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Ron Jeremy (born Ron Jeremy Hyatt on March 12, 1953) is an American pornographic actor currently residing in Long Island, New York. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog" for his "spherical hirsuteness", he was ranked by AVN Magazine at #1 in their "100 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also made appearances in non-pornographic films with studios such as Troma Entertainment.

He gained some notoriety for being capable of autofellatio (with his first on-screen demonstration being Inside Seka) but he has since stated in a 2003 interview that all he can do these days is kiss the tip of his penis due to his weight gain.

Jeremy was born to an upper-middle class Jewish family; his father Arnold was a physicist and his mother a book editor who served in the O.S.S. during World War II as she spoke fluent German and French. He had an uncle who was a gangster with ties to Bugsy Siegel. Jeremy has described himself growing up as "the middle child craving universal acceptance and approval"

Ron Jeremy attended Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens; former CIA director George Tenet and actor Reginald VelJohnson were classmates. He earned bachelor's degrees in Education and Theater and a Master's degree in Special Education from Queens College, City University of New York. He is also a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon International fraternity. He taught Special Education classes in the New York City area and was a substitute teacher for regular classes. (read more . . . )