Johnny Knoxville | |
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 Knoxville in 2010 | |
| Born | Philip John Clapp March 11, 1971 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses | Melanie Cates
(m. 1995; div. 2008)Naomi Nelson
(m. 2010; div. 2024) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Roger Alan Wade (cousin) |
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971[1]), 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. 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 installment, Jackass Forever, was released in 2022.
Knoxville has had acting roles in films Men in Black II (2002), A Dirty Shame and Walking Tall (both 2004), The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ringer, and a cameo role as a sleazy corporate president of a skateboard company in Lords of Dogtown (all 2005), The Last Stand (2013), Skiptrace (2016), and the television series Reboot (2022). He also voiced Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
- ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (March 11, 2024). "Famous birthdays list for today, March 11, 2024 includes celebrities Jodie Comer, Thora Birch". cleveland. Retrieved June 2, 2024.