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Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Knoxville is an American actor best known as a co-creator and cast member of hit T.V series and film Jackass.
Philip John Clapp was born March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Despite being best known as 'Johnny Knoxville', Clapp has also had a successive acting career starring in such films as The Dukes of Hazzard, Men in Black II and Father of Invention. As an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and stunt performer, Knoxville has had an impressive career to say the least.



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Johnny Knoxville - news / articles


  • Knoxville eyes Jackass 3D sequel with leftover stunts - 20 October 2010
    -Johnny Knoxville is hoping for a speedy sequel to his latest movie Jackass 3D, because the team of stuntmen turned "two movies' worth of footage" over to studio bosses.- -The movie, which is full of crazy pranks and stars Knoxville, Bam Margera and Steve-O, pulled in a s

Johnny Knoxville - what members say


  • Jackass - Vol. 2
  • Jackass - Vol. 2 review by A customer from Sunderland
    Rated - 5.0 stars More of the same... 16 October 2004
    ...ind of stuff, then get it. If you can't stand the sick humour from the likes of Johnny Knoxville, then avoid it....   Read customer review
  • Jackass - The Movie
  • Jackass - The Movie review by A customer from Edinburgh, Scotland
    Rated - 4.0 stars Shouldn't be funny, but IS 14 September 2003
    ...destructable young men perform and film with worryingly evident glee. Headed by Johnny Knoxville, a kind of dark-haired, satanic version of Brad Pitt, they proceed to dive head...   Read customer review
  • Walking Tall
  • Walking Tall review by from Birmingham
    Rated - 3.0 stars It's okay really 4 June 2005
    ...ting and menacing looks. This is proper acting. The support is also good with Johnny Knoxville, the lovely Ashley Scott and equally lovely Kristen Wilson all putting in good ...   Read customer review

