My Take
Johnny Knoxville is one of those guys who somehow built an entire career out of letting the world watch him get hurt, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Born Philip John Clapp in Knoxville, Tennessee — and yes, he literally named himself after his hometown — he co-created Jackass for MTV in 2000 and turned gloriously stupid stunts into a legitimate cultural phenomenon. What gets me is that underneath all the chaos and broken bones, there's a genuine showman at work: the guy has real screen charisma, which he proved in films like The Ringer, Walking Tall, and the Bad Grandpa series. He's not just a daredevil, he's a performer who understood exactly what he was doing and committed to it completely. Few people have been tased, bull-ridden, and rocket-launched in the name of entertainment as wholeheartedly as Knoxville, and the fact that audiences keep showing up says everything.
Overview
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johnny Knoxville
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョニー・ノックスビル
- Reading
- じょにー・のっくすびる
- Born
- March 11, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film actor / voice actor / stunt performer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South-Doyle High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.