Jessica Hahn was born on July 7, 1959, in Massapequa, New York. Her mother, Jessica Moylan, dedicated her life to homemaking, while her stepfather, Edward Moylan, served as a police officer with the New York Police Department.
Growing up, Hahn had two older siblings and a half-brother. She completed her education at Massapequa High School, graduating in 1977. Tragically, in 1989, Jessica’s mother passed away due to complications from anorexia.
Jessica Hahn Career
Jessica Hahn gained public attention in March 1987 when Jim Bakker declared his resignation from his role as the leader of the Christian television network PTL, as well as from the Heritage USA theme park, water park, and residential complex.
This announcement followed an investigation by the “Charlotte Observer” into PTL’s financial dealings, which uncovered a payment of $279,000 made to Jessica. Hahn claimed that in December 1980, at the age of 21, she was drugged by preacher John Wesley Fletcher and subsequently raped by both Bakker and Fletcher.
In his 1997 publication, “I Was Wrong,” Bakker asserted that he did not sexually assault Jessica and characterized their interaction as consensual. During an interview on “Larry King Live,” Hahn was questioned about her decision not to report Bakker, to which she responded,
“Because my whole life was the church…he had his own zip code. He had his own post office box. This man had an empire.”
She further disclosed that she returned the hush money to the PTL partners, expressing concern for those who had lost their jobs following PTL’s bankruptcy filing in June 1987. Bakker received a 45-year prison sentence for charges including mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy; however, he served less than five years before being released in 1994.
Jessica has posed nude for “Playboy” on multiple occasions and has also featured in videos for the magazine, including “Playboy Mid Summer Night’s Dream Party 1985.” She has disclosed that her initial appearance in “Playboy” earned her a payment of $1 million.
In the late 1980s, Jessica Hahn began her appearances on “The Howard Stern Show,” continuing through the 2000s. In 1989, she was featured in the music video for Nuclear Assault’s “Critical Mass,” and in 1990, she appeared in the documentary “Thunder and Mud.”
She made guest appearances in the “So This Is How Sinatra Felt” episode of “Married… with Children” in 1991 and in “The Joey Chronicles” episode of “Blossom” in 1992. That same year, she also appeared in two episodes of “Dream On,” as well as in the films “High Heels on a Lady” and “Bikini Summer II.”
In 1995, Jessica starred in the television movie “Amanda & the Alien” and had a recurring role in “Unhappily Ever After,” followed by her leading role in “Hollywood: The Movie” the subsequent year.
Husband
In 2017, Jessica Hahn disclosed her marriage to stuntman Frank Lloyd. The couple resides on a 45-acre ranch located an hour away from Los Angeles. Before this, she was in a relationship with comedian Sam Kinison and featured in his 1988 music video for “Wild Thing.”
Additionally, Hahn entered into a partnership with Ron Leavitt, co-creator of “Married…with Children,” in 1991, maintaining their relationship until Leavitt’s passing due to lung cancer in 2008.
Net Worth
Jessica Hahn is a former American model and actress with an estimated net worth of $4 million. In the late 1980s, she was featured in “Playboy” magazine and made appearances on television series including “Married… with Children” (1991), “Dream On” (1992), and “Unhappily Ever After” (1995).
