has badly injured every part of his body, from his head to his limbs to his — uh, groin area. But while making “Jackass Forever,” the fourth Paramount film that follows a beloved ensemble of dudes who attempt painful stunts involving blunt objects and dangerous animals, Knoxville finally hit a wall. Or rather, a bull — it ran him over.
He laughs. “They’re like, ‘Nooooo!’” The bull’s final toll: “I got a broken wrist, broken rib, concussion and brain hemorrhage,” Knoxville says matter-of-factly. He tries to recall if he’s had a brain hemorrhage before, then describes it as “the first one I remember.” But while Knoxville knows this incident can be played for laughs, he also realizes the serious implications of putting himself in danger.
While the series plays for laughs , “Jackass” has had its share of tragedy and hardships when the cameras weren’t rolling. In 2008, Knoxville and other “Jackass” friends had to stage an intervention for Steve-O, his on-camera wingman, who then checked himself into rehab. “I just want to say the first two ‘Jackass’ movies, I was in the grips of drugs and alcohol and I was really compromised,” Steve-O says. “On the third movie, I was newly sober and uncomfortable.
Asked if he was surprised by the lawsuit, Knoxville responds: “Yes and no. Because he’s in such a way that anything’s possible. So, something will break your heart — but it might not shock you.”“Jackass” has become a life-defining franchise for Knoxville, catapulting him to fame. The TV series was so popular and controversial when it premiered that it featured a warning in its opening credits, imploring teenage audiences not to stage copycat stunts at home.
Knoxville quit “Jackass” in 2001 by giving an interview to his hometown paper, which took everyone by surprise — especially his bosses. But they soon reached a compromise, given that he was still under contract with MTV, to take “Jackass” to the big screen, where he could attempt R-rated stunts. No one thought the films would continue the phenomenon. Before he filmed 2002’s “Jackass: The Movie,” Knoxville had launched an acting career, appearing in “Men in Black II” and “Deuces Wild.
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