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Johnny Knoxville

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Johnny Knoxville at an event for God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan (2006)
Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Dave England, Danger Ehren, Preston Lacy, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Rachel Wolfson, Zach Holmes, Davon "Jasper" Wilson, Eric Manaka, Sean "Poopies" McInerney, and director Jeff Tremaine answer our Burning Questions about stunts that still hurt, the bit they'd love to do again, and if we can expect 'Son of Jackass' in the future.
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'Jackass Forever' Cast Answer Our Burning Questions
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Johnny Knoxville was born on 11 March 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bad Grandpa (2013), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). He has been married to Naomi Nelson since 24 September 2010. They have two children. He was previously married to Melanie Lynn Cates.
BornMarch 11, 1971
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BornMarch 11, 1971
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  • Awards
    • 15 nominations

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Johnny Knoxville and Victor Rasuk in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Johnny Knoxville and Keegan-Michael Key in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville and Keegan-Michael Key in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville and Calum Worthy in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville and Calum Worthy in Reboot (2022)
Paul Reiser, Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Calum Worthy, Keegan-Michael Key, Ryan Dietz, and Rachel Bloom in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville and Calum Worthy in Reboot (2022)
Paul Reiser, Johnny Knoxville, Lawrence Pressman, and Calum Worthy in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, Keegan-Michael Key, and Rachel Bloom in Reboot (2022)
Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, and Keegan-Michael Key in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, and Keegan-Michael Key in Reboot (2022)
Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, and Keegan-Michael Key in Reboot (2022)

Known for:

Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa (2013)
Bad Grandpa
6.5
  • Writer
  • 2013
Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, and Johnny Knoxville in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
The Dukes of Hazzard
5.1
  • Luke Duke
  • 2005
William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.8
  • Leonardo(voice)
  • 2014
Geoffrey Arend, Bill Chott, Johnny Knoxville, Leonard Earl Howze, and Edward Barbanell in The Ringer (2005)
The Ringer
5.8
  • Steve Barker
  • 2005

Credits

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Writer

  • Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Action Point (2018)
    Action Point
    • story by
    • 2018
  • Untitled Johnny Knoxville Project
    • creator
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville, and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa.5 (2013)
    Bad Grandpa.5
    • screenplay
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa (2013)
    Bad Grandpa
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 2013
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ehren McGhehey, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy in Jackass 3.5 (2011)
    Jackass 3.5
    • concepts by
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Purple Trouble
    • concepts by
    • 2010
  • Jackass 3D (2010)
    Jackass 3D
    • concepts by
    • 2010
  • Dudesons in America (2010)
    Dudesons in America
    • concept
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Nitro Circus (2009)
    Nitro Circus
    • concept
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Jackass 2.5 (2007)
    Jackass 2.5
    • concepts by
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Johnny Knoxville in Jackass (2000)
    Jackass
    • created by
    • concepts by
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2007
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ehren McGhehey, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Phil Margera, Preston Lacy, Jess Margera, and April Margera in Jackass Number Two (2006)
    Jackass Number Two
    • concepts by
    • 2006
  • Jackass: Volume One (2005)
    Jackass: Volume One
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2005
  • Murderball
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ehren McGhehey, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy in Jackass: The Movie (2002)
    Jackass: The Movie
    • concepts by
    • 2002

Producer

  • Johnny Knoxville, Eric André, and Gabourey Sidibe in The Prank Panel (2022)
    The Prank Panel
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Sean McInerney, Davon Wilson, Compston Wilson, and Zach Holmes in Jackass Shark Week 2.0 (2022)
    Jackass Shark Week 2.0
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • Zach Holmes in Jackass 4.5 (2022)
    Jackass 4.5
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Johnny Knoxville in Jackass Forever (2022)
    Jackass Forever
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Davon Wilson in Jackass Shark Week (2021)
    Jackass Shark Week
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Action Point (2018)
    Action Point
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Untitled Johnny Knoxville Project
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Travis Pastrana, Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn, James Murray, and Joe Gatto in Nitro Circus Series (2006)
    Nitro Circus Series
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Evel Knievel in Being Evel (2015)
    Being Evel
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville, and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa.5 (2013)
    Bad Grandpa.5
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Bad Grandpa (2013)
    Bad Grandpa
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2013
  • Ryan Dunn in A Tribute to Ryan Dunn (2011)
    A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ehren McGhehey, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy in Jackass 3.5 (2011)
    Jackass 3.5
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Dudesons in America (2010)
    Dudesons in America
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Actor

