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 The Daily Show: Season 8 Jul 8, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 10 Sep 13, 2002 Guest (Cameo) tbd
tbd Jackass: Season 3 Dec 3, 2001 Himself/Irving Zisman / Executive Producer / Host tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 10 Sep 24, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 8 May 14, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd Jackass: Season 2 Dec 30, 2000 Himself / Executive Producer / Host tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 9 Oct 9, 2000 Guest tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 5 Jul 10, 2000 Guest tbd
tbd Jackass: Season 1 Apr 12, 2000 Himself / Creator / Executive Producer / Host 8.5
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Nov 30, -0001 Guest tbd