Johnny Knoxville
- Birthplace: Tennessee
- Birthday: March 11, 1971
A tall, dark-haired and conventionally attractive performer who jump-started his career on a program that was anything but conventional. "Jackass" (MTV, 2000-01) creator, host and star Johnny Knoxville (so named for his Tennessee hometown) took the daredevil's path to fame. A practical joker from his early childhood, Knoxville (then known as P.J. Clapp) took the leap from faking a report card to show all Fs (unlike his real honors-worthy grades) and spreading rumors of his own social disease (with a little help from his own father) to allowing …more
