Christian Joseph Raab (born ),
better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the
CKY crew
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featured in the
MTV
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series ''
Viva La Bam
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'' and ''
Jackass''.
Biography
Raab was born in
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Willow Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. A community in Philadelphia's northern suburbs, the population was 15,726 at the 2010 census. It is located in Upper Dublin Township, Abington Town ...
.
The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite.
Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life. He has since focused on other film projects, such as ''Hotdog Casserole'' and ''Borrowed Happiness''. Raab also appeared on
Loudwire
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's ''Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?''
In 2018, he launched his own
podcast
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, titled ''Bathroom Break Podcast''. Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Music videos
References
External links
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Chris Raabon
Twitter
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Bathroom Break Podcaston
YouTube
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Chris Raabon
Instagram
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20170116172238/http://borrowedhappiness.bigcartel.com/
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American television personalities
CKY
Jackass (TV series)
American stunt performers
People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)