Fun Facts | World Record Ron

1. Ron Sarchian was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and began his acting and stunt careers in Seattle, Washington on the TV show “Northern Exposure” and the movies “Sleepless In Seattle”, “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”, and “Singles”.

2. Ron Sarchian has appeared in over 50 episodes of General Hospital since his introduction to the show in 1999. He has played everything from a hitman, to a muscled thug, to a PCPD detective moonlighting as a vampire! He also spent some time as a recurring character playing Helena Cassadine’s main Henchman, aka Marsh.

3. He got his first break as a stuntman on the pilot episode of “On the Street” doubling the star Jim Pirri. He then went on to get his first break as an actor on the pilot episode of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” which starred Scott Bakula and Maria Bello.

4. Ron has done stuntwork on numerous feature films including “Dante’s Peak”, “Serial Bomber”, “Kiss Toledo Goodbye”, “Bedazzled” and “Shredderman Rules”, and he has also done stuntwork on TV for the Nickelodeon show “All That” and the hit Fox show “Glee”. Learn more at RonSarchian.com.

5. Ron once appeared on an episode of “The Dating Game” as Bachelor #3, as Chuck Woolery announced him as the winner, sending Ron on a date to Sedona, AZ with Sue.

6. Ron played college football for the Northern Michigan University Wildcats where he played offensive center and guard for 4 years from 1983-1987.

7. Ron is featured in the Hardcover Edition on Page 5 of the 2019 Guinness Book for breaking the record for the most watermelons split by karate chop in one minute, which was broadcast live on The Today Show on NBC.

8. Ron has appeared in several episodes of “Star Trek:Enterprise” as a Klingon.

9. Ron performs around Southern California as a stand up comedian in such iconic venues as The Federal Bar in North Hollywood, Flappers in Burbank and The Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood. Check out his comedy website at RonSarchianComedy.com for more details.

10. Ron has worked as a professional stuntman and has appeared in over 100 feature films, TV shows and commercials. Learn more at RonSarchian.com.

11. Ron is one of only a very small percentage of people who have broken more than 40 Guinness World Records and Record Holders Republic World Records.

12. Ron was a member of the US Indoor, 4 person relay team that won the Concept 2 Invitational, Indoor Rowing World Championships at FIBO on 4/11/07 in Essen, Germany.

13. Ron was a skydiver for nearly 10 years and made over 400 solo jumps at Lake Elsinore and Perris Valley Drop Zones.

14. Ron is a big fan of the band “Chicago”. This photo was taken of Ron and the entire band at the meet & greet before the show at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks, CA on 3/5/23.

15. Ron is a big fan of the show “Counts Kustoms” which is shot in Las Vegas.