Porn Actor Ron Jeremy Hospitalized
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Gary Miller/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Adult film actor Ron Jeremy has been hospitalized in critical condition, TMZ reports.
The website says the 59-year-old, whose full name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, drove himself to Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He is being treated for an aortic dissection, sources tell ABC News Radio. An aortic dissection is a tear in the inner walls of the heart.
After doctors examined Jeremy, he was moved to the intensive care unit, where he underwent a round of surgery on Tuesday night. TMZ reports Jeremy is expected to be back in surgery on Wednesday.
Along with starring in adult films, Jeremy has made appearances on Chappelle’s Show, The Surreal Life and Tosh.O.
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