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Johnny Knoxville (born '''Philip John Clapp''' on March 11 , 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee ) is an American comic actor and Daredevil . Knoxville has been featured in a number of films, but is best known as the co-creator and principal star of the MTV series '' Jackass '' and its subsequent films. CAREER After graduating from South-Doyle High School in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee , Clapp moved to California to become an actor, and at first appeared in commercials and as an extra. Not getting the big break he had hoped for, he began writing and pitching article ideas to various magazines. He also attended the American Academy Of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship, but dropped out within two weeks. An idea to test self-defense equipment on himself was picked up by the Jeff Tremaine -helmed skateboarding magazine '' Big Brother '', and the stunts were filmed and included in Big Brother's ''Number Two'' video. Knoxville's antics became a staple for Big Brother, whose colorful cast of contributors also included Chris Pontius , Steve-O and Dave England . ''Jackass'' See Also: Jackass Eventually, Knoxville, Tremaine, Sean Cliver and Dave Carnie produced a pilot that used Big Brother footage along with footage from Bam Margera 's CKY videos, and with help from Tremaine's friend, film director Spike Jonze , they pitched a series to various networks. A deal was made with MTV and '' Jackass '' was born. Knoxville also participated in the Gumball 3000 for ''Jackass'' along with co-stars Steve-O and Chris Pontius and ''Jackass'' director Jeff Tremaine and producer Dimitry Elyashkevich . Prior to ''Jackass'' landing on MTV, Knoxville and company turned down an offer from '' Saturday Night Live '' to perform similar stunts for the show on a weekly basis. (Knoxville eventually did host ''SNL'' in 2005 .) Filmography Knoxville has been in several feature films. Among his most high-profile roles:
FAMILY AND PERSONAL LIFE Knoxville has one daughter named Madison. She can be seen in the credits for ''Jackass Number Two''. On , 1995 . FILMOGRAPHY
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