Ehren McGhehey
Encyclopedia
Ehren McGhehey is an American
daredevil
and actor
. He is best known as a star of the MTV
series Jackass
and its subsequent films.
. There he filmed some of his ideas and stunts on a small scale; he was soon spotted by Jackass director Jeff Tremaine
, who put him on the Jackass team. McGhehey later appeared in all three Jackass films. Ehren's motto when performing stunts on Jackass is "Safety First". McGhehey is often referred to by his nickname "Danger Ehren" by fellow Jackass cast and crew. He is the butt of many jokes by the Jackass crew, most notably, the infamous 'Terror Taxi' in Jackass Number Two.
which he owns.
United States
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daredevil
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known as a star of the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
series Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
and its subsequent films.
Jackass
After McGhehey retired from snowboarding due to injury, he got a job at a skate shop in PortlandPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. There he filmed some of his ideas and stunts on a small scale; he was soon spotted by Jackass director Jeff Tremaine
Jeff Tremaine
Jeffery James "Jeff" Tremaine is an American film and television producer/director, and, along with Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze, one of the creators of MTV's Jackass. He directed Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D, and Jackass spinoff Wildboyz...
, who put him on the Jackass team. McGhehey later appeared in all three Jackass films. Ehren's motto when performing stunts on Jackass is "Safety First". McGhehey is often referred to by his nickname "Danger Ehren" by fellow Jackass cast and crew. He is the butt of many jokes by the Jackass crew, most notably, the infamous 'Terror Taxi' in Jackass Number Two.
Film
- Jackass: The MovieJackass: The MovieJackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality film directed by Jeff Tremaine with the tagline "Do not attempt this at home." It is a riskier and uncensored continuation of the stunts and pranks by the various characters of the MTV television series Jackass, which had completed its unique series...
(2002) - Grind (2003 Film)Grind (2003 film)Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson...
(2003) - Jackass Number Two (2006)
- Jackass 2.5 (2007)
- Jackass 3DJackass 3DJackass 3D is a 2010 American 3D comedy film and the fourth film in the Jackass series. It was released on October 15, 2010 by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to American theaters and marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000...
(2010) - Jackass 3.5 (2011)
Current projects
When not working on film and television projects, McGhehey manages a skate shop called Valley in McMinnvilleMcMinnville, Oregon
McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby , an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee...
which he owns.