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Wildboyz
''Wildboyz'' is an American television series which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season. It is a spin-off and follow-up to '' Jackass''. The show stars Steve-O and Chris Pontius, who perform stunts and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained. Format ''Wildboyz'' follows the antics of mainly Chris Pontius and Steve-O along with Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey and Dave England as they travel around the globe. Over the course of 4 seasons, Pontius and Steve-O traveled to 19 different locations. At each location, the pair would interact with the wild and learn the culture of the natives. Some of their antics include dressing up and running with the animals they encounter, subjecting themselves to the defense mechanisms of the animals, and eating the food of the local people. The dangerous nature of the stunts go beyond that of either '' Jackass'' or another similar spin-off, ''Viva La Bam''. In the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackass (franchise)
''Jackass'' is an American reality slapstick comedy television series and franchise created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It originally aired as a TV series of three short seasons on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001, with reruns extending into 2002. The series featured a compilation of pain and embarrassment inducing stunt performances and pranks on each other and the public, with the regular cast entailing Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, and Preston Lacy. After MTV ended ''Jackass'' broadcasts in 2002, it grew into a media franchise, which includes the spin-offs '' Wildboyz'' and '' Viva La Bam''; five feature films released by Paramount Pictures, four of which with expanded compilation films; a video game and a mobile game; boxed DVD sets of unreleased footage of the original TV show, a short-lived website featuring blogs and videos, merchandise, and sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Puig
Manny Puig (born ) is a Cuban-born American wildlife entertainer, who is known for his encounters with dangerous animals. Such as sharks, black bears and American alligators. He has made frequent appearances on the television shows '' Jackass'' and ''Wildboyz,'' and also on the Animal Planet show Gator Boys. He is also known for hosting Outdoor Channel's "Savage Wild". Puig has appeared in numerous documentaries as an animal expert. He has also appeared on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and on Shark Week. Early life Puig was born in Cuba. He immigrated to Florida with his mother, where he became interested in wildlife at an early age, traveling in the Everglades with minimal supplies, hunting deer and catching small alligators. Career In the late 1990s, Puig worked with Mehgan Heaney-Grier and Mark Rackley, both in training Grier as a free diver and in filming underwater encounters with animals such as alligators and sharks. Rackley worked as a spear fisherman and under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve-O
Stephen Gilchrist Glover (born June 13, 1974), known professionally as Steve-O, is an American stunt performer, comedian, media personality, and podcast host. His career is mostly centered on his shocking and pain-inducing stunts in the reality comedy television series '' Jackass'' (2000–2006) and its related films '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), '' Jackass Number Two'' (2006), ''Jackass 3D'' (2010), and '' Jackass Forever'' (2022), as well as its spin-off series ''Wildboyz'' (2003–2006) and '' Dr. Steve-O'' (2007). Early life and education Stephen Gilchrist Glover was born in Wimbledon, London on June 13, 1974. His mother, Donna Gay Glover (née Wauthier; d. 2003), was Canadian, and his father, Richard Edward "Ted" Glover, is an American of English descent. He has a sister, Cindy. When he was six months old, his family relocated to Brazil due to his father's job as president of the South American division of Pepsi-Cola, and Steve-O stated in an interview with Graham B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pontius
Chris Pontius (born July 16, 1974) is an American stunt performer and television personality. He is best known as a cast member of the reality comedy show '' Jackass'' and co-host of its spinoff '' Wildboyz'' with fellow cast member Steve-O. Life and career Pontius was born on July 16, 1974, in Pasadena, California, and raised in San Luis Obispo. As a teenager, he met his future '' Jackass'' collaborators when he was interviewed in skateboarding magazine '' Big Brother''. Pontius went on to write for ''Big Brother'', and was part of the ''Jackass'' cast starting with the first episode in 2000. Role in ''Jackass'' Pontius mostly performs stunts involving nudity, such as the recurring "Party Boy" skit in which he dances out in public while wearing nothing but a thong. He also mostly performs stunts involving his penis, most notably getting it bitten by a snake, and flying an RC helicopter with his penis by tying thread around it to the RC helicopter. He also performs stunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Kosick
Rick Kosick (born May 25, 1967) is an American photographer and cinematographer. He is a crew member, and supporting cast member of the '' Jackass'' TV series and the four '' Jackass'' movies. Early career Kosick started out as a freelance photographer for ''Poweredge'' and ''Slap'' skateboarding magazines and built up fame as a skateboard photographer. His photography also caught the attention of the alternative metal band Deftones who contracted Kosick to shoot the cover art to their album ''Around the Fur'' (1997). This cover was voted by ''Revolver'' magazine as one of the greatest heavy metal album covers ever.Bennet, J.''Revolver''. September 2007. Pg. 122 Kosick was later approached by the editor of '' Big Brother'' to become a photographer and later head photo editor. His work at ''Big Brother'' inspired other skate photographers. He also had involvement in the creation of the ''Big Brother'' video series. Kosick's likeness was featured on a skateboard for Birdhouse Ska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally 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 (franchise), Jackass'' (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies. Following the conclusion of ''Jackass'', Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the Jackass: The Movie, first installment in the ''Jackass'' film series, with a Jackass Number Two, second and Jackass 3D, 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'', was released in 2022. Knoxville has had acting roles in films ''Men in Black II'' (2002), ''A Dirty Shame'' and ''Walking Tall (2004 film), Walking Tall'' (both 2004), ''The Dukes of Hazzard (film), The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''The Ringer (2005 film), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackass 2
