Johnny Knoxville is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and stuntman, he is best known to the public as the creator of the scandalous project "Eccentrics". The future filmmaker from school times had a penchant for creative hooliganism. Throughout his creative career, he works on the most provocative and crazy shows, films with Johnny Knoxville can also not be called ordinary. Currently, he looks similar to a stylish, intellectually aging dandy, in whose eyes the devil is skipping every now and then. So, he still does not intend to stop there.
Unbearable Documentation
Johnny began acting in films during his training in acting at the Academy of Dramatic Art in California. Films with Johnny Knoxville at the beginning of his creative career - The Ugly Coyote Bar, Romantic Crime, Big Troubles and People in Black 2 are just flowers. “Berry” was the project “Eccentrics”, which arose on the MTV channel. When it became clear that the public was delighted with the self-mutilation of Knoxville and the company, the release of a full meter was inexorably predictable. A franchise that has grown out of a television show has a specific genre, a tough age rating. She is distinguished by unbearable documentary. Eccentrics (2002) presented a set of disgusting sketches from a physiological point of view. The second film of 2006 is particularly meticulous in the preparation and conduct of experiments. The success of the third part of “Eccentric 3D” (2010) is explained by greater entertainment, which became possible thanks to the use of three-dimensional images and special cameras.
In between parts of the epic
The author of "Miracles" in between releases of his beloved brainchild did not miss the opportunity to appear in genre and diverse paintings. Among his most striking roles, the characters in the films: “Walking Wide”, “Simulator”, “Brilliant Papa”, “Jet Clowns”.
In “The Dukes of Hazzard,” he plays Luke, who, with his cousin Bo Duke, is trying to save the family farm from the treacherous boss Boss Hogg. The heroes are helped by their cousin Daisy and the inveterate moonshiner Uncle Jesse.
In Return of the Hero, which is one of the best action movies of recent years, Johnny Knoxville plays with the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger, without changing his comedic role.
Among the films with Johnny Knoxville , the comedy project "Movie 43" stands out. The project, consisting of mini-shorts, which is an endless stream of gags, pranks, comic parodies, was attended by 25 Hollywood superstars. The tape sweeps away all the boundaries of what is permitted, this is one of the most shocking, sharp and original comedies in the history of the world film industry. No wonder Knoxville feels in her like a fish in water.
In 2013, Johnny begins work on creating the fourth part of the Eccentric franchise. One of the heroes of which was supposed to be Irving Zisman, but the creators liked the character so much that they decided to give him all the screen time. So the film "Unbearable Grandfather" was shot. The image of the 86-year-old key character embodied Knoxville in plastic makeup. In the story, Irving Zisman travels around the United States with his eight-year-old grandson Billy, doing all sorts of obscenities that shock the public. This picture is considered one of the best among films with Johnny Knoxville.
Last works
The latest projects in the filmography of the actor appear on the tapes “Inveterate companions”, “Beyond suspicion” and “Breakaway point”.
In the film “Inveterate Companions” (2016), Knoxville plays a major role in a duet with the inimitable Jackie Chan. It seemed that if you take the ability of director Rennie Harlin to shoot action films, add Jackie Chan’s ingenious tricks and Johnny’s uncompromising comic gift, you should get a hit comparable to “Armor of God” or “Rush Hour”. But unfortunately, the picture does not live up to expectations, as evidenced by its IMDb rating: 5.70.
The action comedy “Breakaway Point” (2018) directed by Tim Kirkby became a real test for Knoxville. The actor decided to perform all the stunts on his own, because of which he received many injuries and became a regular client of the local hospital.