Dave England

Dave England
England in 2011
Born
David Joseph England

(1969-12-30) December 30, 1969 (age 54)
Other namesDarf
Jackson Schmackson
OccupationStunt performer
Years active1991–present
Known forCo-star of Jackass
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Children4
Websitedaveengland.com

David Joseph England[3] (born December 30, 1969)[1] is an American stunt performer, television personality, and former professional snowboarder. He is best known as one of the stars of the reality stunt show Jackass.

Career

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England was once a professional snowboarder and is featured in several of Kingpin Productions' snowboarding videos, including "Bulletproof" and "Back in Black". He was founder of the snowboarding magazine Skintight Magazine. He once worked as the field editor for Snowboarder Magazine and was the editor of Blunt magazine, the sister snowboarding magazine to skateboarding's Big Brother.[4] England also appears in the 2008 film Shred, co-starring Tom Green. The film, about a snowboarding school run by England's character, was filmed at Big White, a ski resort in Canada.[5]

Role in Jackass

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England gets involved in stunts and pranks much like the rest of the cast, but he is the first one to participate in something when fecal matter is involved. England proclaimed on the Jackass Number Two DVD commentary that he is the "world's first professional shitter" because he gets paid to defecate on camera.

In Jackass 2.5, England jokingly claims that he is the only proven person in the world that is capable of defecating and even vomiting on command, although he finds urinating on command to be difficult.

In one stunt on Jackass, England eats a number of uncooked ingredients that he thinks would be suitable for making an omelette. He then forces himself to become sick by eating raw eggs and proceeds to vomit into a bowl, which he then fries in a pan. Finally, he and Steve-O, very enthusiastically, eat the omelette he has just "made." One of England's skits ("Poo Diaper") almost did not make it to TV. This skit involves England reaching into a garbage can and eating out of a baby's diaper containing chocolate pudding. Johnny Knoxville told MTV to keep the skit, and after many debates MTV let Jackass keep "Poo Diaper".

Personal life

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England is married to Shawna England, with whom he has two sons, named Van and Clyde. He also has two children from a previous relationship. As mentioned in Jackass 3.5 (2011), England has a reputation for turning into 'Darf', his drunken ill-tempered persona, when he drinks alcohol to excess. He has spent brief periods in jail in the United States, New Zealand, and Japan.[6]

During the Bathroom Break Podcast with former Jackass and CKY crew member Chris Raab, England stated he lost one of his testicles after suffering a double hernia during a snowboard accident in New Zealand in 1997.[7] This was later mentioned again in Jackass 4.5 (2022).

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000-2001 Jackass Himself 25 episodes
Writer
2002 Jackass Backyard BBQ Himself TV special
Archive footage
2003 Jackass Winterjam Himself TV special
2007 Bam's Unholy Union Himself 2 episodes
Tom Green Live! Himself 1 episode
Guys Choice Himself Winner Cockiest Award
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover Himself TV special
2010 2010 MTV Video Music Awards Himself Presenter
2010 MTV Europe Music Awards Himself Presenter
Up Close with Carrie Keagan Himself 1 episode
Made in Hollywood Himself Episode 6.4
2011 Attack of the Show! Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself TV documentary
2012 Loiter Squad Himself Episode 1.10
2014 2014 Kids' Choice Awards Himself Rodeo performer
2015 Swerved Himself Episode 1.6
2016 Party Legends Himself Episode 1.5
Ridiculousness Himself Episode 8.24
2021 WWE SmackDown Himself Episode 24.10
Guest appearance
2022 Celebrity Family Feud[8] Himself Participant
Episode 9.11

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Big Brother: shit Direct-to-video
Creative consultant
1998 Number Two: Big Brother Himself Direct-to-video
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Writer
Don't Try This At Home: The Steve-O Video Vol. 2: The Tour Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearances
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself Writer
2007 Jackass 2.5 Himself Writer
2008 Shred Max Fisher
2009 Revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts Max Fisher
Jackass: The Lost Tapes Himself Writer
Archived footage
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Writer
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Writer
2016 Natural Born Pranksters Himself Guest appearance
The Bet Coffee shop employee
2020 Steve-O: Gnarly Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearance
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Writer
Jackass 4.5 Himself Writer
2023 Steve-O's Bucket List[9] Himself Direct-to-video
Guest appearances

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hardly Working Himself 1 episode: "Jackass"[10]
2015 Jackass Reunion: 15 Years Later[11] Himself Rolling Stone special
2019 Bathroom Break Podcast[12] Himself 1 episode
2021-2022 Steve-O's Wild Ride![13][14] Himself 2 episodes
Podcast
2022 The Shittiest Podcast[15] Himself 1 episode
The Nine Club[16] Himself 1 episode
Podcast
2024 The Pontius Show[17] Himself 1 episode
Podcast

Music videos

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Year Artist Track Role Notes
2002 CKY "Flesh into Gear" Himself Archived footage
Andrew W.K. "We Want Fun" Himself
2006 Wolfmother "Joker & the Thief" Himself
Chris Pontius "Karazy" Himself
2010 Weezer "Memories" Himself
2016 DJ Swamp "Rock Rollin" Skateboarder

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Jackass: The Game Himself Voice and motion capture

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dave England Zerocool trading card". Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ England, Dave (November 3, 2021). "A few passes from past yesteryear". Instagram. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dave England birth name". Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "SuicideGirls". SuicideGirls. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  5. ^ tomgreen.com - The Channel Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Dave England - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #47, archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved August 31, 2021
  7. ^ Raab, Chris (February 18, 2019). "Bathroom Break Podcast #27 - Dave England: Entertainer". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "The cast of Jackass - Celebrity Family Feud". DGEPress. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (November 1, 2023). "Steve-O's Bucket List trailer reveals a 'fucked up love story' that makes people pass out". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130617182627/http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3269075/hardly-working-jackass
  11. ^ "Jackass Reunion: 15 Years Later". Rolling Stone. October 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Raab, Chris (February 18, 2019). "Bathroom Break Podcast #27 - Dave England: Entertainer". YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Dave England - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #47". YouTube. March 11, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Dave England Returns! Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #111". YouTube. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  15. ^ McInerney, Sean (May 4, 2022). "The Shi**iest Podcast w/Poopies Episode 3: Dave England". YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  16. ^ Roberts, Chris (September 19, 2022). "Dave England - The Nine Club - Episode 245". The Nine Club. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ Pontius, Chris; Pontius, Mae (March 14, 2024). "The Pontius Show - $40 Handy - with Dave England". YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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