Wednesday, August 10, 2005

his real name is Phillip John Clapp Jr.

My neighbor told me that he's read the blog and saw the entry that mentioned Johnny Knoxville's dad. Turns out that Phil Clapp Sr. works with my neighbor at a rental car agency. They drive the returned cars back to wherever they need to be. I wondered why Phil had to work if his son is rich. My neighbor said that Johnny bought his dad a Cadillac and a beach house in Florida but that Phil still leads a normal life as a good ol' boy in East Tennessee.

Johnny recently told a reporter that he was inspired by Jack Kerouac. The
idea that became "Jackass" started as his plan to write a magazine article about testing self defense equipment on himself.
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2 Comments:

Blogger Karen Houck Revels said...

Hi Frank,

Phillip J. Clapp is my cousin. His mother and my daddy are first cousins. Johnny wouldn't know me but our mutual cousin Roger Allan Wade would know me. Roger plays his guitar at the family reunions on Bower's Ridge at the Twin Fall State Park in West Virginia. Roger is seen in Jackass 2 and he has been on "Howard Stern". He has written music for alot of great country artists. Also, my cousin's son Nate Gwaltney was the camera man for MTV's Jackass series. He has moved on to bigger and better things. Every time my son tells people here in Florida that Johnny Knoxville is his cousin - no one believes him. Does no one think actors have relatives? But it is true!
Karen Houck Revels of Palatka Florida khrevels@yahoo.com

7/05/2007  
Anonymous Angela Luvs Jk S-O Bam CP said...

Oh my gosh! I know alot about Johnny Knoxville His birthday, His wife his divorce,his daughter,his movies, his co-workers in jackass and wildboyz and the ringer im totally not really understanding what i just wrote but i bet everyone knows. Anyway I LOVE JK or PC!!!! So rock on!!!

10/08/2007  

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