Photo: Danny Choo(black clothes, on original image) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Billy Herrington fascinates me as a study in unintended legacy. A bodybuilder and adult-film actor from North Babylon, he became something he never planned: a beloved internet icon in Japan, the affectionately nicknamed Aniki of Nico Nico Douga culture. What I respect is how he embraced it, visiting Japan and meeting the fans who reinvented him. When he died in 2018, the grief from that community was genuine and widespread. There's a strange poetry in finding your truest audience an ocean away from where you started, and Herrington carried that surreal second life with real grace.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billy Herrington
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・ヘリントン
- Reading
- びりー・へりんとん
- Born
- July 14, 1969 – March 2, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- North Babylon, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pornographic actor / actor / model / bodybuilder
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Billy Herrington born?
July 14, 1969 – March 2, 2018.
Where is Billy Herrington from?
Billy Herrington is from North Babylon, New York, United States.
What does Billy Herrington do?
Billy Herrington works as pornographic actor, actor, model, bodybuilder.
How tall is Billy Herrington?
Billy Herrington is 185 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.