Johnny Knoxville

Biography: Despite his Jackass roots, this goofy but good-looking daredevil is a shrewd talent who earned straight A's in high school and then a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. However, the traditional route to showbiz didn't appeal to this Tennessee native, and he soon ditched acting school. A prankster since childhood, Knoxville (who took his stage name from his hometown) pitched an idea for a stunt column to the skating magazine Big Brother. But instead of recording his crazy and disgusting antics in words, he filmed himself and his friends, and the resulting video became a cult hit, leading to his career-making series Jackass in 2000. But Knoxville was far from a one-trick pony. Not only did he spin off Jackass into two movies, he landed a handful of plum supporting roles (Men in Black II, The Dukes of Hazzard). In 2005, he graduated to leading man in the Special Olympics comedy The Ringer. Since then, Knoxville has continued to be a partDespite his Jackass roots, this goofy but good-looking daredevil is a shrewd talent who earned straight A's in high school and then a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. However, the traditional route to showbiz didn't appeal to this Tennessee native, and he soon ditched acting school. A prankster since childhood, Knoxville (who took his stage name from his hometown) pitched an idea for a stunt column to the skating magazine Big Brother. But instead of recording his crazy and disgusting antics in words, he filmed himself and his friends, and the resulting video became a cult hit, leading to his career-making series Jackass in 2000. But Knoxville was far from a one-trick pony. Not only did he spin off Jackass into two movies, he landed a handful of plum supporting roles (Men in Black II, The Dukes of Hazzard). In 2005, he graduated to leading man in the Special Olympics comedy The Ringer. Since then, Knoxville has continued to be a part of the extreme-reality craze: in 2010, he signed on as an executive producer for Dudesons in America, an MTV series about four Finnish friends who perform insane stunts while journeying through the United States. Off screen, Knoxville is a huge fan of Johnny Cash and owns a cabin that once belonged to the Man in Black. Expand

Johnny Knoxville's Scores

Average career score: 62
Highest Metascore: 71 Reboot (2022): Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 43 Unhitched: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
6 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Martha: Season 6 Sep 13, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 8 Jan 6, 2010 Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Jan 4, 2010 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Chelsea Lately: Season 4 Jan 4, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd WWE Monday Night RAW: Season 18 Jan 4, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd 30 for 30: Season 1 Oct 6, 2009 Producer / Johnny Knoxville tbd
61 The Goode Family: Season 1 May 27, 2009 Dean 6.1
tbd Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory: Season 1 Feb 8, 2009 Appearing tbd
tbd Nitro Circus: Season 1 Feb 1, 2009 Executive Producer / Appearing tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 7 Jan 7, 2009 Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd Family Guy: Season 7 Sep 28, 2008 Himself / Johnny Knoxville 6.3
43 Unhitched: Season 1 Mar 2, 2008 Chuck 5.0
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 6 Jan 3, 2008 Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd King of the Hill: Season 12 Sep 23, 2007 Hoyt 8.2
tbd Family Guy: Season 6 Sep 23, 2007 Johnny Knoxville 6.6
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 14 Sep 18, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd Wildboyz: Season 4 Jan 6, 2006 Himself / Johnny Knoxville / Reality Cast Member / Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 11 Jan 4, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 4 Jan 4, 2006 Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd King of the Hill: Season 10 Sep 18, 2005 Peter Sterling 8.1
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 3 Sep 5, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd Wildboyz: Season 3 Mar 11, 2005 Himself tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 3 Jan 1, 2005 Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd Viva la Bam: Season 3 Oct 24, 2004 Reality Cast Member tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 30 Oct 2, 2004 Host / Host tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 12 Aug 25, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd Wildboyz: Season 2 Apr 25, 2004 Himself / Reality Cast Member / Johnny Knoxville tbd
tbd Wildboyz: Season 1 Oct 26, 2003 Himself tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 11 Oct 13, 2003 Guest tbd