Johnny Knoxville (born
Philip John Clapp, Jr.; March 11, 1971), is an American actor, comedian, film producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the
MTV reality stunt show
Jackass, which aired for three seasons from 2000–2002. A year later, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the in the
Jackass film series, with a
second and
third installment being released in 2006 and 2010, respectively. In 2013, he starred in
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa as his
Jackass character Irving Zisman. Knoxville has had acting roles in films like
Men in Black II (2002),
The Dukes of Hazzard,
The Ringer (both 2005) and
The Last Stand (2013), as well as having voiced
Leonardo in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).