Jeff Tremaine

Jeffrey James Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American showrunner, filmmaker and former magazine editor. He is most closely associated with the Jackass franchise, having been involved since the inception of the first TV show.

Jeff Tremaine
Born
Jeffrey James Tremaine

(1966-09-04) September 4, 1966
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
OccupationShowrunner, filmmaker, magazine editor
Years active1996–present
Known forCo-creator of Jackass
Spouse(s)
Laura Tremaine (m. 2007)
Children2
Jeff Tremaine, Jackson Nicholl, and Johnny Knoxville at a showing for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Career

Tremaine is the former editor of the skating culture magazine Big Brother[1] and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO[2] as well as a former professional BMX rider[3]. Jeff was the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big[4] and now works as the executive producer of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory[5], Ridiculousness[6], Nitro Circus[7], and Adult Swim's Loiter Squad[8].

Tremaine directed the third sequel to Jackass, titled Jackass 3D, which was filmed in 3D starting in January 2010.[9][10][11] The whole cast of the previous movies returned.[12]

In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.[13]

After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt,[14] 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."[15] One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.[16]

In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series, WWE Swerved[17]. In July 2015, Tremaine directed Angry Sky, a 30 for 30 film, for ESPN.[18] In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.[19]

Personal Life

Tremaine lives in Los Angeles with his wife, podcaster and author Laura Tremaine and their two children.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Director
Producer
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself Director
Producer
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Director
Producer
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Director
Producer
2017 Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine Himself Producer
2019 The Dirt Director
2020 Bad Trip Producer
2021 Jackass 4 Himself Director
Producer

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Jackass Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer (4 episodes)
2003–2006 Wildboyz Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer
2006–2008 Rob & Big Co-creator
Executive producer
2007 24 Hours with... Himself Episode: Steve-O
2007–2009 Nitro Circus Himself Co-creator
Director (3 episodes)
Executive producer
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Himself Executive producer
2009 Steve-O: Demise and Rise Himself Executive producer
2009–2015 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Co-creator
Executive producer
2010 The Dudesons in America Co-creator
Executive producer
2010–2015 ESPN's 30 for 30 Director (2 episodes)
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself Executive producer
2011–present Ridiculousness Himself (1 episode) Co-creator
Executive producer
2012–2014 Loiter Squad Director (8 episodes)
Executive producer
2015–present Swerved Himself Co-creator
Director
Executive producer


References
  1. Abriss, Erik (2017-06-16). "Looking Back at 25 Wild and Crazy Years of Big Brother Magazine". Vice. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  2. Riley, Daniel. "Spike Jonze Opens Up About Mat Hoffman and His BMX Days". GQ. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. "The Birth of Big Air - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  4. "Director Jeff Tremaine Talks Motley Crue, Big Brother + Jackass". Not Real Art World. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  5. "MTV Unveils Final Season Trailer for 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  6. Desk, TV News. "MTV to Premiere Final Season ROB DYRDEK'S FANTASY FACTORY, 1/1". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  7. "Wanted By MTV: 'Adventure Capitalists'". Billboard. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  8. "Odd Future's 'Loiter Squad' Picked Up by Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  9. "Bone-Crunching Stunts In Your Face, People..." MTV. December 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  10. "'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 2009-12-25.
  11. "Jackass and Zombieland sequels 'to be filmed in 3D'". BBC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  12. "Jackass 3". JackassWorld.com. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  13. gorillaflicks. "About". Gorilla Flicks. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  14. Grow, Kory; Grow, Kory (2019-03-05). "How Do You Adapt Motley Crue's Outrageous Memoir Into a Movie?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  15. Entertainment, Live Nation. "Motley Crue Announces The Final Tour Presented By Dodge". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  16. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/focus-features-picks-up-motley-764179
  17. Association, Media Financial Management. "WWENETWORK PARTNERS WITH SETH GREEN, JERRY SPRINGER AND JEFF TREMAINE ON THREE NEW ORIGINAL SERIES". Multichannel. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  18. "'Angry Sky': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  19. "American gets creative with new safety video". news.aa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  20. "Living With Kids: Laura Tremaine ⋆ Design Mom". Design Mom. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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