There was a time when Johnny Knoxville and his gangruled MTVwith their antics on “Jackass”.

According to theAV Club, Knoxville’s real name is P.J.

Clapp, and he enjoyed incredible success with “Jackass”.

Johnny Knoxville

We made a little tape basically showing what “Jackass” was.

It was going around, and it was really popular.

“SNL” got a hold of it.

Johnny Knoxville

When we were doing the rocket stuff, there were like 23 rocket scientists on the set.

Two we hired, and the rest were everyone telling me what the rocket’s going to do.

Unfortunately for the actor, the reviews weren’t exactly glowing.

I could’ve used those extra few weeks you’ve seen some of my films.

I don’t know; I was 18, man.

I was two months out of high school, and I started at this place.

I’d just sit in class and tap my foot."

And I was trying in my acting and nothing was happening."

The rest was stuntman history.

Today, he’s told his therapist that he doesn’t want to discuss his stunt-doing ways.

“I know that needs looking at.

But I didn’t want to break the machine,” Knoxville explained.