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Philip John Clapp (better known as Johnny Knoxville), the 32 year old 6'1" host of MTV' Jackass, was born on March 11, 1971 and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. From an early age he was an atheletic daredevil, throwing himself from his crib, according to his parents, Phil and Lemoyne. At the age of 7, PJ decided to take a stick to a hornet's nest near his home. At 13, the straight-A student produced a phony report card with failing grades which was left out for his parents to find. Then there was that time he jumped from a second-story hotel room into a pool... However, Johnny admits that he got his odd sense of humor from his father, who ran Clapp's Tire Store. He recalls several practical jokes his father played while he was growing up: Running a lukewarm hot dog through Johnny's lips while he was asleep (then pretending to zip his pants when his son awoke); Staging a gunfight at the Christmas party; Giving Ex-Lax milkshakes to friends. Plus during PJ's senior year at South Young high school Phil helped his son create letters supposedly from a VD clinic which were sent to several friends on the football team. Fellow classmates have said Johnny was always very outgoing and loved to be the center of attention. Once he got up in front of the whole school during a pep rally and lip sang the song from Ferris Bueler's Day Off. He also played Danny Zucho in a chorus production of "Grease".

After graduating from high school at the age of 18, Johnny moved to California to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasedena on a scholoarship. However, he dropped out within weeks. When he met his neighbor, a Texan named Melanie, they quickly fell in love. In 1995 they decided to elope to Las Vegas, Nevada to get married. But when they got there, Johnny ended up gambling away all their money and they were forced to marry in a smaller church. Johnny and Melanie are still married and in 1996 they had a daughter, Madison, whose name is tattooed on left side of Johnny's chest. Early in his marriage, Johnny supported his family by appearing in commercials (for Taco Bell, Coors Light, and Mountain Dew) and worked on a novel (which he never finished) in his free time. He also wrote occasional articles for Blunt, Bikini, and Big Brother Magazines. Once he even spent the night in a field with 10,000 hippies during the Rainbow Gathering for a story.

In 1996 Johnny had the idea to shoot himself with pepper spray, a taser, a stun gun, .38, and then write an article about the experience. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines that turned it down. Finally in 1997 he told Jeff Tremaine (editor at Big Brother Magazine) about his idea. Jeff hired him as journalist and convinced him to videotape this idea and other stunts (getting hit by car, poo poo platter, etc.) for stories. Eventually these became part of the Big Brother videos Boob and Number Two. Johnny quickly became a cult hit and soon there was a bidding war between MTV and Comedy Central to land him a TV show. He was offered a spot on Saturday Night Live, but turned it down. That's when Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze pitched the idea of Jackass to MTV...it would combine part of the Big Brother Crew with the East Coast CKY crew (skateboarding pranksters Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, and Ryan Dunn) and would allow the three producers creative control. MTV jumped at this unique idea. Alongside Johnny, Tremaine, and Jonze on the show were Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna, Dave England, Ehren McGhegan, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy. Jackass quickly became one of cable's highest rated shows and eventually sparked many recent movie deals for Johnny Knoxville including a big screen version of Jackass. In addition to his father, Johnny names Slim Pickens, Strother Martin, George C. Scott, Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ron Palillo, Dave Letterman, Super Dave Osborne, and Candid Camera as many of his influences. Johnny currently has several films that have been released, as well as many others in production.

STEVE-O

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Real Name: Stephen Gilchrist Glover . Nicknames: Steve-O, Yeah-Dude, All-Balls, The Cheetah  . Birthday: June 13, 1974 . Current Home: Los Angeles, Ca . Home Town: Albuquerque, NM . Home Page: Steve-O's Official Site . Tatoos: Sonny's Tattoo, The Satan Fish, I Have A Small Weiner, XYZ, The Bat, Your Name, I Love To Bone, Vines, Flower, and Butthole . Birthdate: June 13, 1974

 

RYAN DUNN

Real Name: Ryan Dunn
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Born in: Medina, Ohio
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Home: West Chester, Pa
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Home Page: www.ryandunn.tv
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Birthdate: June 11th, 1977
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Hobbies: Sleeping and Eating
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Tattoos: Red Hot Chillie Peppers Logo, Blair Witch, Plus Sign, Weights, Nuse, BMW logo
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Influences: Tom Piscattello
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Fav. Place: Iceland
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Fav. Movies: Gross Point Blank, One Crazy, Annie
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Fav. Food: Red Beet Eggs (mmm)
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Hates: everything at one time
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Likes: the tv in the car, his jean jacket, mom
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Funniest Thing Ever Heard: "F@!$ me 'til I bleed!" -Ex GF

 

