It all started back in 1999. Johnny Knoxville was a struggling actor who wanted to write for Big Brother Magazine, a skateboarding publication. Jeff Tremaine from the magazine liked Knoxville and suggested that he videotape his exploits. The rest is history.
"Jackass 3D" opened at No. 1, which guarantees that there will be more on the way. I laughed as hard as I've laughed in a theater but was also as disgusted as I've ever been in a theater. There were times when I covered my face because I was so appalled at what I was seeing on the screen.
The redeeming factor of all the movies is that this is a group of guys who truly enjoy each other's company and you see what a tight knit group of friends they are throughout their exploits.
Joining Johnny Knoxville is Steve O, another member of the "Jackass" group. Steve-O is a graduate of the Clown College in Florida and also made a name for himself by pitching videos of him trying and often failing in painful stunts.
Gino Salomone has loved movies and entertainment since he was a boy on Milwaukee's Northwest Side. He squinted from the glare of the movie lights that his family shot as a child, and his proudest high school accomplishment was a 30-minute "feature" he made for John Marshall High School.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Mass Communication.
Salomone created a business called Rerun Reunions through which he booked personal appearances for actors from "Gilligan's Island," "The Brady Bunch," "MASH," and from "Saturday Night Live."
Salomone has one screen credit, the Lab Technician in "Naked Gun 2 1/2." He was cut out of two other movies. Hollywood has not called since.
He is also the movie critic for WISN-TV where his feature, "Gino Goes to the Movies" airs on the weekend newscasts. He also reviews movies for the Dave and Carole Show on 96.5 WKLH radio. His interviews have been used by E! as well as the TV Guide Channel.
