Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, stunt performer, filmmaker, and comedian. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass, which aired for three seasons from 2000 to 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. According to Knoxville, Jackass Forever, slated to be released in 2022, will be his last Jackass film.
Professional wrestling[]
Knoxville, as with the Jackass crew, has been involved with the professional wrestling promotion WWE.
In 2007, Knoxville was slated to face Umaga at SummerSlam with the entire cast but was called off following the Chris Benoit murders and suicide that occurred in June. The following year on the October 13, 2008, episode of Raw, Knoxville made his WWE television debut feuding with The Great Khali.
On January 1, 2022, at WWE's Day 1 pay-per-view, Knoxville announced he would be at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view as a participant in the event's signature namesake match. His entry was confirmed on the January 7 episode of SmackDown while simultaneously starting a feud with Sami Zayn. He entered the Royal Rumble at number 9 and was eliminated by Zayn.
External links[]
- Official Jackass site
- Johnny Knoxville at the Internet Movie Database