Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John Clapp; March 11, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and stunt performer. He is best known as a co-creator and cast member of the MTV series Jackass. Knoxville was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Lemoyne and Philip Clapp. His father worked as a car salesman. Knoxville credits a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, given to him by his cousin Roger Alan Wade, with giving him the acting bug. After graduating from South-Young High School in 1989 in Knoxville, he moved to California to become an actor and 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 Jeff Tremaine's skateboarding magazine Big Brother, and the stunts were filmed and included in Big Brother's "Number Two" video. Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Sean Cliver, and Dave Carnie produced a pilot that used Big Brother footage and footage from Bam Margera's CKY videos; with help from Tremaine's friend, film director Spike Jonze, they pitched a series to various networks. A deal was made with
Al Roker's crazy pants-pooping hijinks have impressed the master of all things dung ... and now Johnny Knoxville says he's inviting the weatherman to SHART in the next "Jackass" project. Knoxville… READ MORE >
Johnny Knoxville says he's been running through a gauntlet of emotions since his friend and "Jackass" co-star Ryan Dunn died last week ... ranging from mind-numbing sadness to anger directed… READ MORE >
Johnny Knoxville just took to Twitter -- expressing his sadness over the death of his friend, Ryan Dunn -- saying "Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his… READ MORE >
When Bam Margera claimed that doctors had to literally staple his head back together after a woman allegedly cracked him with a bat a few days ago -- he wasn't kidding. Bam was hanging poolside in… READ MORE >
Johnny Knoxville is putting his friend's genitals directly in harm's way -- so yeah, nothing new to see here.If it looks like Knoxville is on a Ferris wheel trying to throw a basketball at a… READ MORE >
Johnny Knoxville is a self-confessed jackass -- but says even he wouldn't knowingly bring a grenade into an airport.In a statement on his website, Johnny says the wardrobe gal from a commercial… READ MORE >
UPDATE: We've learned the "grenade" found in Knoxville's bag was the real deal -- but had no explosives. In other words, it was not a toy.Only a jackass brings a grenade to an airport -- and cops… READ MORE >
Hold the orange chicken -- "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville is running his own panda express! The whack job was caught driving around L.A. with a seat-belted stuffed animal panda in his passenger… READ MORE >
"In the Navy, yes, you can sail the seven seas. In the Navy, yes, you can put your mind at ease!" // Johnny Knoxville showed up to upscale eatery Orso yesterday -- dressed in his best Navy uniform… READ MORE >
Taking a page from the Don Imus playbook, Johnny Knoxville rocked one hell of an offensive shirt to a birthday lunch for his good friend at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills yesterday. They don't call him… READ MORE >
