Jeff Tremaine

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. 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.

Tremaine will once again return to direct and produce the fifth main Jackass movie, which is set to release theatrically 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

Television

Video games

Music videos

References

References

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20. (April 25, 2015). "'Angry Sky': Tribeca Review".
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22. (July 20, 2021). "Jackass Forever Trailer".
23. (15 January 2026). "Johnny Knoxville on New Jackass Movie, Email from Paul Giamatti & Teaching His Kids to Drive".
24. (January 6, 2022). "Jeff Tremaine - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #90".
25. (April 9, 2013). "Living With Kids: Laura Tremaine ⋆ Design Mom".
26. Shanfeld, Ethan. (8 January 2026). "New ‘Jackass’ Movie Coming to Theaters in June".
27. 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".
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