Johnny Knoxville

JOHNNY KNOXVILLE, who rapidly gained fame as the creator and star of the controversial MTV reality series "Jackass," is one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents.

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Johnny became interested in acting at an early age.  At the age of 18, he moved to California to pursue his acting career and supported himself through appearing in commercials, and occasionally writing for magazines such as Blunt, Bikini, and Big Brother.  In 1997, Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze pitched their idea for "Jackass" to MTV and thus began his acting career.

Johnny starred in and produced the box-office hits, Jackass, Jackass Two and Jackass 3D.  On October 15, 2010 Jackass 3D was #1 at the box office earning $50 million dollars during its opening weekend setting a record for biggest October debut.  Jackass 3D was the third-straight #1 opening for Paramount's franchise.  Next up, Knoxville will star in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa which will be released on October 25, 2013.

He has also been seen in The Ringer for the Farrelly Brothers opposite Katherine Heigel, and starred as Luke Duke in Warner Bros hit Dukes of Hazaard with Seann William Scott. Before that he was seen in The Lords of Dogtown directed by Catherine Hardwicke and co-starring Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch. Prior to Lords of Dogtown, Knoxville starred in a wide variety of films including the John Waters ensemble comedy, A Dirty Shame with Tracey Ullman, Chris Isaak and Selma Blair.  He was also seen in MGM's box-office hit Walking Tall, starring opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, as well as Barry Sonnenfeld's sequel Men In Black 2.

Johnny and his Dickhouse Production partners, Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze have produced shows for MTV including Nitro Circus, Rob and Big, and The Dudesons. He also produced the critically acclaimed documentaries The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia and Birth of Big Air about famed BMX biker Matt Hoffman.

Knoxville also co-starred in the action film The Last Stand with Arnold Schwarzenegger which was released in January 2013. He also co-starred in Small Apartments starring alongside Billy Crystal and James Caan directed by Jonas Åkerlund, Nature Calls opposite Patton Oswalt, and in the comedy Fun Size opposite Victoria Justice and Chelsea Handler.

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