Joe tremaine biography

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When people talk about the "Jackass" crew, the first names that come into the conversation are usually Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee-Man, Bam Margera, and the rest of the on-screen miscreants.

Co-creator Spike Jonze gets some attention as well — if only because he's transcended that miscreant world into big-budget features. Jeff Tremaine, though, could be called the king of the jackasses. As the executive producer of "Jackass," its various spin-offs, and other series no doubt inspired by the global phenomenon, Tremaine didn't only help bring together the merry band and pitch the projects — he had a cultural impact most producers could only dream of.

Tremaine's life has also been just as unpredictable and dynamic as the lives of any of his cast members.

His roots in extreme sports and underground counter-culture media give him OG street cred equally uncommon in the rare air of m