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Jon Grissom-Famous Actor In The 80s

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Cloyd Jon Grissom born in Alaska became a famous actor in the 80s. As an actor he is known as Jon Grissom. Actually, he worked in only two movies, namely License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. In both the films Jon Grissom worked with two Coreys, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. At that time Corey Feldman was 15 years old actor who had a promising career ahead. Jon Grissom was personal assistant to Corey. As a personal assistant Jon became very close to Corey. According to Corey Feldman, Jon used to provide crack and cocaine to 15 years old Corey. They used to do drugs in clubs where Jon Grissom performed sexual act on Corey under the influence of drugs.

Jon Grissom is caught in the web of controversy with recent accusations of child abuse and molestation by Corey Feldman. In 2001 also he was arrested for the child abuse of 14 to 15 years old child and was imprisoned in 2003. Due to his refugee status, Jon Grissom was not registered as a sex offender with the state. According to Megan’s Law, it is mandatory for sex offenders to register with the state. Jon Grissom has a sketchy past. He was arrested in Utah on March 12, 1995 for various criminal charges. Credit card theft, using illegal means of transport and resisting arrest are some of them. In 2000, he spent 3 months in Arizona jail for above mentioned charges.

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At present, Jon Grissom lives in Mazatlan, Sinaloa in Mexico. He is active on his Facebook and My Space accounts. Although he has not responded to Corey’s accusations, he recently posted pictures of him with Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. This triggered anger and pain for Corey Feldman. And Jon Grissom became a target of public anger on social media. Eventhough Los Angeles police is aware of Corey’s accusations, they cannot open an investigation against Jon Grissom. To initiate a formal investigation Corey is required to make a formal complaint with the police.

Jon Grissom, born on May 31, 1962 is currently 57 years old. 5 ft 8 in tall Jon has a tattoo on his left arm.  He studied at Amphitheater High School, Tucson, Arizona. He studied psychology from Jan 1991 to April 1995 in the University of Arizona. He had a diverse career in the field of movie production as well as sales management. He has worked as production assistant in movie production companies. As per his Facebook account, his sales management career spans over the period of 10 years starting from may 1985 to may 2006. He worked at Dino De Laurentiis as production specialist. He has listed mind games as his professional skills.Eventhough his acting career is limited to only two films, he is well known as an actor.

 

In 1988, he made his debut in the world of films. License to Drive was his first film starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Richard Masur and Carol Kane. He got the role of a valet in this teen adventure film. The film is about a 16 years old teenager who fails knowledge part of his driving test. The film was described s passable entertainment. The film received only two and half stars out of four from the critics. Eventhough the film was not acclaimed by the critics, it was a success at the box office. It was produced at the budget of $8 million and it made $22 million at the box office.

The next film of Jon Grissom was a teen fantasy called Dream a Little Dream starring Corey Feldman, Jason Robards, Harry Dean Stanton and Piper Laurie. He was assigned the role of a P.E. coach in this film. The film is about mind swap of a married older man with that of a teenager. The film was released simultaneously in 1019 theaters. The film made $2.5 million on opening weekend. However the collection dropped to the half in next week. The reviews were also negative. The music was a plus point of the movie. It was the mix of rock and classic music.

Jon Grissom’s acting career is limited to two movies with insignificant roles. While practicing his acting skills, he served Corey Feldman as a personal assistant during the 80s. According to Corey Feldman, Grissom sexually abused Corey while serving him as a personal assistant. He has given vivid description about the sexual abuse and molestation in his autobiography “Coreyography; A Memoir.” Feldman accuses Jon Grissom of molesting Corey Haim as well. The autobiography was published in 2013.

Corey Feldman is appearing on talk shows revealing details about child abuse which was rampant in Hollywood in 80s. Some Hollywood big shots such as Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and Jeremy Piven have been implicated in the scandals of se*ual harassment of young artists. Jon Grissom is also getting attention in social media because of Feldman’s accusations. In his autobiography Coreyography, Feldman has used the pseudonym Ron Crison for Jon Grissom.

In the book Feldman describes how he and Corey Haim were molested by a man named Ron Crison. It is described in the book how Ron Crison would give him pills before performing se*ual act. He has accused Grissom of molesting Corey Haim as well. Feldman claims he has reported this to San Diego police department. However, the police denies the claim. As a result, they cannot arrest Jon Grissom. Some people even doubt the intentions of Corey Feldman.

Jon Grissom seems to be an undistinguished person with criminal history. His achievements are not very significant. However he is getting a lot of negative attention because of Corey Fledman’s accusations. It is sad that none of the accusations can be proved. Even for the police department it is not possible to arrest him. Se*ual harassment and molestation of children is a serious crime and sex offenders should be dealt with firmly. I believe in coming years people would be more careful and protective about their children. And law enforcement would be more empowered to bring sex offenders to justice.