CHRIS

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Real Name: Chris Pontius . Current Home: Los Angeles, Ca . Home Town: Pasadena, Ca . Birthdate: July 16, 1974 . Fav. Movies: Big Trouble in Little China, North Shore . Fav. Tv Show: Different Strokes, Scooby Doo . Fav. Skateboarder: Jason Jessee . Fav. Food: Mexican Tuna . Fav. Drink: Water . Eyes: Hazel . Hair: Brown . Height: 5'8 . Nicknames: Bunny, Party Boy, Chief Roberts, Pontius the Barbarian, Mr. America, Garbage Man, Bear Johnson(The Alaskan Porn Sensation) . Fav CD: Misfits Box Set . Fav Bands/Singers: Misfits, Black Flag, Elvis Presley, Pixies, Doo Rag, Bob Log III, White Stripes, Melvins, Hasil Adkins, Fred McDowell, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Eazy E, NWA, Any Gangster Rap . Fav Song: Hybrid Moments by the Misfits . Fav Books: `Breakfast of Champions´ by Kurt Vonnegut, `Barrel Fever´ by David Sidaris

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More Photos	Phil Margera Role: Himself Father of Jackass Bam Margera he always got his ass kicked by Bam in the movie Jackass and if you have played Tony Hawk's Underground 2 at the end of the Barcelona level you will see Bam put a wild bull in Phil's room also he is called "Fat Boy" by Bam
More Photos	Bam Margera Role: Himself Nickname(s): Bam, Bam Bam, Sir Bam-a-lot, Scumbag Height: 5'10" Weight: 145 pounds Education: 11th grade dropout,Received GED Profession: Professional skater Sponsers: Element,Adio, Volcom, Diakka, Electric, Fairman's, Spitfire, Destroyer, Jone's Soda, CKy FAVORITES... Read More
More Photos	Johnny Knoxville Role: Himself Philip John Clapp (better known as Johnny Knoxville), the 30 year old 6'1" host of MTV' Jackass, was born on March 11, 1971 and raised in Knoxville, Tennesse. From an early age he was an atheletic daredevil (throwing himself from his crib), according to his parents, Phil and Lemoyne. At the age... Read More
Ryan Dunn Role: Himself It all started when he was very young, riding his bike... one flip over the handlebars later and he had his first injury: a broken cheekbone. He would later break his wrist while trying to work on a truck that wasn't secured in place and started rolling down the driveway. And this was before his... Read More
Steve-O Role: Stephen Otis Nicknames: Steve-O, Yeah-Dude, All-Balls, The Cheetah First Iron Maiden album: 1984 Started skateboarding: 1985 Met Motley Crue: 1987 Quit little league baseball: 1988 Landed first kickflip: 1989 Stole first video camera (from father): 1990 Graduated High School: 1992 Dropped out... Read More
Jess Margera Role: Himself Jesse(Jess) Margera was born on August 28, 1978. He is, of course, the brother of pro skateboarder Bam Margera. While he may not be pro skater, he is a rock musician. He plays drums for the band Camp Kill Yourself, or CKY for short. Jess and CKY also makes skateboard videos(with other nasty... Read More
Ehren McGhehey Role: Himself Ehren Mcghehey was born in 1977 in McMinnville, Oregon. He grew up in a mortuary, and his father Ken was known around town as "the fishin' mortician". He graduated from McMinnville High School in 1995. Ehren is very religious; he describes himself as "having a close relationship with God". He... Read More
Preston Lacy Role: Himself Currently Residing In: Hollywood, CA Former Crew Member of the tv series Jackass & of Jackass: The Movie
Chris Pointius Role: Himself Height: 5'8 Eye colour: Hazel Hair colour: Brown Status: Single Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA Nicknames: Bunny, Party Boy, Chief Roberts Pontius the Barbarian, Mr. America, Garbage Man, Bear Johnson(The Alaskan Porn Sensation) Car: Toyota Pickup Favorites Movies: Big Trouble... Read More
Jeff Tremaine Role: Himself
Wee Man Role: Jason Acuna
April Margera Role: Herself
Rake Yohn Role: Himself
Chris Raab Role: Raab HImself
Brandon DiCamillo Role: Himself
Dave England Role: Himself
Dimitry Elyashkevich Role: Himself
Rick Kosick Role: Himself

 

Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera

Bam Margera
Born:	September 28, 1979 West Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation:	Stuntman Director Actor Skateboarder

Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28, 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the "CKY" skate/prank/stunt videos, and radio personality. He is also the star of Viva la Bam, and member of the Jackass crew. He currently resides in his large castle-type house, named Castle Bam.

Education

Margera went to East High School. He cites Raab Himself as his only reason for attending high school, and dropped out after Raab got expelled for smearing feces on a locker (as told in CKY). He then successfully received his GED at the insistence of his parents, April Margera and Phil Margera.