''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' Jackass''. Like its predecessor and the original television show, the film is a compilation of stunts, pranks and skits, starring the regular ''Jackass'' cast of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Steve-O, Preston Lacy, and Ehren McGhehey. Produced by MTV Films, Dickhouse Productions and Lynch Siderow Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film premiered in theaters on September 22, 2006, received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $84.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $11.5 million. Unused material of the film was released as a separate movie titled ''Jackass 2.5'' online on December 19, 2007, and on DVD on December 26, 2007. It was followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva La Bam
''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, mission, or challenge which was accomplished by performing pranks, skateboarding, and enlisting the help of friends, relatives, and/or experts. Although partly improvised, the show was supported by a greater degree of planning and organization. History Production The cast included Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Raab Himself, and Rake Yohn. The show also starred Bam's parents, Phil and April, and his uncle, Don Vito. Tim Glomb and Brandon Novak later joined the main cast. The show was mostly filmed in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania, and also visited Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Mexico, Brazil, and Finland. The episode "Iceland," originally shot for the second season, became k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackass Number Two
''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' Jackass''. Like its predecessor and the original television show, the film is a compilation of stunts, pranks and skits, starring the regular ''Jackass'' cast of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Steve-O, Preston Lacy, and Ehren McGhehey. Produced by MTV Films, Dickhouse Productions and Lynch Siderow Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film premiered in theaters on September 22, 2006, received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $84.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $11.5 million. Unused material of the film was released as a separate movie titled ''Jackass 2.5'' online on December 19, 2007, and on DVD on December 26, 2007. It was follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Acuña
Jason Shannon Acuña (born May 16, 1973), better known by his stage name Wee Man, is an American stunt performer, television personality, professional skateboarder, and actor. He is one of the stars of the reality comedy series ''Jackass (TV series), Jackass'' and the host of Fox Sports Net's skateboarding show ''54321''. Acuña has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. Life and career Born in Pisa, Italy, Acuña grew up in Torrance, California, and attended North High School (Torrance), North High School. He is of Mexican and German descent. He was the subscription manager for the skateboard magazine ''Big Brother (magazine), Big Brother''. His association with that magazine led him to become involved with the ''Jackass (tv series), Jackass'' television series in 2000. Acuña's ''Jackass'' antics include skating as an Oompa-Loompa, kicking himself in the head, dressing as a king while rolling Johnny Knoxville down a staircase in a red carpet, and doing deep-knee bends while h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Tremaine
Jeff Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show ''Jackass (TV series), Jackass'' with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville. Career Tremaine was born on September 4, 1966, in Durham, North Carolina. He was Military brat, born to a military family that moved frequently before finally settling in Rockville, Maryland. He is the former editor of the skating culture magazine ''Big Brother (magazine), Big Brother'' and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine ''GO'', as well as a former professional BMX rider. He was the executive producer on the MTV reality series ''Rob and Big'' and the executive producer of ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory,'' ''Ridiculousness (TV series), Ridiculousness,'' ''Nitro Circus,'' and Adult Swim's ''Loiter Squad''. Tremaine directed and produced all the movies in the ''Jackass (franchise)#Films, Jackass'' franchise. The thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shridhar Chillal
Shridhar Chillal (born 29 January 1937) is an Indian people, Indian man from the city of Pune, who held the world record for the longest nail (anatomy), fingernails ever reached on a single hand, with a combined length of 909.6 centimeters (358.1 inches). Chillal's longest single nail was his thumbnail, which measured 197.8 centimeters (77.87 inches). He stopped cutting his nails in 1952. Although proud of his record-breaking nails, Chillal has faced increasing difficulties due to the weight of his finger nails, including disfigurement of his fingers and loss of function in his left hand. He claims that Nerve injury, nerve damage to his left arm from the nails' immense weight has also caused Hearing loss, deafness in his left ear. Chillal has appeared in films and television displaying his nails, such as ''Jackass 2.5''. On 11 July 2018, Chillal had his fingernails cut with a power tool at the ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' museum in New York City, where the nails will be put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
