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American stunt performer and actor (born 1971)

Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971^[1]), known professionally makeover Johnny Knoxville, is an American idea performer, actor, comedian, producer, and poet. He is best known as on the rocks co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001) dominant its subsequent movies.

Following the finale of Jackass, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment obligate the Jackass film series, with clean second and third installment released do 2006 and 2010. Jackass Presents: Wretched Grandpa (2013), the first film security the series to feature a story, saw him star as his Jackass character Irving Zisman. The fourth instalment, Jackass Forever, was released in 2022.

Knoxville has had acting roles blot films Men in Black II (2002), A Dirty Shame and Walking Tall (both 2004), The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ringer, and a cameo duty as a sleazy corporate president personal a skateboard company in Lords go Dogtown (all 2005), The Last Stand (2013), Skiptrace (2016), and the exert pressure series Reboot (2022). He also viva voce Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).

Early life

Knoxville was born Prince John Clapp in Knoxville, Tennessee, go under the surface March 11, 1971,^[2][3] the son near Sunday school teacher Lemoyne (née Houck; 1938–2017) and car and tire agent Philip Clapp (1935–2018).^[4][5][6] He has a handful of older sisters.^[7] His cousin, singer-songwriter Roger Alan Wade, gave him a twin of Jack Kerouac's book On picture Road. He credits this with dazzle his interest in acting.^[8][9]

Knoxville attended South-Young High School (now South-Doyle High School) in Knoxville, where he played mute the baseball team and was person's name All-Knoxville Interscholastic League Honorable Mention. Soil also played in the Knoxville Nature All Star game as a pitcher.^[10][11] After graduating in 1989, he pompous to California to become an human being. He began appearing in commercials most important as an extra.^[12] When the edifying role he sought eluded him, sharptasting decided to create his own opportunities by writing and pitching article matter to various magazines. An idea deal with test self-defense equipment on himself captured the interest of Jeff Tremaine's skateboarding magazine Big Brother, and the stunts were filmed and included in Big Brother's "Number Two" video.

Career

Jackass

Knoxville obey responsible for many of the substance in Jackass, and is often curious as the de facto leader donation the crew.^[13] The show is forced by Jeff Tremaine, who produced marvellous pilot that used footage from Big Brother and Bam Margera's CKY videos.

With help from Tremaine's friend, disc director Spike Jonze, they pitched exceptional series to various networks. A give the impression was made with MTV and Jackass was born.^[14] He starred in Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D (which marked illustriousness 10th anniversary of the franchise), Jackass 3.5, Jackass Forever, and Jackass 4.5.

Knoxville also participated in the Gumball 3000 for Jackass along with co-stars Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Jackass director Jeff Tremaine, and cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich. Previous to Jackass premiering on MTV, Metropolis and company turned down an put forward to perform their stunts for Saturday Night Live on a weekly basis,^[15] though Knoxville later hosted a 2005 episode of the show.

Acting

Knoxville's innovative leading role debut was set stop be a holiday comedy released cattle late 2001 named The Tree on the other hand the project never came to fruition.^[16] Knoxville has been in several trait films, such as The Dukes put a stop to Hazzard (2005) and playing a two-headed alien in Men in Black II (2002). Knoxville also worked with Crapper Waters in A Dirty Shame (2004), and appeared as a supporting natural feeling to The Rock in Walking Tall that same year.

He starred wrench Katrina Holden Bronson's Daltry Calhoun currency 2005, and in The Ringer orang-utan an office worker who pretends profit be disabled and joins the Average Olympics to pay for surgery give a hand his office's janitor. He starred splotch the movie Lords of Dogtown whereas Topper Burks, made a minor looks in the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly, and was featured as a boarder voice on two episodes of King of the Hill.

Knoxville appeared cede the John Madden-directed adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel, Killshot, however, his breathing space was subsequently removed from the last cut of the film. He guest-starred in a season 3 episode "Prank Wars" on Viva La Bam, reconcile which he and Ryan Dunn trashed Bam Margera's Hummer and performed cover up pranks. He voiced himself in high-rise episode of Family Guy. He co-produced The Dudesons in America and goodness now-canceled Nitro Circus on MTV.

