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Ehren McGhehey
McGhehey in 2010
Born
Kenneth Ehren McGhehey

(1976-11-29) November 29, 1976 (age 48)
McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.
Other namesDanger Ehren
EducationMcMinnville High School
Occupations
  • Stunt performer
  • actor
Years active1999–present
Known forCo-star of Jackass
Children1

Kenneth Ehren McGhehey[1] (born November 29, 1976),[2][3] also known as Danger Ehren, is an American stunt performer, actor and former professional snowboarder. He is best known as one of the cast members of the reality stunt franchise Jackass.

Early life

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McGhehey was born in McMinnville, Oregon and raised there by his father Kenneth and his mother Linda. He grew up in a mortuary because his parents were morticians.[3] He is the youngest of three children (in birth order: Lesley, Stacey, and Ehren). He started skateboarding at the age of 12.[3] After graduating from McMinnville High School in 1995, he became a professional snowboarder. He later retired from snowboarding due to breaking his neck and got a job at a skate shop in Portland, Oregon. There he filmed some of his ideas and stunts on a small scale.

Jackass

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Main article: Jackass (franchise)

McGhehey joined Jackass after his good friend Dave England asked director Jeff Tremaine to put him on the team. He later appeared in all three seasons and four Jackass films. His motto when performing stunts on the show was "Safety First". McGhehey is often referred to by his nickname "Danger Ehren" by fellow Jackass cast and crew, not least due to his tendency to injure himself and lose teeth in the pursuit of stunts.

He's the butt of many jokes by the Jackass crew, most notably in the infamous "Terror Taxi" skit from Jackass Number Two, one of Johnny Knoxville's favorites.[4] In the stunt, McGhehey was dressed as a stereotypical Muslim terrorist with the idea being to scare a taxi driver; part of his costume involved him having a beard glued to his face that was made out of shaved pubic hair contributed by the entire crew.[4] In a podcast with Steve-O, McGhehey suggested some of those jokes amounted to bullying, and that some of it happened off-camera.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000–2001 Jackass Himself Writer
24 episodes
2002 Jackass Backyard BBQ Himself TV special
2003 The New Tom Green Show Himself 1 episode
2003 MTV Movie Awards Himself Guest appearance
2007 Bam's Unholy Union Himself 2 episodes
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Himself TV special
2010 2010 MTV Video Music Awards Himself Presenter
2010 MTV Europe Music Awards Himself Presenter
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Himself 1 episode
Up Close with Carrie Keagan Himself 1 episode
Made in Hollywood Himself Episode 6.4
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself TV documentary
2012-2016 Portlandia Motorcycle guy 5 episodes
2014-2017 Ridiculousness Himself 2 episodes
2016 Grimm Luke Virkler Episode 5.16
2022 Celebrity Family Feud[6] Himself Participant
Episode 9.11
Prestige Wrestling: Roseland 4 Wake the Dead[7] Himself Participant
2023 Below Deck Mediterranean Himself 2 episodes

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Writer
2003 Grind Rival skater
2005 Dishdogz Fired dishwasher
2006 National Lampoon's TV: The Movie Jimmy Gonzales
Jackass Number Two Himself Writer
2007 Jackass 2.5 Himself Writer
2008 Paranoid Park Himself Uncredited
2009 Jackass: The Lost Tapes Himself Archived footage
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Writer
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Writer
2014 All Hell Breaks Loose Clarence Executive producer
2020 Steve-O: Gnarly Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearances
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Writer
Jackass 4.5 Himself Writer
2023 Steve-O's Bucket List[8] Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearance

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Jackass Reunion: 15 Years Later Himself Rolling Stone special
2019 Bathroom Break Podcast Himself 1 episode
2021-2022 Steve-O's Wild Ride! Himself 2 episodes
Podcast

Music videos

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Year Artist Track Role Notes
2002 CKY "Flesh Into Gear" Himself Archived footage
Andrew W.K. "We Want Fun" Himself
2006 Chris Pontius "Karazy" Himself
2010 Weezer "Memories" Himself
2015 Modest Mouse "The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box" The Foe
2017 Municipal Waste "Breathe Grease" Biker
2018 Dwarves "Devil's Level" Wrestler
2021 Red Fang "Rabbits in Hives" Grave digger

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Jackass: The Game Himself Voice and motion capture

References

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  1. ^ "Jackass Forever (2022) - Lie Detector Test (9/10) - Movieclips". YouTube. May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Cliver, Sean (November 29, 2014). "Happy birthday to Danger Ehren!". Gorillaflicks.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Danger Ehren, judge RSN". NBCSports. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Stern, Marlow (October 25, 2014). "Johnny Knoxville: My 6 Favorite 'Jackass' Pranks, From 'Terror Taxi' to 'Bad Grandpa'". thedailybeast. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Was Danger Ehren Bullied by Jackass? | Wild Ride! Clips". June 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ "The cast of Jackass - Celebrity Family Feud". DGEPress. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Jarrod (September 9, 2022). ""Danger" Ehren McGhehey Set to Make Pro Wrestling Debut". Lastwordonsports. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (November 1, 2023). "Steve-O's Bucket List trailer reveals a 'fucked up love story' that makes people pass out". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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