# Jeff Tremaine

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.
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.
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.

## 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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Shit | Himself | Direct-to-video Cinematographer |
| 1998 | Number Two | | Creator Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Boob | | Creator Director Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Crap | | Producer Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2002 | Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video: Vol. 2 - The Tour | | Direct-to-video Cinematographer |
| 2002 | CKY4: The Latest & Greatest | Himself | Guest appearance Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Steve-O: The Early Years | Himself | Guest appearance Direct-to-video Cinematographer |
| 2006 | Ultimate Predator | Himself | Direct-to-video Guest appearances Executive producer |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2007 | The Man Who Souled the World | Himself | Documentary |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2008 | Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel | Himself | Cameo Executive producer Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2012 | Nitro Circus: The Movie | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | Himself (outtakes) | Director Producer Writer |
| 2014 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2015 | Being Evel | | Documentary Producer |
| 2017 | Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine | Himself | Documentary Executive producer |
| 2019 | The Dirt | | Director |
| 2021 | Bad Trip | Himself (outtakes) | Producer |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5 | Himself | Director Producer Writer |
| 2022 | Bad Axe | | Executive producer |
| 2023 | Steve-O's Bucket List | Himself | Direct-to-video Guest appearance |
| TBA | The Brandon Novak Story | Himself | Documentary |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000–2001 | Jackass | Himself (10 episodes) | Co-creator Director Executive producer |
| 2002 | Jackass Backyard BBQ | Himself | Executive producer |
| 2003 | 2003 MTV Movie Awards | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2003–2006 | Wildboyz | Himself (5 episodes) | Co-creator Director Executive producer |
| 2005 | Jackass: Gumball 3000 Rally Special | Himself | TV special Director Executive producer |
| 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 (7 episodes) | Co-creator Director (3 episodes) Executive producer |
| 2008 | Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover | Himself | TV special Executive producer |
| 2009 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Steve-O: Demise and Rise | Himself | TV documentary Executive producer |
| 2009–2015 | Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory | | Co-creator Executive producer |
| 2010 | The Dudesons in America | | Co-creator Executive producer |
| 2010 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2010 | Sidewalks Entertainment | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 2010 | TV total | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2010 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2010–2015 | ESPN's 30 for 30 | | Director (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan Dunn | Himself | TV documentary Executive producer |
| 2011–present | Ridiculousness | Himself (1 episode) | Co-creator Executive producer |
| 2012–2014 | Loiter Squad | Himself (2 episodes) | Director (8 episodes) Executive producer |
| 2013-2016 | Tanked | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Good Day L.A. | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2014 | CKY: The Greatest Hits | Himself | TV special |
| 2015–2016 | Swerved | Himself (8 episodes) | Co-creator Director Executive producer |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2019 | Jasper & Errol's First Time | | Executive producer |
| 2020 | The Explosion Show | Himself (1 episode) | Executive producer |
| 2021 | Jackass Shark Week | | TV special Executive producer |
| 2021 | WWE SmackDown | Himself | 1 episode Guest appearance |
| 2022 | UFC 270 | Himself | Audience member |
| 2022 | WrestleMania 38 | Himself | Johnny Knoxville's accomplice |
| 2022 | Jackass Shark Week 2.0 | Himself | TV special Executive producer |
| 2022 | Epicly Later'd: Spike Jonze | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2022 | Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | Participant Episode 9.11 |
| 2023 | The Eric Andre Show | | Segment director for season 6 |
| 2024 | Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal | | Director Executive producer Documentary series |

### Video games

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

### Music videos

| Year | Artist | Song | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Andrew W.K. | "We Want Fun" | Himself | Director Producer Cameraman |
| 2003 | Turbonegro | "Sell Your Body (To The Night)" | | Director |
| 2010 | Weezer | "Memories" | Himself | |