Jeff Tremaine


Jeffrey James Tremaine is an American showrunner, filmmaker and former magazine editor. He is most closely associated with the Jackass franchise, having been involved since the inception of the first TV show.

Career

Tremaine is the former editor of the skating culture magazine Big Brother and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO as well as a former professional BMX rider. Jeff was the executive producer on the MTV reality series Rob and Big and now works as the executive producer of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Ridiculousness, Nitro Circus, and Adult Swim's Loiter Squad.
Tremaine directed the third sequel to Jackass, titled Jackass 3D, which was filmed in 3D starting in January 2010. The whole cast of the previous movies returned.
In 2014, Tremaine launched his production company, Gorilla Flicks.
After announcing that Tremaine would be directing the Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt, Tremaine made a public appearance at the band's final tour press conference confirming and also speaking on the film expressing his excitement, stating "The Dirt is a movie I've wanted to make ever since I read the book in 2002." One year later, Focus Features announced that they had picked up the film, keeping Tremaine on to continue with directing.
In 2015, Tremaine directed the WWE Network series, WWE Swerved. In July 2015, Tremaine directed Angry Sky, a 30 for 30 film, for ESPN. In September 2016, Tremaine directed a new safety video for American Airlines.

Personal Life

Tremaine lives in Los Angeles with his wife, podcaster and author Laura Tremaine and their two children.

Filmography

Film

Television