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Jeffery James Tremaine, commonly known as Jeff Tremaine, is a well-known American film director and producer, television director, screenwriter, as well as an editor. To the public, Jeff Tremaine is perhaps best known as one of the creators of the popular reality series called “Jackass”, which first aired on the MTV network in 2001. With the focus on performing dangerous stunts and pranks, “Jackass” rose to fame immediately upon its release, and was even featured on the list of “New TV Classics”, compiled by “Entertainment Weekly” magazine. The main cast of the group included Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ehren McGhehey, Jason Acuna, Preston Lacy, and Dave England. Over the years, “Jackass” grew to be one of the most popular series on the network, and as a result influenced the release of such spin-off series as “Viva la Bam” with Bam Margera, “Dr. Steve-O”, “Homewrecker” and “Wilbdoyz”. Soon after the series finished its run on television, a comedy film featuring the main cast of “Jackass”, as well as guest appearances from April and Phil Margera, Spike Jonze, Rip Taylor, and Tony Hawk, was released. Directed by Jeff Tremaine, “Jackass: The Movie” came out in 2002, yet upon its release was met with rather mixed critical reviews. Nevertheless, the movie managed to gross more than $79 million, and inspired the release of such films as “Jackass Number Two”, “Jackass 2.5” and “Jackass 3D”, all of which were directed by Jeff Tremaine.

Jeff Tremaine Net Worth $40 Million

A famous director and producer, how rich is Jeff Tremaine? Sources state that Tremaine’s net worth is estimated to be $40 million, undoubtedly the main source of his wealth is directing, and producing.

Jeff Tremaine was born in 1966, in Rockville, Maryland. Jeff Tremaine was one of the main contributors to the overall fame of the stars of the “Jackass” series. Prior to his involvement with the series, Tremaine worked with Marc McKee, Mike Ballard and others on the “Big Brother” skateboarding magazine, where he served as a writer. Upon meeting Johnny Knoxville, Tremaine convinced him to film the series of jokes and stunts he was performing, thus in this way giving life to the “Jackass” show. Tremaine’s most recent venture with the “Jackass” crew is a 2013 hidden camera comedy film called “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”, starring Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll. When it was released, the movie met with rather mixed reviews, yet this did not prevent it from grossing more than $151 million at the box office and earning a nomination for an Academy Award.

Aside from “Jackass”, Jeff Tremaine has also worked on numerous other projects. In 2008, he co-created a reality series called “Rob & Big”, which focuses on the lives of Rob Dyrdek and Christopher Boykin. Tremaine also produced “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory”, “Nitro Circus”, and “Ridiculousness”. More recently, in 2014,he directed a “Rodeo Slime Stunt”, which was performed during the Kid’s Choice Awards.

A well-known director, as well as a producer, Jeff Tremaine has an estimated net worth of $40 million.