Jeff Tremaine

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Jeff Tremaine
Jeff Tremaine Bad Grandpa (cropped).jpg
Tremaine at a showing for Bad Grandpa
Born
Jeffrey Tremaine

(1966-09-04) September 4, 1966 (age 55)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, producer, showrunner
Years active1996–present
Known forCo-creator of Jackass
Spouse(s)
Laura Tremaine
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Jeffrey Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and showrunner. He is most closely associated with the Jackass franchise, having been involved since the inception of the original show in the early 2000s.

Career[]

Tremaine is the former editor of the skating culture magazine Big Brother[1] and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO[2] as well as a former professional BMX rider.[3] He was the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big[4] and the executive producer of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory,[5] Ridiculousness,[6] Nitro Circus,[7] and Adult Swim's Loiter Squad.[8]

Tremaine directed the third sequel to Jackass, titled Jackass 3D, which was filmed in 3D starting in January 2010.[9][10][11] The whole cast of the previous films returned.[12]

In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.[13]

After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt,[14] 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."[15] One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.[16]

In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series, WWE Swerved.[17] In July 2015, Tremaine directed Angry Sky, a 30 for 30 film, for ESPN.[18] In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.[19] His film Bad Trip debuted on Netflix in 2021.[20]

Personal life[]

Tremaine went to high school and was friends with filmmaker Spike Jonze.

Tremaine lives in Los Angeles with his wife, podcaster and author Laura Tremaine, and their two children.[21]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 shit Himself Video documentary
1998 Number Two: Big Brother Creator
1999 boob Director
2001 crap Producer
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Director, producer, writer
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest Himself Direct-to-video
2004 Steve-O: The Early Years Himself Direct-to-video
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself Director, producer, writer
2007 Jackass 2.5 Himself Director, producer, writer
2008 Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel Executive producer
2009 Jackass: The Lost Tapes Himself Director, producer, writer
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Director, producer, writer
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Director, producer, writer
2012 Nitro Circus: The Movie Himself
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Director, producer, writer
2014 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.5 Director, producer, writer
2015 Being Evel Producer
2017 Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine Himself Producer
2019 The Dirt Director
2021 Bad Trip Producer
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Director, producer, writer

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Jackass Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer (4 episodes)
2002 Jackass Backyard BBQ Himself Executive producer
2003–2006 Wildboyz Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2005 Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special Himself TV special
Director
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 Co-creator
Director (3 episodes)
Executive producer
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Himself TV special
Executive producer
2009 Steve-O: Demise and Rise Himself TV movie documentary
Executive producer
2009–2015 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Co-creator
Executive producer
2010 The Dudesons in America Co-creator
Executive producer
2010–2015 ESPN's 30 for 30 Director (2 episodes)
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself TV movie documentary
Executive producer
2011–present Ridiculousness Himself (1 episode) Co-creator
Executive producer
2012–2014 Loiter Squad Director (8 episodes)
Executive producer
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits Himself TV movie
2015–2016 Swerved Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2021 Jackass Shark Week Executive producer

Video games[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Abriss, Erik (June 16, 2017). "Looking Back at 25 Wild and Crazy Years of Big Brother Magazine". Vice. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Riley, Daniel. "Spike Jonze Opens Up About Mat Hoffman and His BMX Days". GQ. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Birth of Big Air - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". www.espn.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Director Jeff Tremaine Talks Motley Crue, Big Brother + Jackass". Not Real Art World. March 24, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "MTV Unveils Final Season Trailer for 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "MTV to Premiere Final Season ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY, 1/1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Wanted By MTV: 'Adventure Capitalists'". Billboard. December 17, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Odd Future's 'Loiter Squad' Picked Up by Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Bone-Crunching Stunts In Your Face, People..." MTV. December 22, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  10. ^ "'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.
  11. ^ "Jackass and Zombieland sequels 'to be filmed in 3D'". BBC. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  12. ^ "Jackass 3". JackassWorld.com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  13. ^ gorillaflicks. "About". Gorilla Flicks. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  14. ^ Grow, Kory (March 5, 2019). "How Do You Adapt Motley Crue's Outrageous Memoir Into a Movie?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  15. ^ Entertainment, Live Nation. "Motley Crue Announces The Final Tour Presented By Dodge". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  16. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/focus-features-picks-up-motley-764179
  17. ^ Association, Media Financial Management. "WWENETWORK PARTNERS WITH SETH GREEN, JERRY SPRINGER AND JEFF TREMAINE ON THREE NEW ORIGINAL SERIES". Multichannel. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "'Angry Sky': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  19. ^ "American gets creative with new safety video". news.aa.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "How Eric Andre brought his raucous prank comedy to Netflix's 'Bad Trip'". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Living With Kids: Laura Tremaine ⋆ Design Mom". Design Mom. April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

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