Photo: Christie Jenkins / CC BY 2.5 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Jon-Erik Hexum's name carries an ache I can't shake. A handsome New Jersey kid who rose from modeling into leading TV roles on Voyagers! and Cover Up, he was killed at just 27 by a blank-cartridge accident on set. What strikes me is how his surviving work freezes him in pure, charismatic youth, never given the chance to mature into the actor he might have become. His death also forced a hard reckoning over on-set firearm safety. I think of him less as a footnote and more as a bright talent we were robbed of, and his easy warmth deserves to be remembered.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jon-Erik Hexum
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン＝エリック・ヘクサム
- Reading
- じょん＝えりっく・へくさむ
- Born
- November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Englewood, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / model / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Tenafly High School
- University
- Michigan State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik%20Hexum
Frequently asked questions
When was Jon-Erik Hexum born?
November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984.
Where is Jon-Erik Hexum from?
Jon-Erik Hexum is from Englewood, New Jersey, United States.
What does Jon-Erik Hexum do?
Jon-Erik Hexum works as television actor, model, film actor, actor.
Television actor — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
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.