Jeff Tremaine

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Jeff Tremaine
Tremaine at a showing for Bad Grandpa
Born (1966-09-04) September 4, 1966 (age 57)
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
Occupations
  • Television director
  • television producer
  • film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1996–present
Known forCo-creator of Jackass
Spouse
Laura Tremaine
(m. 2007)
Children2

Jeff Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show Jackass with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville.

Career[edit]

Tremaine was born on September 4, 1966, in Durham, North Carolina.[1] He was born to a military family that moved frequently before finally settling in Rockville, Maryland.[2] He is the former editor of the skating culture magazine Big Brother[3] and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO,[4] as well as a former professional BMX rider.[5] He was the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big[6] and the executive producer of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory,[7] Ridiculousness,[8] Nitro Circus,[9] and Adult Swim's Loiter Squad.[10]

Tremaine directed and produced all the movies in the Jackass franchise. The third sequel to Jackass, titled Jackass 3D, was filmed in 3D starting in January 2010.[11][12][13] The whole cast of the previous films returned.[14]

In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.[15]

After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt,[16] Tremaine made a public appearance at the band's final tour press conference confirming and also speaking on the film expressing his excitement, stating "The Dirt is a movie I've wanted to make ever since I read the book in 2002."[17] One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.[18]

In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series WWE Swerved.[19] In 2010, Tremaine directed the 30 for 30 film The Birth of Big Air and, in 2015, directed Angry Sky.[20] In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.[21]

Tremaine also directed and produced the fourth main Jackass movie titled Jackass Forever, which released theatrically on February 4, 2022.[22]

Personal life[edit]

Tremaine went to high school and was friends with filmmaker Spike Jonze.[23] Tremaine lives in Los Angeles with his wife, podcaster and author Laura Tremaine, and their two children.[24]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Shit Himself Direct-to-video
Cinematographer
1998 Number Two Creator
Direct-to-video
1999 Boob Creator
Director
Direct-to-video
2001 Crap Producer
Direct-to-video
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2002 Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video: Vol. 2 - The Tour Direct-to-video
Cinematographer
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest Himself Guest appearance
Direct-to-video
2004 Steve-O: The Early Years Himself Guest appearance
Direct-to-video
Cinematographer
2006 Ultimate Predator Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearances
Executive producer
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2007 The Man Who Souled the World Himself Documentary
2007 Jackass 2.5 Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2008 Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel Himself Cameo
Executive producer
Direct-to-video
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2012 Nitro Circus: The Movie Himself Guest appearance
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Himself (outtakes) Director
Producer
Writer
2014 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2015 Being Evel Documentary
Producer
2017 Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine Himself Documentary
Executive producer
2019 The Dirt Director
2021 Bad Trip Himself (outtakes) Producer
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2022 Jackass 4.5 Himself Director
Producer
Writer
2022 Bad Axe Executive producer
2023 Steve-O's Bucket List Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearance
TBA The Brandon Novak Story Himself Documentary

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2001 Jackass Himself (10 episodes) Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2002 Jackass Backyard BBQ Himself Executive producer
2003 2003 MTV Movie Awards Himself Guest appearance
2003–2006 Wildboyz Himself (5 episodes) Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2005 Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special Himself TV special
Director
Executive producer
2006–2008 Rob & Big Co-creator
Executive producer
2007 24 Hours with... Himself Episode: Steve-O
2007 Bam's Unholy Union Himself 1 episode
2007–2009 Nitro Circus Himself (7 episodes) Co-creator
Director (3 episodes)
Executive producer
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Himself TV special
Executive producer
2009 Dancing with the Stars Himself 1 episode
2009 Steve-O: Demise and Rise Himself TV documentary
Executive producer
2009–2015 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Co-creator
Executive producer
2010 The Dudesons in America Co-creator
Executive producer
2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2010 Sidewalks Entertainment Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2010 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards Himself Presenter
2010 TV total Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2010 Last Call with Carson Daly Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2010–2015 ESPN's 30 for 30 Director (2 episodes)
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself TV documentary
Executive producer
2011–present Ridiculousness Himself (1 episode) Co-creator
Executive producer
2012–2014 Loiter Squad Himself (2 episodes) Director (8 episodes)
Executive producer
2013-2016 Tanked Himself 3 episodes
2014 Good Day L.A. Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits Himself TV special
2015–2016 Swerved Himself (8 episodes) Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2017 Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera Himself TV documentary
2019 Jasper & Errol's First Time Executive producer
2020 The Explosion Show Himself (1 episode) Executive producer
2021 Jackass Shark Week TV special
Executive producer
2021 WWE SmackDown Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
2022 UFC 270 Himself Audience member
2022 WrestleMania 38 Himself Johnny Knoxville's accomplice
2022 Jackass Shark Week 2.0[25] Himself TV special
Executive producer
2022 Epicly Later'd: Spike Jonze Himself TV documentary
2022 Celebrity Family Feud[26] Himself Participant
Episode 9.11
2023 The Eric Andre Show Segment director for season 6[27]

