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

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2006
Produced (also starred in) "Jackass: Number Two"
2005
Cast in Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown"; based on the story of "The Z-Boys" an influential group of skateboarders who revolutionized the sport in Venice, CA during the 1970's
2005
Cast opposite Seann William Scott, as Luke and Bo Duke, in the big-screen adaptation of "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series
2004
Appeared in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days"
2004
Cast opposite The Rock, in "Walking Tall"