Brandon DiCamillo (born March 15, 1977) is an American former television personality. He was a founding member of the

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and rose to fame through appearances in the ''CKY'' video series and

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's '' Jackass'', ''

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'', and '' Bam's Unholy Union'' series.http://www.movietome.com/people/100495/brandon-dicamillo/bio.html

Life and career

DiCamillo was born on March 15, 1977 in

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. He attended West Chester East High School. He first appeared as a member of the

in the '' CKY'' video series, which he co-wrote together with

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. He was cast with other members of the crew for the

reality comedy series ''Jackass'', appearing in the television series and its films. When the series ended in 2002, DiCamillo was featured in Bam Margera's film '' Haggard: The Movie'', which DiCamillo also co-wrote. He then starred in Margera's ''

'' reality television show, which ran from 2003 to 2005. He co-starred in his own show with

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called ''

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'', which only lasted two episodes until MTV canceled the show due to dispute between MTV and the makers of the show. DiCamillo then appeared in Bam Margera's '' Bam's Unholy Union'' TV series. In 2008, he starred in

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's short film ''

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''. In 2009, he starred in Margera's '' Minghags''. DiCamillo also released prank phone call recordings. In 2001, he released a collection of calls titled ''Otimen Recording Hell! (A.K.A. Bran's Freestyles)''. In 2010, he released four more prank call collections, under the name Gnarkall, via digital download through his own record label, Roman Sausage. Three volumes were made available, followed by a fourth volume composed of preceding content, in addition to extra prank calls. He was the comedic voice talent and vocalist of the parody band Gnarkill, and is also known by some for his

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s and

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s, some of which can be viewed in the ''CKY'' videos, on the '' Volume 2'' CD, and on the ''Otimen Recording Hell'' CD produced by Bam Margera. He made a

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's “Madden Rap 2012"

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video. Additionally, he has also provided voiceovers for the video game ''

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'' and its sequel ''

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''. In 2017, DiCamillo started the Attic Aficionados podcast with Tom Barbalet. Bam Margera stated in a 2017

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post that once ''Viva La Bam'' concluded in 2006, he and DiCamillo lost contact. However, DiCamillo and Margera did work together on ''

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'', ''Bam's Unholy Union'' and ''Minghags'' in the time since ''Viva La Bam'' ended. Since ''Minghags'', DiCamillo has not appeared in any CKY-related project. It is believed he decided to move out of the public eye. This was confirmed by

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in 2017, stating that DiCamillo formally renounced his affiliation with the CKY crew years prior in order to live a private life with his wife and children. In June 2023,

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said that DiCamillo contacted him, saying that he was interested in returning to show business.

Personal life

DiCamillo previously worked for

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. He dislikes Hollywood work, and has said that the CKY work for MTV was sometimes "too corporate".

Gaming world record

In September 2008, DiCamillo achieved a world record in the

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''. The event was held at Challenge Arcade in Berkshire Mall in

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, and was attended by approximately two dozen event participants, as well as Mark Alpiger (representing ClassicArcadeGaming.com) and Chief Referee Dave Nelson (representing TwinGalaxies.com). DiCamillo's final score was 10,226,500, which beat previous record-holder David Nelson's score of 7,691,000. In 2009, DiCamillo's world record was beaten by Isaiah-TriForce Johnson, with a score of 24,821,500, and again on September 27, 2017, by Patrick J Maher with a score of 25,402,000. DiCamillo has dropped to sixth place as of 2023.

Filmography

Television

Films

Music videos

Discography

* '' Volume 2'' (1999) * ''Otimen Recording Hell! (A.K.A. Bran's Freestyles)'' (2001) * ''Gnarkill'' (2002) * ''Gnarkill vs. Unkle Matt and the ShitBirdz'' (2006) * ''Gnarkill III'' (2008) * ''Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 1'' (2010) * ''Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 2 Assault on Call Waiting'' (2010) * ''Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 3 Spring Time Cootchie'' (2010) * ''Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 4 Pleasures Treasures'' (2010) * ''Brandon Dicamillo, Pizza Pasta Pizzelle 1'' (2012) * ''Brandon Dicamillo, Pizza Pasta Pizzelle 2'' (2012)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dicamillo, Brandon 1977 births American people of Italian descent American television personalities CKY crew American stunt performers People from West Chester, Pennsylvania Living people