Johnny Knoxville: he shot himself in the chest, set himself on fire and had run-ins with the police, now everyone's favorite jackass takes a shot at the big screen.(Interview)

From: Interview | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Nieratko, Chris | Copyright information

Back in 1997, Johnny Knoxville, known to his folks and friends (full disclosure: I'm one) as PJ Clapp, shocked the typically uncaring skateboarding community by videotaping the testing of a number of self-defense weapons--ultimately shooting himself in the chest with a .38-caliber revolver to test the strength of a bulletproof vest--for one of Big Brother Skateboarding magazine's skate videos. It was the footage of these early stunts by Knoxville, combined with some other silly bus...

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