Kenneth Ehren McGhehey Jr. (born November 29, 1976),[1][2] 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.
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Born | Kenneth Ehren McGhehey Jr. (1976-11-29) November 29, 1976 (age 45) McMinnville, Oregon, U.S. |
Other names | Danger Ehren |
Education | McMinnville High School |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Known for | Co-star of Jackass |
Children | 1 |
McGhehey was born and raised in McMinnville, Oregon to father Kenneth and mother Linda. He grew up in a mortuary as both his parents were morticians.[2] He is the youngest of three children (in birth order: Lesley, Stacey, and Ehren). He started skateboarding at the age of 12.[2] 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.
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.[3] In a stunt where McGhehey played a terrorist passenger in a taxicab, he unknowingly wore a "pube beard" made up from the shaved pubic hair of his co-stars and crew members.[3] In a podcast with Steve-O, McGhehey suggested some of those jokes amounted to bullying, and that some of it happened off-camera.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2001 | Jackass | Himself | Writer 24 episodes |
2002 | Jackass Backyard BBQ | Himself | TV special |
2003 | The New Tom Green Show | Himself | 1 episode |
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 | 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards | Himself | Presenter |
2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 1 episode |
2010 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Himself | 1 episode |
2010 | 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[5] | Himself | Participant Episode 9.11 |
2022 | Prestige Wrestling: Roseland 4 Wake the Dead[6] | Himself | Participant |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | Writer |
2003 | Grind | Rival skater | |
2005 | Dishdogz | Fired dish guy | |
2006 | National Lampoon's TV: The Movie | Jimmy Gonzales | |
2006 | 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 |
2022 | Jackass 4.5 | Himself | Writer |
Year | Artist | Track | Role | Notes |
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2002 | CKY | "Flesh Into Gear" | Himself | Archived footage |
2002 | 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 | |
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2007 | Jackass: The Game | Himself | Voice and motion capture |
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