Edward Webb (born January 20, 1975), known by his stage name Rake Yohn (), is an American television personality and former member of the
CKY crew
The Camp Kill Yourself crew (referred to as the CKY crew) was a group of friends and relatives centered on television personality and skateboarder Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The crew wa ...
. He was a regular in the
''CKY'' videos and
MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
's reality comedy series ''
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, ...
'' and also had occasional appearances in ''
Jackass''.
Life and career
Yohn was born Edward Webb on January 20, 1975, in
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr (, from Welsh language, Welsh for 'big hill') is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue, also known as U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, U.S. ...
, to Australian parents.
He attended
Penn State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...
and works as a chemist specializing in synthetic materials.
Yohn's face is on the cover of ''
CKY2K
The ''CKY'' video series is a series of videos produced by Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo and other residents of West Chester, Pennsylvania. "CKY" stands for "Camp Kill Yourself". The series was part of the basis for what eventually became ...
'' as well as the cover of the 1999 reissue of
CKY's ''
Volume 2'' album. The image was also used on a limited edition
Tech Deck released exclusively for the game ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3'' is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series. It was published by Activision under the Activision O2 label in 2001 for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color and ...
''. On the CKY DVD ''
Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild: The Video Album'', Yohn complained that "his face was on DVDs, shirts and Tech Decks, and he hasn't seen a dime for any of them."
In 2009, Yohn, his brother Art Webb, and
Brandon DiCamillo
Brandon DiCamillo (born March 15, 1977) is an American former television personality. He was a founding member of the CKY crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY (video series), ''CKY'' video series and MTV's ''Jackass (franchise), ...
provided voice-overs for the
Xbox Live Arcade
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game ''
Trials HD
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''.
Personal life
Yohn and his wife Melissa have two children. Melissa died on July 31, 2023 after a long-term illness.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1975 births
21st-century American chemists
American television personalities
American stunt performers
CKY crew
Eberly College of Science alumni
People from West Chester, Pennsylvania
Living people
American people of Australian descent