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Johnny Knoxville recalled turning down roles for other shows early in his career to pursue 'Jackass' because it allowed for more creative control.

A new "Jackass" movie hits theaters in October. Using the "Borat" blueprint, "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" mixes a fictional storyline with stunts and pranks performed before the unsuspecting public. It stars Johnny Knoxville as his 86-year-old character Irving Zisman. Check out the full trailer here:

Ryan Dunn’s death is really a story about a life ended too soon — and Dunn’s longtime friend and ‘Jackass’ partner, Johnny Knoxville, has issued a poignant reminder in a recent blog post. Saying he was trying to work out emotions he’d been unable to express at Dunn’s memorial service, Knoxville wrote an impassioned letter to his departed friend, saying Dunn “had a pure, open heart,” and made him “