The CKY Videos

Bam got his start by making his own skateboarding videos, known as the cKy videos. Camp Kill Yourself (a.k.a cKy) is also the name of his brother Jess's rock band (see CKY). These early videos feature most of the CKY crew, most notably Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Rake Yohn, Raab Himself, and Brandon Novak. His videos and television shows often include his long-suffering parents, Phil and April, his uncle Vincent Margera ("Don Vito"), and ex-fiancée Jen Rivell (Margera broke off his engagement to Rivell in early 2005).

Skateboarding career

Before becoming a professional skateboarder, he could be found frequenting the local skate spots, performing at area fairgrounds, and loitering at Fairman's skate shop.

As a professional skater in the January of 2005, Margera successfully landed The Loop in Phoenix, Arizona. He became the 13th known skater to land it, and was the first street skater to successfully land it^{[citation needed]}.

Other enterprises

His weekly Sirius Satellite Radio show is called Radio Bam.

Margera directed and co-wrote (with Brandon DiCamillo and Chris Aspite) a low-budget independent film called Haggard, starring himself and his friends, released in 2003. Margera also has a small speaking part in the skateboarding movie "Grind".

He also directed four music videos for the Finnish band HIM (Buried Alive By Love, The Sacrament, And Love Said No, and Solitary Man).

He directed the music video for The 69 Eyes (Lost Boys)

Margera also appeared on Punk'd, in 2005. Ashton Kutcher 'trapped' Margera's Element team manager inside of a convenience store while staging an elaborate hold-up, complete with weapon-wielding police officers. (The real LAPD SWAT team helped with this prank)

He has also been animated as a character into a number of pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk's video games. In fact, he is featured as a main character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Underground, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, and the upcoming Tony Hawk's Project 8 and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.

In 2006, Bam started on a new animated series for MTV slated to air in the summer. Bam also had two special episodes of Viva la Bam entitled Viva La Spring Break.

He will also be starring in Jackass: Number Two, the sequel to Jackass: The Movie, which will be released September 22, 2006.

Trivia

• Bam's name originates from his childhood when he would sometimes go crazy and run into walls, causing his grandfather to say "Bam, bam, bam, chill out! Bam!" Bam was 3 years old^[1]
• Bam is a fan of, friend of, and occasional video director for H.I.M.'s frontman, Ville Valo. Bam has licensed the band's logo, the heartagram (a pentagram with two points curved to incorporate a heart symbol), for personal use. Bam has had himself tattooed with the heartagram.
• Bam played keyboard in the band Gnarkill, alongside his friend Brandon Dicamillo and his brother Jess Margera.
• Margera owns his own record label; Filthy Note Records. He has signed Swedish hard rock band Vains of Jenna to it,^[2] and has produced their first video "Noones Gonna Do It For You"^[3].
• Bam is engaged to Melissa "Missy" Rothstein. He proposed to her in the King of Prussia Shopping Mall. The two are going to be tying the knot in October 2006.^[4]
• In the DVD commentary for Jackass: The Box Set, Margera said that Element Skateboards pays him two million dollars a year to wear their clothing.
• Bam is currently writing, producing, and directing his new feature film, a sequel to Haggard, titled Kiss a Good Man's Ass. The film will feature the "garbage juicer" invention shown in Haggard.^[5] He announced another film he is working on called The Dream Seller. The Dream Seller is a nickname for long-time friend and fellow skater Brandon Novak.^[6]
• Most episodes of Bam's show had shown him to own both a red 2003 Hummer H2 and a purple Lamborghini Gallardo as well as a Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG with a heartagram on the front instead of the Mercedes-Benz logo. In Season Five, however, showed the H2 being dropped off a cliff by Don Vito as revenge for constant torment. The Lamborghini has been modified with help from friend Billy Idol to include a sunroof (a rough rectangle crudely cut with a reciprocating saw). Bam bragged that his was the only vehicle of its kind with a sunroof. Since the end of filming on Viva La Bam, Bam has replaced the red H2 with a blue H3. Adio shoes recently presented Bam with a light blue Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster.
• An Easter Egg on the first 5000 DVD copies of CKY4 shows a sex act between Bam Margera and former girlfriend Jenn Rivell.
• He has a niece named Ava Elizabeth, daughter of his brother Jess Margera.
• Bam entered the famous Gumball 3000 rally in 2006 with Ryan Dunn and Tony Hawk.
• Bam Margera also hosted MTV2's first annual All That Rocks with Ryan Dunn.
• He is seen on the intro of The Dudesons with Steve-O and is featured doing some stunts on a few episodes.
• Bam also starred in the Bloodhound Gang's music video to "Foxtrot, Uniform, Charlie, Kilo." He was driving a banana shaped car.
• Is know for his fear of snakes. When the gang goes to Mardi Gras, Ryan Dunn says in the episode "Fort Knoxville" that Bam is super afraid of snakes. He and Johnny get a snake on Bam and he starts to scream, much to Knoxville's surprise and amusement.
• Bam will be in a film called Surviving Sundays with Ashton Kutcher the movie is said to be out in theaters in 2007 or 2008