=August 31, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901020402/https://deadline.com/2020/08/adult-film-star-ron-jeremy-charged-with-three-counts-of-rape-1202967642/|url-status=live}} On August 25, 2021, he was indicted on a total of 30 sexual-assault counts involving 21 women.

The BBC documentary Ron Jeremy: Fall of a Porn Icon charting the history of allegations against Ron Jeremy and featuring interviews with some of Ron Jeremy's alleged victims, including porn actresses Ginger Banks and Tana Lee, premiered in November 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-12|title=Fall of a Porn Icon is a thrilling reinvention of the true crime doc – review|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/ron-jeremy-bbc-iplayer-documentary-review-b1956751.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113044719/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/ron-jeremy-bbc-iplayer-documentary-review-b1956751.html|url-status=live}}{{Citation |title=Ron Jeremy: Fall of a Porn Icon |date=2021-12-11 |url=http://archive.org/details/BBCNEWS_20211211_213000_Ron_Jeremy_Fall_of_a_Porn_Icon|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2022-08-22}}

On March 17, 2022, Jeremy's trial was suspended pending a mental health examination, after Jeremy was reported to be "incoherent" and unable to recognize his own lawyer,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-17/case-against-ron-jeremy-suspended-after-lawyer-questions-porn-stars-mental-health|title=Case against Ron Jeremy suspended after lawyer questions porn star's mental health|last=Queally|first=James|website=Los Angeles Times|date=17 March 2022}} and was subsequently transferred to a mental health facility.{{cite news|url= https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/ron-jeremy-transferred-to-mental-health-facility-after-breakdown-in-jail |title= Ron Jeremy transferred to mental health facility after 'breakdown' in jail |newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=18 March 2022}}

On January 17, 2023, Jeremy was found by the judge to be mentally unfit to stand trial due to "incurable neurocognitive decline".{{cite news |title=Ron Jeremy: US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64313546 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |work=BBC News |date=January 18, 2023}} On February 8, 2023, Jeremy was committed to a state mental health facility in California after being found incompetent to stand trial on rape and other charges,{{cite news|url= https://nypost.com/2023/02/08/porn-star-ron-jeremy-committed-to-mental-hospital/ |title= Porn star Ron Jeremy committed to mental hospital |last= Steinbuch |first= Yaron |newspaper=New York Post|date= {{date|2023-02-08|MDY}}}}{{cite news|url= https://www.reuters.com/world/us/porn-star-ron-jeremy-committed-state-mental-hospital-2023-02-07/#:~:text=Jeremy%20can%20be%20held%20for,over%20a%2023%2Dyear%20period. |title= Porn star Ron Jeremy committed to state mental hospital |last= Broadway |first= Danielle |newspaper=Reuters|date= {{date|2023-02-08|MDY}}}} with a progress report hearing scheduled for May 8, 2023.{{cite news|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ron-jeremy-committed-mental-health-facility-1234675977/ |title= Ron Jeremy Declared 'Not Competent' to Stand Trial for Rape, Committed to Mental Health Facility |last= Paul |first= Larisha |newspaper=Rolling Stone|date= {{date|2023-02-08|MDY}}}} Per California law, the Los Angeles district attorney's office stated that Jeremy can be committed for up to two years. While waiting in jail for assignment to a state medical facility for months on November 17, 2023, a judge granted a request to release Jeremy to a private residence where he will receive care.{{cite news |last1=Queally |first1=James |title=Former porn actor Ron Jeremy to be released to 'private residence' with rape case frozen, health deteriorating |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-17/with-rape-case-frozen-ron-jeremy-to-be-released-to-private-residence-as-health-deteriorates |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 November 2023}}

On August 21, 2023, a lawsuit was filed by two women against the Rainbow Bar and Grill. The women alleged that employees knew Jeremy sexually assaulted women there, including themselves, and allowed him to do so.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=Sunset Strip's Rainbow Bar let Ron Jeremy assault women in its bathroom, lawsuit alleges |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-29/sunset-strip-rainbow-bar-lawsuit-alleged-sexual-assaults-by-ron-jeremy |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} On April 15, 2025, it was announced that a global settlement was reached with at least nine women who were suing the Rainbow Bar and Grill. Many of Jeremy's accusers will receive financial compenstation after Jeremy was found not competent to stand trial.{{cite news |last1=Dillon |first1=Nancy |title=Ron Jeremy Accusers Reach Global Settlement with Rainbow Bar |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/porn-star-ron-jeremy-accusers-settle-rainbow-bar-sunset-1235318395/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJr5qhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl7rkB-kWrK3Oi8D0FvRTUdAg4swwz8qoinQaCrCwjskw3oqyH-0HKgAQdSs_aem_VZ_9BZSQQ89mgm9_R7FAaw |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=Rolling Stone |date=15 April 2025}}

{{main|Ron Jeremy filmography}}

• 1983 AFAA Award – Best Supporting Actor (Suzie Superstar){{cite news|title=Rame awards list|url=http://www.rame.net/library/lists/best.html|website=Rame.net|access-date=2007-12-31|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919044508/http://www.rame.net/library/lists/best.html|url-status=live}}
• 1984 AFAA Award – Best Supporting Actor Award (All the way in)
• 1986 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actor—Film (Candy Stripers II){{cite news|title=Past AVN Award Winners|url=http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners|website=Avnawards.com|access-date=2007-12-31|archive-date=February 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224064040/http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners|url-status=live}}
• 1991 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actor—Video (Playin' Dirty)
• 2004 AFWG Award – Crossover Performer of the Year{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Adam-Film-World-2003-Award-Winners-Announced-39046.html|title=Adam Film World 2003 Award Winners Announced|author=Acme Andersson|date=2004-06-07|work=AVN|access-date=2014-02-12|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001328/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Adam-Film-World-2003-Award-Winners-Announced-39046.html|url-status=live}}
• 2004 FICEB Award – Best Actor (The Magic Sex Genie – International film group){{cite web |url=http://ficeb.com/ing/ninfai.htm |title=2004 Award winners & nominees |access-date=2020-11-14 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041011221734/http://ficeb.com/ing/ninfai.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2004 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001052/2004|title=Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival (2004)|website=IMDb.com|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409130335/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001052/2004|url-status=live}}
• 2006 F.A.M.E. Award – Favorite Adult Actor{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com|title=About the 2006 FAME Awards|author=Peter Warren|date=2006-06-24|work=AVN|access-date=2007-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624105649/http://avn.com/|archive-date=2006-06-24}} [http://www.thefameawards.com/2006/press.aspx Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205050843/http://www.thefameawards.com/2006/press.aspx |date=December 5, 2012 }}

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• {{Cite book |last=Jeremy |first=Ron |last2=Spitznagel |first2=Eric |year=2007 |title=Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz |location=New York |publisher=HarperEntertainment |isbn=978-0-06-084082-2 |oclc=70046039}} Published February 2007.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071027063235/http://www.observer.com/node/42673 Ron Jeremy profile in The New York Observer]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140904095254/http://raffertymillsconnection.podbean.com/2009/05/08/episode-6-size-does-matter-interview-w-ron-jeremy/ Audio Interview w/ 'The Rafferty/Mills Connection' (2009)]
• [http://wn.com/jenniferabbott World News, Jennifer Abbott, Director interviews Ron Jeremy]

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