Chris Raab
Chris Raab | |
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Born | Christian Joseph Raab 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) |
Other names | Raab Himself |
Education | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania[1] |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Known for | CKY Jackass Viva La Bam |
Children | 1[2] |
Website | greengateentertainment |
Christian Joseph Raab (born 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)),[3][4] better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series Viva La Bam and Jackass.
Biography
Raab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[3] The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite.[3]
Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life.[5] 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?[3] In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast.[6] Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.[7]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Camera operator | |
TBA | The Brandon Novak Story | Himself | Documentary |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2001 | 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 |
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2018–2019 | Bathroom Break Podcast | Himself | Creator Host |
Music videos
Year | Artist | Track | Role | Notes |
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2002 | CKY | "Flesh into Gear" | Himself | |
2019 | 96 Bitter Beings | "On and On and On" | Director[8] | |
2022 | 96 Bitter Beings | "Vaudeville's Revenge" | Grizzled Moonshiner #2 | Director[9] Executive producer |
References
- ^ Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass)". YouTube. May 28, 2021. Event occurs at 0:56. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". Loudwire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Chris Raab says MTV series Jackass drove him into addiction". NZHerald. February 4, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
Now 37, he recalls: 'I did a lot of cocaine and I drank my ass off pretty much seven days a week..... I didn't realize how much I became a slave to drugs and alcohol.'
- ^ Hirsch, Chelsea (February 1, 2018). "'Jackass' left a wake of pain, arrests and addiction". Page Six. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab's production company". greengateentertainment.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 10, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.