Jeff Tremaine

Biography

Jeff Tremaine is an American director, producer and screenwriter who helped create the MTV stunt series Jackass alongside Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville. Born in 1966, he grew up in a military family that moved frequently before settling in Rockville, Maryland, and he rode professionally as a BMX athlete and edited the skating magazine Big Brother before moving into television. He directed and produced every entry in the Jackass film franchise, among them Jackass 3D (2010), Jackass Forever (2022) and Jackass: Best and Last (2026), and he wrote, directed and produced Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, the first film in the series to carry a storyline. His producing work for television includes Rob and Big, Ridiculousness, Nitro Circus and Loiter Squad, and he directed the 30 for 30 documentaries The Birth of Big Air and Angry Sky. He also hosts Jackass: The Podcast with Johnny Knoxville.

60years old

Turns 61 on September 4in 326 days

Born September 4, 1966Rockville
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Jeffrey Tremaine and Jeffrey James Tremaine

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 24 years2002 to 2026

Genres

Comedy100%, 10 films
Documentary90%, 9 films
Action80%, 8 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Before directing, Tremaine was the editor of the skate culture magazine Big Brother and art director of the BMX magazine GO, and he rode BMX professionally.
A first
Tremaine directed Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, the first Jackass movie built around a storyline, and he also produced and wrote it.
Getting ready for a role
Tremaine said he had wanted to make the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt ever since reading the book in 2002.
Beyond film
Tremaine also had a short stint as a singer in the band Milk. The group's track "The Knife Song" gained popularity through the skate video Video Days.

Jeff Tremaine movies on Netflix

Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2as Himself
Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5as Himself
Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
Jackass Shark Week 2.02022IMDb rating 5.3as Himself
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .52014IMDb rating 6.2as Himself
Nitro Circus: The Movie2012IMDb rating 6.6as Himself
Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3as Himself
Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
CKY 4: The Latest & Greatest2002IMDb rating 7.2as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Jackass Number Two2006 Action, Comedy, Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 7.085K votes
Jackass 3D2010 Action, Comedy, Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 7.072K votes
Jackass Forever2022as Himself
IMDb rating 6.856K votes
Jackass 2.52007as Himself
IMDb rating 6.327K votes
Jackass 4.52022as Himself
IMDb rating 6.516K votes
Jackass: Best and Last2026as Himself
IMDb rating 6.213K votes
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .52014as Himself
IMDb rating 6.26.3K votes
Nitro Circus: The Movie2012as Himself
IMDb rating 6.66.5K votes

Most often with

Johnny Knoxville appears in ten of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Johnny Knoxville

Chris Pontius

Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña

Preston Lacy

Steve-O

Dave England

Films together

Johnny Knoxville10 films together, 2002 to 2026
Johnny Knoxville's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass Shark Week 2.02022IMDb rating 5.3Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .52014IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Irving Zisman
- Nitro Circus: The Movie2012IMDb rating 6.6Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
- CKY 4: The Latest & Greatest2002IMDb rating 7.2Tremaine as HimselfKnoxville as Himself
Chris Pontius7 films together, 2006 to 2026
Chris Pontius's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass Shark Week 2.02022IMDb rating 5.3Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfPontius as Himself
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña7 films together, 2006 to 2026
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass Shark Week 2.02022IMDb rating 5.3Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfAcuña as Himself
Preston Lacy7 films together, 2002 to 2026
Preston Lacy's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
- CKY 4: The Latest & Greatest2002IMDb rating 7.2Tremaine as HimselfLacy as Himself
Steve-O6 films together, 2006 to 2026
Steve-O's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfSteve-O as Himself
Dave England6 films together, 2006 to 2026
Dave England's page
- Jackass: Best and Last2026IMDb rating 6.2Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
- Jackass 4.52022IMDb rating 6.5Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
- Jackass Forever2022IMDb rating 6.8Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
- Jackass 3D2010IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
- Jackass 2.52007IMDb rating 6.3Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
- Jackass Number Two2006IMDb rating 7.0Tremaine as HimselfEngland as Himself
Also six films together1 more actor
- Ehren McGheheyJackass: Best and Last (2026), Jackass 4.5 (2022), Jackass Forever (2022), Jackass 3D (2010), Jackass 2.5 (2007) and Jackass Number Two (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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