Johnny Knoxville

Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, daredevil, and screenwriter. He has been featured in a number of films, but is perhaps best known as the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass.

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Early life

Knoxville was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Lemoyne and Philip Clapp, who was a car salesman.[1][2]
Career

Knoxville credits a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road given to him by his cousin, country singer/songwriter Roger Alan Wade, with giving him the acting bug.[3] After graduating from South-Young High School in 1989 in Knoxville, he moved to California to become an actor, and at first appeared in commercials and as an extra. Not getting the big break he had hoped for, he began writing and pitching article ideas to various magazines. An idea to test self-defense equipment on himself was picked up by the Jeff Tremaine-helmed skateboarding magazine Big Brother, and the stunts were filmed and included in Big Brother's Number Two video.
Jackass
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Eventually, Knoxville, Tremaine, Sean Cliver and Dave Carnie produced a pilot that used Big Brother footage along with footage from Bam Margera's CKY videos, and with help from Tremaine's friend, film director Spike Jonze, they pitched a series to various networks. A deal was made with MTV and Jackass was born.[4] Knoxville also participated in the Gumball 3000 for Jackass along with co-stars Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Jackass director Jeff Tremaine, and producer Dimitry Elyashkevich. Prior to Jackass landing on MTV, Knoxville and company turned down an offer from Saturday Night Live to perform similar stunts for the show[citation needed] on a weekly basis (Knoxville eventually did host SNL in 2005).
Film and television roles

Knoxville has been in several feature films, most notably starring opposite Seann William Scott in Jay Chandrasekhar's adaptation of The Dukes of Hazzard. He starred in all three of the Jackass movies, Jackass: The Movie and Jackass Number Two, and Jackass 3D, which marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000. He has also worked with director John Waters in A Dirty Shame and starred in Daltry Calhoun, written and directed by Katrina Holden Bronson and produced by Quentin Tarantino. In The Ringer, Knoxville was cast as an intellectually abled office worker who joins the Special Olympics to pay for a surgical operation for the office's janitor. He played a two-headed alien in Men in Black II. He also starred in the movie Lords of Dogtown as "Topper Burks", made a minor appearance in the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly, and was featured as a guest voice on two episodes of King of the Hill. Knoxville appeared as a supporting character to The Rock in the 2004 remake of Walking Tall.

Knoxville appeared in the John Madden-directed adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel, Killshot. He guest-starred in a Season 3 episode "Prank Wars" on Viva La Bam, in which he and Ryan Dunn trashed Bam Margera's Hummer, among other pranks. He also voiced himself in an episode of Family Guy.

Knoxville also co-produces The Dudesons in America and the now-canceled Nitro Circus on MTV.

In 2010, Knoxville hosted a 3-part online video for Palladium Boots titled "Detroit Lives." The videos focus on the resurgence of creativity in Detroit.
Production credits

Knoxville has a production company called Dickhouse Productions, which he owns and operates with Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze of the Jackass franchise.[5] Dickhouse projects include The Birth of Big Air (2010), a documentary about Mat Hoffman, and The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2010), both of which have been picked up by Tribeca Films.[6]
Personal life
Family

Knoxville married Melanie Lynn Clapp on May 15, 1995. They have a daughter, Madison(born 1996).[7] His daughter can be heard in the credits for Jackass Number Two and seen in "The Making of Jackass Two" on the special features on the DVD. After 11 years of marriage, the couple separated in July 2006. Knoxville filed for divorce on July 3, 2007.[7] The marriage was legally ended in March 2008,[8] with final divorce arrangements settled in July 2009.[9] The former couple share joint custody of their daughter.

On August 18, 2009, Knoxville announced that he and his girlfriend Naomi Nelson were expecting a baby.[10] Nelson gave birth to a son, Rocko Akira Clapp, on December 20, 2009 in Los Angeles.[11] Knoxville and Nelson married on September 24, 2010.[12] Knoxville is expecting another child in the fall 2011 with wife, Naomi.[13]
Incidents

On January 15, 2009 at the Los Angeles International Airport security workers discovered an inert grenade in his carry-on; he was detained and was cited for carrying a prohibited item into the airport.[14] He was released following the investigation when it was determined that the item was a prop from a commercial, and that an assistant had packed his bag for him.[14]

On February 4, 2009, Knoxville explained on The Howard Stern Show how he tore his urethra during a stunt for Nitro Circus explaining how he had to flush it twice daily. He said this was done by sticking a tube into his penis all the way up to his bladder (10–11 inches). Knoxville said the process prevented scar tissue from forming.[15]
Filmography
Feature films
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Desert Blues Bob
2000 Coyote Ugly College Guy
2002 Life Without Dick Dick Rasmusson
Big Trouble Eddie Leadbetter
Deuces Wild Vinnie Fish
Men in Black II Scrad/Charlie
Jackass: The Movie Himself Writer
2003 Grand Theft Parsons Phil Kaufman
2004 Walking Tall Ray Templeton
A Dirty Shame Ray Ray Perkins
2005 Lords of Dogtown Topper Burks
The Dukes of Hazzard Luke Duke
Daltry Calhoun Daltry Calhoun
The Ringer Steve Barker
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself Producer
Writer
2007 Jackass 2.5 Himself Direct-to-DVD release
2010 Father of Invention Oswald
Jackass 3D Himself Producer
Writer
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Direct-to-DVD release
Movie 43 Unknown role Post-production
The Dry Gulch Kid Bobby Ryder Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Ben Stiller Show Cure Fan 1 episode
uncredited
1999 boob Himself
2000–2002 Jackass Himself 25 episodes
Creator
2001–2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Himself 3 episodes
2001–2010 The Daily Show Himself 4 episodes
2001 Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video Himself
CKY 3 Himself uncredited
The Andy Dick Show Wannabe Andy Dick (1 episode) 2 episodes
2002 CKY 4 Latest & Greatest Himself uncredited
Jackass Backyard BBQ Himself TV special
MTV Cribs Himself 1 episode
Howard Stern Himself 2 episodes
2003–2006 Wildboyz Himself 10 episodes
2003–2009 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself 5 episodes
2003 Player$ Himself 1 episode
V Graham Norton Himself 1 episode
Australian Idol Himself 1 episode
2004–2010 Late Show with David Letterman Himself 4 episodes
2004 SexTV Himself 1 episode
Viva La Bam Himself 1 episode
2005–2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself 8 episodes
Last Call with Carson Daly Himself 2 episodes
2005 Sunrise Himself 1 episode
Good Morning Australia Himself 1 episode
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Himself 1 episode
Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special Himself TV special
Saturday Night Live Himself 2 episodes
1 uncredited
2006–2008 King of the Hill Peter Sterling (2006)
Hoyt Platter (2008) 2 episodes
2006 The Henry Rollins Show Himself 1 episode
Howard Stern on Demand Himself 1 episode
2007 Adventures in Hollyhood Himself 1 episode
2008–2010 WWE Raw Himself 2 episodes
2008 Jackass World 24 Hour Takeover Himself TV special
Family Guy Himself 1 episode
Unhitched Chuck 1 episode
2009 Dogg After Dark Himself 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars Himself 3 episodes
1 uncredited
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Himself 1 episode
Nitro Circus Himself 10 episodes
Creator
Executive producer
The Goode Family Dean 1 episode
2010 The Dudesons Himself 1 episode
The Dudesons in America Himself 3 episodes
Producer
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Himself 1 episode
The Graham Norton Show Himself 1 episode
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