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Jeremy Jackson
Jackson with Baywatch costar Donna D'Errico.
Born	Jeremy Dunn Jackson October 16, 1980 (1980-10-16) (age 29) Newport Beach, California
Years active	1987 ─ present
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Jeremy Dunn Jackson (born October 16, 1980 in Newport Beach, California) is an American actor/singer. He is most widely known for his role as Hobie Buchannon on the popular television show Baywatch.

Career

Jackson was featured in Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue in March 2006. He has been referred to as "Mr. MySpace" and was a guest on The Tyra Banks Show.^[1] Jackson has been performing in clubs from London to Las Vegas. Jackson endorses Ed Hardy Clothing, and hosts fashion shows around the world for the fashion house.

He can currently be seen on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their careers. In one episode he claimed he beat out Leonardo DiCaprio for the part of Hobie Buchannon. The show is produced by Scott Baio, from VH1's Scott Baio Is 45...and Single as well as the other hit Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant, and his co-producer is Jason Hervey, who is most known for his role on The Wonder Years.^[2]

Personal life

Jackson admitted during an interview on his E! TV Special titled "Child Star Confidential"^[3] that he had a severe drug problem during the time he was on Baywatch. He partly attributes his decision to leave Baywatch to his drug problem. The drugs made him feel that working on the show was beneath him. After being arrested in a methamphetamine raid and a long stint in a drug rehab, Jackson says he has finally beat his addiction, remaining clean and sober since 2000. Jackson appeared on as a guest on the news talk show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC and on ABC's The View to talk about his drug addiction and methamphetamines in Hollywood. For the next few years, Jackson toured the country as a club promoter, being paid to host parties, while remaining completely sober.

In 2008, a sex tape of Jackson and adult video star Sky Lopez was offered for sale. Jackson claimed that he was physically threatened into giving the tape to men who claimed that they represented Lopez.^[4]

In 2009, Jackson began endorsing a premature ejaculation treatment in Australia, including an advertorial interview on Sydney radio station 2Day FM's "Kyle & Jackie O Show" in which he complained of suffering from the sexual dysfunction and alleged he had been cured by the advertiser's products. ^[5]

Jackson seen at a California nightclub with photographer Andrew Schawl

Filmography

• Confessions of a Teen Idol (2009) (TV) Himself
• The Tyra Banks Show (2009) (TV) Himself
• The Rachel Ray Show (2009) (TV) Himself
• The E! True Hollywood Story: David Hasselhoff (2006) (TV) Himself
• The Loop g4tv (2006) (TV) Himself
• The View ABC (2006) (TV) Himself
• The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch CNBC (2006) (TV) Himself
• The Tyra Banks Show (2006) (TV) Himself
• Child Star Confidential Teen Idol - E! Entertainment TV (2006) (TV) Himself
• The E! True Hollywood Story: Baywatch (2001) (TV) Himself
• Ring of Darkness (2004) (V) Xavier
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) (V) Hobie Buchannon
• Baywatch (TV) Hobie Buchannon #2 (1991-1999)
• Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998) (V) Hobie Buchannon
• Thunder Alley (1994) (TV) Danny
• The Bulkin Trail (1992) (TV) Young Michael Bulkin
• Shout (1991) (V) Young BellRinger
• Santa Barbara (1984) TV Series Young Derek Griffin (1990)

References

External links

• http://www.jeremyjackson.netfirms.com Jeremy Jackson Online Designed By Shainoor Tejani
• JeremyJackson.com Official Website
• Jeremy Jackson at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.myspace.com/jeremyjackson Official MySpace Page