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Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

3 films · 420 frames · top-billed in 3 · 20052016

Born 11 March 1971 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Johnny Knoxville, born Philip John Clapp Jr. on March 11, 1971, is an American actor, comedian, stunt performer, and television producer. He rose to fame as the co-creator and star of the hit MTV series "Jackass," which featured a group of individuals performing dangerous and outrageous stunts and pranks.

Knoxville was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he developed a taste for mischief and adventure from an early age.

How their films are shot

Measured across 420 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Johnny takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 57% of their frames are day, 65% natural — the look of the work Johnny takes.

Time of day

Day57%
Night29%
Interior9%
Golden hour5%

Lighting

Natural65%
Low key26%
High key8%

Shot size

Medium51%
Wide25%
Closeup12%
Fullbody8%

Camera angle

Eye level80%
High angle10%
Low angle8%

Mood

Neutral59%
Tense24%
Chaotic8%
Ominous4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 420 frames from Johnny Knoxville's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.