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Jeff Tremaine
Tremaine at a showing for Bad Grandpa
Born	(1966-09-04) September 4, 1966 (age 58) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis
Occupations	Television director television producer film director film producer screenwriter
Years active	1996–present
Known for	Co-creator of Jackass
Spouse	Laura Tremaine ​(m. 2007)​
Children	2

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

Television

Video games

Music videos

References

1. "Jeff Tremaine Zerocool trading card". Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
2. "Jeff Tremaine - Group Y". Group Y. Retrieved May 23, 2022. Born a poor white military brat, Jeff was hustled from state to state until finally settling in the area of Rockville, Maryland.
3. Abriss, Erik (June 16, 2017). "Looking Back at 25 Wild and Crazy Years of Big Brother Magazine". Vice. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
4. Riley, Daniel (July 27, 2010). "Spike Jonze Opens Up About Mat Hoffman and His BMX Days". GQ. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
5. "The Birth of Big Air - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". www.espn.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
6. "Director Jeff Tremaine Talks Motley Crue, Big Brother + Jackass". Not Real Art World. March 24, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
7. "MTV Unveils Final Season Trailer for 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
8. "MTV to Premiere Final Season ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY, 1/1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
9. "Wanted By MTV: 'Adventure Capitalists'". Billboard. December 17, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
10. "Odd Future's 'Loiter Squad' Picked Up by Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. September 8, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
11. "Bone-Crunching Stunts In Your Face, People..." MTV. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
12. "'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.
13. "Jackass and Zombieland sequels 'to be filmed in 3D'". BBC. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
14. "Jackass 3". JackassWorld.com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
15. gorillaflicks. "About". Gorilla Flicks. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
16. Grow, Kory (March 5, 2019). "How Do You Adapt Motley Crue's Outrageous Memoir Into a Movie?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
17. Entertainment, Live Nation. "Motley Crue Announces The Final Tour Presented By Dodge". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved May 12, 2020.
18. "Focus Features Picks up Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 15, 2015.
19. Association, Media Financial Management. "WWENETWORK PARTNERS WITH SETH GREEN, JERRY SPRINGER AND JEFF TREMAINE ON THREE NEW ORIGINAL SERIES". Multichannel. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
20. "'Angry Sky': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. April 25, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
21. "American gets creative with new safety video". news.aa.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
22. Jackass Forever Trailer. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via YouTube.
23. "Jeff Tremaine - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #90". YouTube. January 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
24. "Living With Kids: Laura Tremaine ⋆ Design Mom". Design Mom. April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
25. Tremaine, Jeff (July 11, 2022). "Guess who's back on #SharkWeek!!! Dive into @SharkWeek on Sunday, July 24 at 9p ET on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus. Jackass Shark Week 2.0". Instagram. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
26. "The cast of Jackass - Celebrity Family Feud". DGEPress. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
27. Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 18, 2022). "'The Eric Andre Show' Renewed For Season 6 By Adult Swim; Natasha Lyonne, Jon Hamm Among Upcoming Guests". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

External links

• Jeff Tremaine at IMDb

• 1966 births
• People from Durham, North Carolina
• Film directors from North Carolina
• Living people
• Washington University in St. Louis alumni
• Jackass (franchise)