Stand and Deliver

Adult film star Ron Jeremy plays with his schtick

By Marrit Ingman, Fri., Feb. 1, 2002

Photo By John Anderson

What is it about Ron Jeremy that gives this star of more than 600 films such ... uh, staying power? After introducing the documentary Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy at the Dobie Theatre, the hirsute “Hedgehog” attracted a motley crew of fans at the Back Room: ball-capped fanboys, hipsters with shiny ties and Small Faces haircuts, woo girls in fuck-me boots, mullet heads, pencil-necked geeks, and at least one spunky grandmother. One zealous fan even flashed his APD badge for a Polaroid with Jeremy during the autograph session. During a blessedly brief bit of stand-up comedy onstage, Jeremy summed up his appeal: “I am living proof that anyone can get laid.”

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