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Jackass: The Game Himself Voice
Motion capture

Music videos[edit]

Year Artist Song Role Notes
2002 Andrew W.K. "We Want Fun" Himself Director
Producer
Cameraman
2003 Turbonegro "Sell Your Body (To The Night)" Director
2010 Weezer "Memories" Himself

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jeff Tremaine Zerocool trading card". Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jeff Tremaine - Group Y". Group Y. Retrieved May 23, 2022. Born a poor white military brat, Jeff was hustled from state to state until finally settling in the area of Rockville, Maryland.
  3. ^ Abriss, Erik (June 16, 2017). "Looking Back at 25 Wild and Crazy Years of Big Brother Magazine". Vice. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Riley, Daniel (July 27, 2010). "Spike Jonze Opens Up About Mat Hoffman and His BMX Days". GQ. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Birth of Big Air - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". www.espn.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Director Jeff Tremaine Talks Motley Crue, Big Brother + Jackass". Not Real Art World. March 24, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "MTV Unveils Final Season Trailer for 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "MTV to Premiere Final Season ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY, 1/1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Wanted By MTV: 'Adventure Capitalists'". Billboard. December 17, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Odd Future's 'Loiter Squad' Picked Up by Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. September 8, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bone-Crunching Stunts In Your Face, People..." MTV. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  12. ^ "'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville has a new recruit: Baby boy Rocko". Monsters and Critics.com. December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  13. ^ "Jackass and Zombieland sequels 'to be filmed in 3D'". BBC. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  14. ^ "Jackass 3". JackassWorld.com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  15. ^ gorillaflicks. "About". Gorilla Flicks. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  16. ^ Grow, Kory (March 5, 2019). "How Do You Adapt Motley Crue's Outrageous Memoir Into a Movie?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  17. ^ Entertainment, Live Nation. "Motley Crue Announces The Final Tour Presented By Dodge". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Focus Features Picks up Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 15, 2015.
  19. ^ Association, Media Financial Management. "WWENETWORK PARTNERS WITH SETH GREEN, JERRY SPRINGER AND JEFF TREMAINE ON THREE NEW ORIGINAL SERIES". Multichannel. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "'Angry Sky': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. April 25, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  21. ^ "American gets creative with new safety video". news.aa.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  22. ^ Jackass Forever Trailer. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "Jeff Tremaine - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #90". YouTube. January 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  24. ^ "Living With Kids: Laura Tremaine ⋆ Design Mom". Design Mom. April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  25. ^ Tremaine, Jeff (July 11, 2022). "Guess who's back on #SharkWeek!!! Dive into @SharkWeek on Sunday, July 24 at 9p ET on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus. Jackass Shark Week 2.0". Instagram. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "The cast of Jackass - Celebrity Family Feud". DGEPress. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  27. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 18, 2022). "'The Eric Andre Show' Renewed For Season 6 By Adult Swim; Natasha Lyonne, Jon Hamm Among Upcoming Guests". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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