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cast: Firehouse Incident Onlooker (uncredited) in GB1
* Mainstream [And Some Adult] Filmography |
Fun Facts
- Here's one that doesn't appear in any making-of book or on the DVDs trivia subtitles. Ron "The Hedgehog" Jeremy, king of contemporary male actors in adult films, was an extra in Ghostbusters. After being spotted by myself and eagle-eyed buddy Taylor at a recent theatrical screening of Ghostbusters, I set out to see if we could confirm if it was Mr. Jeremy or just someone that looked like him (though Ron Jeremy has a look all his own, so it'd be hard to imagine there being two of him out there.)
With a little help from Robin Bougie (cinemasewer.com) and Dimitrios Otis (realboogienights.com), it has been confirmed by Ron himself - yes, he acted as an extra in Ghostbusters. In fact, he was a little surprised by the inquiry, as the part was as he described it, "unknown."
Around the time Ghostbusters was being filmed, Ron was just getting started in the film industry (adult and otherwise). In the documentary Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (unrated version), fellow actor Bill Margold mentions Ron trying to get him to join him as an extra on the 1986 Stallone actioner, Cobra. Given this and the fact that Ron is from and was living in New York at the time, it's not that far-fetched. Just very odd.
To find Ron, go an hour and 15 minutes into the film (DVD time code 68:16), just after Peck has had the containment unit shut off. Standing around outside, Janine quips "it's a sign alright - going out of business". The film cuts away to Ray and Winston pulling up behind a police barricade and crowd, and there, on the left, is Ron, trademark moustache and all. Sadly you can't see him in full-screen versions, but with the DVD, you can clearly spot the man, circa 1984.
(click for super large screen capture)(Text and small screen capture image originally posted by Chris Stewart of Proton Charging on April 11, 2005. Large screen capture done by me, Paul Rudoff, from the Ghostbusters Blu-ray.)
- Attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens, with actor Reginald Vel Johnson and former CIA director George Tenet. Photos of all three appear in the 1971 Cardozo High School yearbook, which can be viewed at Queens Tribute and TMZ.
- Ron appears as a playable character in the fighting video game "Celebrity Deathmatch," which is available for the PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, PC, GameCube, and X-Box (plus a strategy guide is available).
Outside Links
- Censored photo from Ron's 1970s Playgirl pictorial (Uncensored nude photo courtesy of Vintage Sleaze)
- Buy the "Being Ron Jeremy" (2003) DVD.
- "Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy" Official Site
- "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy" Review & Screen Caps
- Biography
- Interview - 1998 (The Onion) (archive)
- Interview - December 2001
- Interview - 12/14/2002
- Interview - 2003 (FilmCritic.com)
- Eight Stupid Questions - 3/31/2003
- Lunch With Ron - 3/31/2003
- Interview - April 2003
- Interview - July 2003
- Interview (AskMen.com)
- Ron At Fanshawe College article (2/17/2004)
- Ron At Trinity College article (10/27/2004)
- Article and Photos (in Polish?) - includes his late 1970s Playgirl photo. (NUDITY WARNING)
- Ron's PETA Ad
- Autographed Photo #1
- Autographed Photo #3
- Headshot #1
- Headshot #2 (archive)
- Headshot - "The World Sports Exchange's First Summer Bed Party Invites Hollywood To Bed" event on 6/5/2002, photo taken by Jean-Paul Aussenard © WireImage.com, courtesy of IMDB.
- Young Ron Photo
- Even Younger Ron Photo
- Google Image Search (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- Photo Gallery - 3 Girls & Ron (1980s?) - Site #1 (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- Photo Gallery - 3 Girls & Ron (1980s?) - Site #2 (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- Photo Gallery - 9 Photos (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- Photo Gallery (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- Screen Capture Gallery (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
- 1980s Adult Video (ADULT CONTENT WARNING)
