Philip John Clapp, known professionally by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, comedian and stunt performer. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass, which aired for three seasons from 2000–2002. A year later, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment in the Jackass film series, with a second and third installment being released in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), the first film in the series with a storyline, saw him star as his Jackass character Irving Zisman. Knoxville has had acting roles in films such as Men in Black (1997), A Dirty Shame, Walking Tall (2004), The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ringer, and a cameo role as a sleazy corporate president of a skateboard company in Lords of Dogtown, The Last Stand (2013) and Skiptrace (2016). He also voiced Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
Johnny Knoxville
Active - 1999 - Present |
Birth - Mar 11, 1971 |
Genres - Comedy, Action-Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Crime
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Subgenres - Black Comedy Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Action Comedy Film, LGBT-Related Film
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JJ Knoxville, Johnny Jackass, P.J. Clapp, Philip John Clapp, Phillip John, PJ, PJ Clapp-
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Black Comedy Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Action Comedy Film, LGBT-Related Film, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Sport Film, Teen Film, 3D Animated Short, Basketball, Buddy Cop Film, Chase, Comedy Thriller, Family Film, Female Buddy Film, Heist Film, Historical Film, Neo-Noir, Ninja Film, Science Fiction Comedy, Serial Killer, Teen Comedy, Teen Drama, Teen Horror, Vigilante Film