Jeff Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show Jackass with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville.
Career Tremaine was born on September 4, 1966, in Durham, North Carolina. He was born to a military family that moved frequently before finally settling in Rockville, Maryland. He is the former editor of the skating culture magazine Big Brother and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO, as well as a former professional BMX rider. He was the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big and the executive producer of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Ridiculousness, Nitro Circus, and Adult Swim's Loiter Squad. He also briefly sang in the band Milk, whose song "The Knife Song" was popularized in the skate video Video Days.
Tremaine directed and produced all the movies in the Jackass franchise. The third sequel to Jackass, titled Jackass 3D, was filmed in 3D starting in January 2010. The whole cast of the previous films returned. He also directed, produced, and wrote Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013), the first Jackass movie with a storyline.
In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.
After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt, 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." One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.
In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series WWE Swerved. In 2010, Tremaine directed the 30 for 30 film The Birth of Big Air and, in 2015, directed Angry Sky. In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.
Tremaine also directed and produced the fourth main Jackass movie titled Jackass Forever, which released theatrically on February 4, 2022.
He hosts the official Jackass podcast, titled Jackass: The Podcast, along with Johnny Knoxville. The first episode released on June 18, 2026.
Tremaine once again returned to direct and produce Jackass: Best and Last, which was theatrically released on June 26, 2026.
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.
Filmography Film Direct-to-video Year Title Director Producer Creator Cinematographer Himself 1996Shit 1998Number Two 1999Boob 2001Crap 2001CKY 3 2002Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video: Vol. 2 - The Tour 2002CKY4: The Latest & Greatest 2004Steve-O: The Early Years 2006Ultimate Predator 2008Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel 2023 Steve-O's Bucket List
Feature film Year Title Director Writer Producer Himself 2002Jackass: The Movie 2006Jackass Number Two 2007Jackass 2.5 2010Jackass 3D 2011Jackass 3.5 2012Nitro Circus: The Movie 2013Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2014Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 2019The Dirt 2021Bad Trip 2022Jackass Forever 2022Jackass 4.5 2022Bad Axe 2026 Jackass: Best and Last
Documentary film Year Title Producer Himself 2007The Man Who Souled the World 2009The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia 2015Being Evel 2017Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Creator Himself Notes2000–2001Jackass2002Jackass Backyard BBQ2003–2006Wildboyz2006–2008Rob & Big 200724 Hours with...Episode Steve-O 2007Bam's Unholy Union1 episode 2007–2009Nitro Circus 2009Dancing with the Stars1 episode 2009–2015Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory2010The Dudesons in America2010Up Close with Carrie Keagan1 episode2010Sidewalks Entertainment1 episode2010TV total1 episode2010Last Call with Carson Daly1 episode2010–2015ESPN's 30 for 302 episodes2011–presentRidiculousness2012–2014Loiter Squad8 episodes2013–2016Tanked3 episodes2014Good Day L.A.1 episode2015–2016Swerved2019Jasper & Errol's First Time2020The Explosion Show2021WWE SmackDown 1 episode2022UFC 270Audience member2022WrestleMania 38Johnny Knoxville's accomplice2022 Celebrity Family FeudParticipantEpisode 9.112023The Eric Andre ShowSegment director for season 6
TV Documentary Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Himself 2009Steve-O: Demise and Rise2011A Tribute to Ryan Dunn2017Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera2022Epicly Later'd: Spike Jonze2024Nöthin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal2026Let It Kill You: Jeff Tremaine
TV special Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Creator Himself20032003 MTV Movie Awards2005Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special 2008Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover20102010 MTV Europe Music Awards2014CKY: The Greatest Hits2021Jackass Shark Week2022Jackass Shark Week 2.0
Video game Year Title Notes2007Jackass: The GameVoiceMotion capture
Music video Year Artist Title Director Himself Notes1993X"Country at War"Plays a jogger2002Andrew W.K."We Want Fun"Also producer and cameraman2003Turbonegro"Sell Your Body (To The Night)"2010Weezer"Memories"
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