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Johnny Knoxville Biography

The actor and comedian known as Johnny Knoxville was born Philip John Clapp, Jr., in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville rose to fame as the star and creator of the MTV series Jackass, but before that he’d started as a struggling writer in California. It was a pitch to a magazine that eventually led to a strange series of events which would result in his big breakthrough; Johnny suggested that for a series of articles he test self-defense equipment on himself and record the incidents. The concept was the earliest inkling of what would become Jackass.

After teaming up with Joseph R. Sperry, Johnny Knoxville pitched the concept for Jackass to MTV in 2000, and the rest – as they say – is history. Although Knoxville only remained with the show for two years, the series launched a film career that surpasses the success of Jackass. Since that time, Johnny has starred in such movies as: Big Trouble (2002), Deuces Wild (2002), Walking Tall (2004), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), The Ringer (2005), Nature Calls (2012), Small Apartments (2013), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014.) He has also appeared on nearly every high-rated television talk show on the air, and has hosted Saturday Night Live more than once.

In addition to his work in front of the camera, Johnny Knoxville owns his own production company, Dickhouse Productions, which he operates with Spike Jonze and Jeff Tremaine. Most recently, he also formed the company Hello Junior, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures. Johnny Knoxville is also scheduled to appear in the 2015 film, Skiptrace, which is currently in production.