Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show
Jackass (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies. Following the conclusion of
Jackass, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment in the
Jackass film series, with a second and third installment released in 2006 and 2010.
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), the first film in the series to feature a storyline, saw him star as his
Jackass character Irving Zisman. The fourth installment,
Jackass Forever (2022), has been rumoured to be the final one of the entire franchise. Knoxville has had acting roles in films such as
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