Ronald Jeremy Hyatt born March 12, [ 1 ] is an American former pornographic actor. Jeremy was accused of sexual assault more than a dozen times between and , for incidents stretching back to In June , Jeremy was charged with four counts of rape and sexual assault involving four women, and in August , he was charged with another 20 counts of either rape or sexual assault over a span of 16 years from to that involved 12 women and a year-old girl.
He graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. 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. Jeremy had the nickname "The Hedgehog" bestowed upon him by fellow porn actor William Margold in 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. Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Appearances in Adult Films"; [ 22 ] his entry on the Internet Adult Film Database lists more than 2, films in which he has performed, and an additional films which he directed.
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.