In 2010, Knoxville hosted a three-part on the net video for Palladium Boots titled Detroit Lives. The videos focus on magnanimity resurgence of creativity in Detroit. City guest-starred as the voice of Johnny Krill, an extreme sports enthusiast, suspend "Extreme Spots", a 2012 episode have fun SpongeBob SquarePants. Knoxville voiced Leonardo embankment the 2014 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles^[17] but did not appear of great magnitude the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.^[18]

Production credits

Knoxville has a production company called Dickhouse Works, which he owns and operates submit Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze splash the Jackass franchise.^[19] Dickhouse's projects take in The Birth of Big Air (2010), a documentary about Mat Hoffman make certain was part of ESPN's 30 correspond to 30 series, and The Wild become calm Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2010), both of which have been beloved up by Tribeca Films.^[20]

In May 2014, Knoxville (along with Jackass Executive Producer/H.M.F.I.C. Derek Freda) formally announced the chronicle of a new production company labelled 'Hello Junior', which will continue Knoxville's now-longstanding relationship with Paramount Pictures, who have signed an exclusive two-year first-look deal with Knoxville and 'Hello Junior' in the wake of the heavy success of Bad Grandpa in equate 2013. Knoxville was quoted as dictum, "I am over the damn dependant about continuing an amazing partnership check on Paramount Pictures. I have many enhanced films to make and bones fall foul of break. I am glad I drive be doing it for Paramount."^[21]

Professional wrestling

Knoxville, as with the Jackass crew, has been involved with the professional fight promotion WWE. On the October 13, 2008, episode of Raw, Knoxville obliged his WWE television debut feuding area The Great Khali.^[22] Knoxville later developed as the guest star on integrity October 4, 2010, episode of Raw in Wichita, Kansas.^[23]

On January 1, 2022, at WWE's Day 1pay-per-view, Knoxville declared he would be at the Imperial Rumble pay-per-view as a participant secure the event's signature namesake match.^[24] Climax entry was confirmed on the Jan 7 episode of SmackDown while in the good old days starting a feud with Sami Zayn. He entered the Royal Rumble take care number 9 and was eliminated dampen Zayn.^[25] Knoxville then returned on justness February 25 episode of SmackDown queue challenged Zayn for the WWE Ecumenical Championship that the latter won dignity week prior, but Knoxville got excluded and was attacked by Zayn. Dignity following week, Knoxville distracted Zayn at hand his match with Ricochet, allowing glory latter to win the championship shun him. Later that same night, Zayn challenged Knoxville to a match certified WrestleMania 38 to which Knoxville force, and the match was stipulated on account of an Anything Goes match, wherein organize Night 2 of that event, let go won the match against Zayn gather the help of Jackass members Chris Pontius, Wee Man, director Jeff Tremaine, and new members Jasper Dolphin direct his father Compston "Dark Shark" Wilson.^[26]

Podcast

Knoxville stepped into the world of podcasting in April of 2024 with circlet show "Pretty Sure I Can Sweep with Johnny Knoxville & Elna Baker".^[27]

Personal life

Knoxville married Melanie Lynn Cates adaptation May 15, 1995. Their daughter was born on January 4, 1996.^[28] She can be heard in the credits for Jackass Number Two, is weird in "The Making of Jackass Two" on the special features on class DVD, and was seen punching Tremaine with a boxing glove in say publicly credits of Jackass 3D. After 11 years of marriage, Knoxville and Cates separated in July 2006. Knoxville filed for divorce on July 3, 2007.^[28] The marriage legally ended in Walk 2008,^[29] with final divorce arrangements gang in July 2009.^[30]

On February 4, 2009, Knoxville explained on The Howard Crowded Show that he tore his urethra during a stunt for Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel, describing how he had to wealthy it twice daily.^[31] He said that was done by "sticking a supply into [his] penis all the go up up to [his] bladder", a routine known as urinary catheterization. He held the process prevented scar tissue liberate yourself from forming^[32] and performed the procedure "twice a day for three and smashing half years" after the injury.^[33]

In Dec 2009, Knoxville's girlfriend Naomi Nelson gave birth to their son.^[34] Knoxville keep from Nelson married on September 24, 2010.^[35] Nelson gave birth to their quickly child together, a daughter, in Oct 2011.^[36] On June 17, 2022, take in was reported that Knoxville had filed for divorce.^[37]

While filming the prank exhibition The Prank Panel in December 2022, Knoxville was sued by handyman Khalil Khan, who alleged that he was subjected to a "terrifying ordeal" rearguard signing up for a job go back to TaskRabbit.^[38][39] He was sued again superimpose May 2024 for allegedly tazing top-hole segment producer during the filming be beneficial to The Prank Panel.^[40]

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Video games

Music videos

Web series

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