Johnny Knoxville - filmography


  • Epic (2013)
    Starring: Josh Hutcherson,  Amanda Seyfried,  Colin Farrell
    Director: Chris Wedge
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world - and ours.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 29 members
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  • Jackass 3.5 on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna,  Ryan Dunn,  Steve-O
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The crew from the MTV stunt show reunite for another onslaught of insane pranks. The film, which is made up of footage which couldn't be included in the previous instalment, 'Jackass 3', brings Bam Margera, Steve-O, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius and the gang back for another plethora of pain, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 1,627 member
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  • Father of Invention on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Heather Graham,  Kevin Spacey,  Camilla Belle
    Director: Trent Cooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Millionaire infomercial guru, Robert Axle loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. After serving eight years in prison, a disgraced Axle is released, and ready to redeem his name and rebuild his empire with a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 568 members
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  • Jackass 3 - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Steve-O,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The crew from MTV stunt show Jackass reunite for another onslaught of insane and painful pranks. Bull riding, a paintball shootout, rocket jet-skiing and bungee jumping while strapped to a (full) toilet are just some of the pranks the boys get up to this time round, as well as 'the worst wake-up in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 5,338 members
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  • Jackass 3.5 - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna,  Ryan Dunn,  Steve-O
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The crew from the MTV stunt show reunite for another onslaught of insane pranks. The film, which is made up of footage which couldn't be included in the previous instalment, 'Jackass 3', brings Bam Margera, Steve-O, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius and the gang back for another plethora of pain, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,212 member
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  • Jackass - The Lost Tapes on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Ryan Dunn,  Steve-O
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A collection of unseen clips from the MTV show in which Johnny Knoxville and his friends perform extreme stunts and stupid pranks in front of an unsuspecting public.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 465 members
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  • Killshot on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Diane Lane,  Mickey Rourke,  Thomas Jane
    Director: John Madden,  Caleb Deschanel
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The past catches up with an innocent couple as they find themselves hunted by mob hitmen, in this action thriller directed by John Madden. After she inadvertantly comes face-to-face with mafia hitman 'Blackbird' (Mickey Rourke) while he's carrying out a job, Carmen Colson (Diane Lane) is asked to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 592 members
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  • Jackass 2.5 on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Preston Lacy,  Chris Pontius,  Ryan Dunn
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Another insane foray into stupidity, featuring all the stuff they couldn't show you on television. The boys take their stunts to all-new heights that will leave you laughing, squirming, and begging for more.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,598 members
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  • Jackass The Movie - Number Two on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Steve-O,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The original MTV wreckin' crew returns, pushing the limit of what is morally acceptable to commit to celluloid even further. More cringe-worthy stunts, more nasty spills, more stupid pranks than even the first Jackass movie. As well as their native US the crew also takes the camera to Australia, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 19,947 members
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  • The Vice Guide To Travel (2006)
    Starring: Johnny Knoxville,  Shane Smith,  David Cross
    Director: Shane Smith,  Eddy Moretti
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Vice Magazine correspondents travel the world to vist the planet's weirdest and most dangerous places, including such far-flung locales as the Pygmy villages in the Congo, the radioactive ruins of Chernobyl, and the illegal arms markets of Pakistan. There they look for mythical beasts, meet the PLO ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 9 members
    Not available for rental
  • Jackass - Vol. 1 on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Johnny Knoxville,  Brandon DiCamillo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Compilation of crazed and dangerous stunts from the television show 'Jackass', featuring series regulars Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Dave England, Chris Pontius (alias Party Boy) and Jason Acuna (alias Wee Man).
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,491 members
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  • The Ringer on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Camille Chen,  Katherine Heigl,  Brian Cox
    Director: Barry W. Blaustein
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Comedy from the Farrelly Brothers. Pressured by a greedy uncle (Brian Cox) and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 13,702 members
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  • Daltry Calhoun (2005)
    Starring: Elizabeth Banks,  Johnny Knoxville,  Beth Grant
    Director: Katrina Holden Bronson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The Knoxville, Tennessee-set film, written by Bronson, is a dark comedy about a father (Knoxville) struggling to keep his once lucrative Tennessee golfing empire intact when his estranged 14-year-old daughter (a gifted musician) is unexpectedly left in his care.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 7 members
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  • Dukes of Hazzard on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Steve Lemme,  Jessica Simpson,  Jessica Simpso
    Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Hazzard County boasts some of the most axel-busting back roads, hair-raising moonshine, and best-looking farm girls in all of Georgia -- and the Duke boys enjoy all three -- frequently. The Duke's family business is moonshine, and the boys' Uncle Jesse concocts the tastiest brew in Dixie. More ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 47,686 members
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  • Lords Of Dogtown (2004)
    Starring: Victor Rasuk,  Johnny Knoxville,  Rebecca De Mornay
    Director: Catherine Hardwicke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drama set in the 1970s where a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighbourhood known as 'Dogtown' in Venice, California pioneer a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boyz, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 6,735 members
