Johnny Knoxville, best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass, is reliving some of his best and worst hits.
During an interview with Variety, the 50-year-old star recalled the time when he severely injured his penis in a 2007 motorcycle stunt for Jackass. The was a tribute to legendary daredevil Evel Knievel.
He said, “I broke my gym dog a number of years ago. That’s been well documented. So much has been said about so little.”
Knoxville said the 2007 stunt left him with a catheter for three and a half years. He said, “The doctor said a couple centimeters down and it would’ve been out of commission. But I’ve had two children since then, so it’s in great working order. That’s too much information.”
Talking about the accident to PEOPLE in 2008, Knoxville revealed that he suffered a torn urethra and was bedridden for weeks.
At the time, he said, “I decided I could back-flip a motorcycle. I guess I should have decided if I could ride a motorcycle beforehand, because I can’t. The bike goes about 15 feet in the air, comes down and breaks off the handlebar on my crotch.”
Knoxville has suffered plenty of injuries to the groin on the prank show. Once, he revealed that he suffered “a concussion, a broken wrist and a broken rib too” when he was thrown off a bull while shooting for Jackass Forever.
Knoxville launched Jackass along with Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze in 2000. The show was followed by six feature adaptations, beginning with Jackass: The Movie in 2002 and culminating in Jackass Forever, which will be released next month.
