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Johnny Knoxville
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American stunt performer and actor
Film & TV
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Johnny Knoxville, born Philip John Clapp Jr. on March 11, 1971, is an American actor, comedian, stunt performer, and television producer. He rose to fame as the co-creator and star of the hit MTV series "Jackass," which featured a group of individuals performing dangerous and outrageous stunts and pranks. Knoxville was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he developed a taste for…
Known for
- I Want Your Sex — Detective Zem2026
- Tiny Fugitives — Bob2026
- Jackass: Best and Last — Self2026
- Never Change! — Love Letter (voice)2026
- Fear Factor: House of Fear — Self - Host2026
- Strip Law — (voice)2026
- jackass the podcast — Self - Host2026
- The Luckiest Man in America — Leon Hart2025
- Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies — Self2025
- Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted — Self2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Philip John Clapp , ( 1971-03-11 ) March 11, 1971 (age 55) , Knoxville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Occupations
- Stunt performer actor producer writer
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Spouses
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- Relatives
- Roger Alan Wade (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Knoxville
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Johnny-Knoxville.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- social media followers
- 1724689
- Commons category
- Johnny Knoxville
- date of birth
- 1971-03-11
- birth name
- Philip John Clapp
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- name in native language
- Johnny Knoxville
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies.
Following the conclusion of Jackass, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment in the Jackass film series, with a second and third installment released in 2006, and 2010, respectively. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), the first film in the series to feature a storyline, saw him star as his Jackass character Irving Zisman. The fourth main installment, Jackass Forever, was released in 2022. Jackass: Best and Last is set for theatrical release in 2026. It will be the last Jackass movie.
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