Chris Raab

Christian Joseph Raab (born May 21, 1980), better known by his stage name Raab Himself,[1] is an American television personality, stunt performer, actor and filmmaker known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series Viva La Bam and Jackass. He got his nickname "Raab Himself" from Chris Aspite.[2]

Chris Raab
Raab at the Big Apple Convention in May 2011
Born
Christian Joseph Raab

(1980-05-21) May 21, 1980
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesRaab Himself
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • stunt performer
  • actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1998–present
Websitegreengateentertainment.com

Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life.[3] He has since focused on other film projects, such as Hotdog Casserole and Borrowed Happiness. Raab also appeared on Loudwire's Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?[4] In 2018, Raab launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast.[5] Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.[6]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Landspeed:CKY Himself Direct-to-video release
2000 CKY2K Himself Direct-to-video release
2001 CKY3 Himself Direct-to-video release
2001 Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video Himself Direct-to-video release
Uncredited
2001 CKY Documentary Himself Direct-to-video documentary
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself Guest appearance
Additional camera
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest Himself Direct-to-video release
2003 Haggard: The Movie Raab
2005 The Dudesons Movie Himself Guest appearance
2008 Hotdog Casserole Himself Director
Writer
Producer
2009 Skittin Across America Himself
2009 Jackass: The Lost Tapes Himself Archived footage
2010 The Vampires of Zanzibar Sire McNugget
2011 The Perfect House Steve
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Production assistant
2014 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Production assistant
2014 Borrowed Happiness Frenchy Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Cameo
Camera operator
2022 Jackass 4.5 Himself Camera operator
TBA The Brandon Novak Story Himself Documentary

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Jackass Himself 11 episodes
2002 MTV Cribs Himself 1 episode
2003–2005 Viva La Bam Himself 43 episodes
2006 The Dudesons Himself 2 episodes
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Himself TV documentary
2013 The Pitch Production assistant
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits Himself TV special
2017 Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera Himself TV documentary
2018 Too Stupid to Die Cinematographer

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 Bathroom Break Podcast Himself Creator
Host
2019 Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? Himself 1 episode

References
  1. DiMeglio, Mary J. (June 22, 2011). "Ryan Dunn Was 'A Normal Dude,' Neighbors Say – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself Plays Wikipedia Fact or Fiction". Loudwire.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. Hirsch, Chelsea (February 1, 2018). "'Jackass' left a wake of pain, arrests and addiction". Page Six. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". Loudwire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. "Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab's production company". greengateentertainment.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.