JOHNNY KNOXVILLE
Philip John Clapp, known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville (born March 11, 1971) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.Johnny Knoxville became both a beloved goofball and a lightning rod for controversy as soon as his signature TV show, Jackass, premiered on MTV in 2000. The show, which featured Knoxville and his friends executing a variety of stupid pranks and dangerous stunts, made an instant star of its hip, easygoing, developmentally arrested host, who was quickly signed on for a variety of film projects. However, its subject matter of foolish bicycle jumps, gross eating feats, and pepper spray testing drew the ire of concerned parents whose children were hurting themselves trying to imitate their hero.
(Knoxville is said to have been knocked unconscious several times during the filming of the show). He went on to appear in subsequent movie versions of the series and had roles in Hollywood films
(Knoxville is said to have been knocked unconscious several times during the filming of the show). He went on to appear in subsequent movie versions of the series and had roles in Hollywood films
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