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.
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.[11][12][13] The whole cast of the previous films returned.[14]
In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.[15]
After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt,[16] 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."[17] One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.[18]
In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series WWE Swerved.[19] In 2010, Tremaine directed the 30 for 30 film The Birth of Big Air and, in 2015, directed Angry Sky.[20] In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.[21]
Tremaine also directed and produced the fourth main Jackass movie titled Jackass Forever, which released theatrically on February 4, 2022.[22]
Personal life
Tremaine went to high school and was friends with filmmaker Spike Jonze.[23] Tremaine lives in Los Angeles with his wife, podcaster and author Laura Tremaine, and their two children.[24]
^"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.
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