  • SpongeBob Squarepants: Saving Bikini Bottom
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Sweet Dreams
    • Morris
    • Post-production
  • Matthew McConaughey, Don Cheadle, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Kenny, Niecy Nash, and Kaitlin Olson in Agent Elvis (2023)
    Agent Elvis
    • Bobby Ray (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
    History of the World: Part II
    • Rasputin
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Johnny Knoxville, Eric André, and Gabourey Sidibe in The Prank Panel (2022)
    The Prank Panel
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Paul Reiser, Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, Keegan-Michael Key, Rachel Bloom, and Krista Marie Yu in Reboot (2022)
    Reboot
    • Clay Barber
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
    The Orville
    • Actor #2
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Brock Lesnar and Joe Anoa'i in WrestleMania 38 (2022)
    WrestleMania 38
    • Johnny Knoxville
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • Rey Mysterio, Kevin Steen, Pamela Martinez, Colby Lopez, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Nikola Bogojevic in WWF SmackDown! (1999)
    WWF SmackDown!
    • Johnny Knoxville
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Andrew Garfield in Mainstream (2020)
    Mainstream
    • Ted Wick
    • 2020
  • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    • C.J.
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Johnny Knoxville, Jack Huston, Karl Glusman, and Emilia Clarke in Above Suspicion (2019)
    Above Suspicion
    • Cash
    • 2019
  • Alexandra Daddario, Logan Miller, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth, Keean Johnson, and Austin Swift in We Summon the Darkness (2019)
    We Summon the Darkness
    • John Henry Butler
    • 2019
  • Mads Mikkelsen in Polar (2019)
    Polar
    • Michael Green
    • 2019
  • Animals. (2016)
    Animals.
    • Johnny Rat Town (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Nat Wolff and Stacy Martin in Rosy (2018)
    Rosy
    • James
    • 2018
  • Drunk History (2013)
    Drunk History
    • Marshall Ratliff
    • Juan Ponce de León
    • Preston Brooks ...
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2018
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos64

'Jackass Forever' Cast Answer Our Burning Questions
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'Jackass Forever' Cast Answer Our Burning Questions
Jackass 3-D: "Duck Hunting"
Clip 0:27
Jackass 3-D: "Duck Hunting"
"High Five"
Clip 0:40
"High Five"
The Ringer
Clip 0:46
The Ringer
The Ringer
Clip 0:30
The Ringer
The Ringer
Clip 1:01
The Ringer
The Ringer
Clip 0:30
The Ringer
The Dukes of Hazzard
Clip 0:58
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
Clip 0:50
The Dukes of Hazzard
Lords of Dogtown
Clip 0:40
Lords of Dogtown
Lords of Dogtown
Clip 0:47
Lords of Dogtown
Jackass: Number Two
Clip 0:15
Jackass: Number Two

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • P.J. Clapp
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • March 11, 1971
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
  • Spouses
      Naomi NelsonSeptember 24, 2010 - present (filed for divorce, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Child
  • Parents
      Phil Clapp
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Mountain Dew
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 9 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    There was a bidding war between Comedy Central and MTV over Johnny. MTV won, thus Jackass (2000) was born.
  • Quotes
    People think by challenging me they're going to show they're tough. But I'm not tough. Decent drinker. Not such a bad kisser. But not a great fighter.
  • Trademarks
      His distinct and infectious laugh
  • Nicknames
    • Johnny Jackass
    • PJ
    • JJ Knoxville
    • The Captain
  • Salary
    • Walking Tall
      (2004)
      $5,000,000

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