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  • Walking Tall on DVD (2004)
    Starring: John Beasley,  Kristen Wilson,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: Kevin Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action thriller starring The Rock as Chris Vaughn, a recently-retired member of the US Army's Special Forces, who returns home to help run the family's once-prosperous small-town sawmill business. He soon realises that since he's been away the formerly sedate little town has become a veritable den ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 22,753 members
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  • Walking Tall - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: John Beasley,  Kristen Wilson,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: Kevin Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action thriller starring The Rock as Chris Vaughn, a recently-retired member of the US Army's Special Forces, who returns home to help run the family's once-prosperous small-town sawmill business. He soon realises that since he's been away the formerly sedate little town has become a veritable den ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 66% from 33 members
    Not available for rental
  • Grand Theft Parsons on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Robert Forster,  Christina Applegate,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: David Caffrey
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Comedy road movie based on the true story of pioneering country rock musician Gram Parsons (Gabriel Macht), who died of a drug overdose in 1973. Before he died, he and his close friend Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) promised each other that, whichever man died first, the other would take his ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 3,336 members
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  • Big Trouble on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jason Lee,  DJ Qualls,  Johnny Knoxville
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Crooked business man Arthur Herk is left baffled after he dodges an assassination attempt, gets caught up in a hold-up by 2 dim-witted criminals in a bar where he is doing a nuclear arms deal, and then finds himself on a hi-jacked plane with the nuclear warhead also a hostage - all within the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 647 members
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  • Jackass - The Movie on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Ryan Dunn,  Steve-O
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Big screen outing for Johnny Knoxville and friends which features a variety of silly and dangerous stunts; including fun and games with golf carts, urine soaked snow cones and self-inflicted paper cuts. Series regulars Bam Margera, Steve-O, Dave England, Chris Pontius (alias Party Boy) and Jason ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 11,776 members
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  • Life Without Dick on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Ever Carradine,  Johnny Knoxville,  Claudia Schiffer
    Director: Bix Skahill
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Colleen (Sarah Jessica Parker) has had enough of her life with boyfriend Dick (Johnny Knoxville), so much so that she hires hitman Daniel (Harry Connick Jr) to get rid of him for her. But she then soon finds herself falling for Daniel, who confesses that his heart is not really in the murder ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 292 members
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  • CKY2K on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Ryan Dunn,  Steve-O,  Brandon DiCamillo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In 1998, before Jackass began, pro-skater Bam Margera and fellow lunatics began to commit to video some truly disgusting stunts. Veterans of insane tumbles and broken bones in their careers as pro-skaters, they were soon hurling themselves off roofs and other high places.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 273 members
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  • Jackass - Vol. 3 on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Steve-O,  Johnny Knoxville
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This collector's box set contains two entire volumes of the controversial MTV series, plus the blockbuster spin-off movie. Created and produced by innovative film maker and video director Spike Jonze (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH) as an offshoot of the comedic anything-goes skateboard videos which gave him ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,041 members
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  • Jackass - Vol. 2 on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Johnny Knoxville,  Brandon DiCamillo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A compilation of silly and dangerous stunts from the television show 'Jackass'. Features series regulars Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Dave England, Chris Pontius (alias Party Boy) and Jason Acuna (alias Wee Man).
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,432 members
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  • Ultimate Predator on DVD
    Starring: Chris Pontius,  Steve-O,  Manny Puig
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jackass star Manny 'The Shark Man' Puig gets close and personal with a variety of dangerous wild animals including sharks, alligators, bears and venemous snakes, in some of the most insane encounters with nature you're ever likely to see. Features appearances by fellow Jackassians Johnny Knoxville, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 35 members
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  • The Birth Of Big Air on DVD
    Starring: Matt Hoffman
    Director: Jeff Tremaine
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Documentary produced by members of the team behind 'Jackass' celebrating the life of BMX rider Mat Hoffman. Hoffman, a legend of the BMX circuit, invented many of the tricks now considered standard in a sport that has mushroomed in popularity over the last two decades. This documentary looks at the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 10 members
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Johnny Knoxville facts

5 most recent films

The Last Stand - 3.5 stars
Movie 43 - 2.0 stars
The Last Stand - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Epic - 3.5 stars
Movie 43 - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jackass 3 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Jackass 3 - 4.0 stars
Jackass 3.5 - 4.0 stars
Jackass 3.5 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Jackass - Vol. 1 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Movie 43 - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Small Apartments - 2.5 stars
Daltry Calhoun - 2.5 stars
Ultimate Predator - 3.0 stars
Walking Tall - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bam Margera - 16 times - show films
Steve-O - 15 times - show films
Chris Pontius - 14 times - show films
Ryan Dunn - 8 times - show films
Dave England - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jeff Tremaine - 16 times - show films
none - 7 times - show films
Kim Jee-Woon - 3 times - show films
Jay Chandrasekhar - 3 times - show films
Bob Odenkirk - 2 times - show films