Ronald Boyer, born September 18, 1952, in Central, South Carolina, U. S. , is known as pornographic actor and director Rod Fontana.
Raised Southern Baptist, he preached in his teens and studied history and religion in college before leaving early to join the U. S. Army and serve in the Vietnam War.
Returning in 1975, he filmed his first adult scene in 1976 after a job offer to join the NYPD was withdrawn. He left the industry in the 1980s to rejoin the military as an E-4 specialist, returning in the 1990s. Inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005, he was described by Louis Theroux as jolly and manic.
Reported retired in 2007 to pursue religious interests and become a private investigator, he continued working for Hustler Video in 2008. Married to former actress Liza Harper since 1989, they have a daughter, Diana, born 2002, who nearly died from a staph infection in 2003, leading to greater religiosity; he is confirmed in the Episcopal Church.