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Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953), better known by the stage name Ron Jeremy, is a well-known Jewish American porn star and director.

When he entered the pornography industry, he changed his name at the request of his father. Jeremy is referred to as "the clown prince of porn" and "The Hedgehog". He has gained some notoriety for his long penis, reported to be 9.75 inches (24.76 cm) and for being capable of autofellatio (which contributed towards the "Hedgehog" moniker). Born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, Jeremy attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in his hometown of Bayside, Queens. He took a B.A. in theatre arts and acted off-Broadway before gaining a master's degree from Queens College.

Upon returning to the US, 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 then girlfriend submitted a nude photo of Ron to the magazine. It was at this point that he decided to take the surname Jeremy (his middle name).

His venture into pornographic movies occurred during the "golden era" of porn (from 1975 to 1983), which was marked by high production values and good quality scripts, with the movies intended for cinematic release rather than for 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 short, overweight, and unattractive appearance, he has appeared in nearly 2,000 shorts, loops, and feature 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. He also claims to have had sex with over 4,000 women. He has said that he finds every woman beautiful regardless of their age, race, or creed, and this is what makes him a very versatile porn actor.

He has appeared in music videos such as Date Rape (Sublime). He also has had small roles in a number of mainstream films: Detroit Rock City
, 54, Ronin, Orgazmo
, The Boondock Saints
, American Virgin and Killing Zoe
along with various Troma films such as Terror Firmer. He also appeared on the second season of the reality show The Surreal Life, was featured on a special 'news makers' recording of the game show The Weakest Link, made a cameo animated appearance as the host of the "Woody Awards" in a memorable episode of Family Guy, and cameoed on Chappelle's Show as well as Mind of Mencia and Bullshit!.

Jeremy was the subject of a 2001 documentary film, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
.

He is listed at the #1 spot on the "List of Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time" by Adult Video News magazine.

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