While many of his ’70s-era contemporaries have long faded, Ron Jeremy still – literally – keeps plugging away, even as his BMI continues to increase and his back gets furrier. He is the most popular porn star of all time with more than 1,700 films and 4,000 sexual partners to his credit, even with a nickname like “the Hedgehog.”
Yes, Jeremy is the everyman of the porno world, the one who gives hope to normal, out-of-shape guys that we, too, might be able to bag a stereotypical porn slut. Of course it helps that he has a 10-inch prick. But even with all that, there’s a frown underneath the clown prince of Porn’s make-up, as we learn to great detail in his autobiography THE HARDEST (WORKING) MAN IN SHOWBIZ.
While we do get a lot of info on the inner workings of the porno industry, that is actually quite insignificant when Jeremy starts delving into his insecurities and depressiveness, all written with a sense of sad self-deprecation. Sure, he’s the most popular adult star in the world, and he can fuck whomever he likes and his dick is huge, but he’s over 50 and is completely alone in the world.
He desperately wants a woman to love and, going one step further, to sire a child, but he realizes that those dreams are fading away slowly, and even worse, the attention that he gets from the porn world may be fading the older he gets as well. All he’s got is his constant attempts to parlay his name into mainstream success and his pet turtle. It’s as sad a story as they come, no pun intended.
On the other hand, you might think that Jeremy brings a lot of this on himself; he’s had numerous attempts at love, but balks at them when the woman wants a commitment and for him to lead a monogamous lifestyle. But honestly, what do you expect from a porn star?
With the help of writer Eric Spitznagel, Jeremy has crafted an adult-industry (im)morality tale that’s filled with enough heart, sordidness and semen to make it a definite sticky-fingered page-turner. Like a money shot in the eye, it puts other porn bios – especially the atrociously boring HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE A PORN STAR by the bio-degradable Jenna Jameson – to abject shame. Jeremy’s book is the real deal on every level. Plus, he teaches you some sexual hygiene. That’s a plus in my book! –Louis Fowler
