Johnny Knoxville

TV Actor

Birthday March 11, 1971

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Knoxville, TN

Age 53 years old

#8,264 Most Popular

About

Born Philip John Clapp, he gained fame as the creator, producer, and frequent victim of MTV's stunt show Jackass. He has gone on to star in several feature films such as The Dukes of Hazzard and film adaptations of his popular Jackass series. 

Before Fame

He became interested in acting after reading Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, which his cousin gave him. 

Trivia

He appeared as an unnamed two-headed alien in the 2002 film Men in Black II, and appeared alongside The Rock in Walking Tall in 2004. He also voiced the character Leonardo in the 2014 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Family Life

He married Melanie Lynn Cates in 1995, and the couple had a daughter named Madison in 1996 before getting divorced in 2009. He married Naomi Nelson in 2010, and they had a daughter and son together. In June 2022, Johnny filed for divorce from Nelson. 

Associated With

He starred in the John Waters' 2004 farcical comedy A Dirty Shame as Ray Ray Perkins. 

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