Brandon DiCamillo

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Brandon DiCamillo
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Born1976 (age 4748)
Other namesDico
Education West Chester East High School [1]
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • stunt performer
  • actor
  • filmmaker
  • musician
Years active1996–2018
Known forFormer member of the CKY crew
Co-star of Viva La Bam
Children2

Brandon DiCamillo (born 1976) is an American former television personality, actor, stunt performer and filmmaker. [2] He was a founding member of the CKY crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY video series and MTV's Jackass , Viva La Bam , and Bam's Unholy Union series. [3] [4]

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Life and career

DiCamillo was born in 1976 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. [5] He first appeared as a member of the CKY crew in the CKY video series, which he co-wrote together with Bam Margera.

He was cast with other members of the crew for the MTV reality comedy series Jackass, appearing in the television series and its films. When the series ended in 2002, DiCamillo was featured in Bam Margera's film Haggard: The Movie , which DiCamillo also co-wrote. He then starred in Margera's Viva La Bam reality television show, which ran from 2003 to 2005. He co-starred in his own show with Rake Yohn called Blastazoid , which only lasted two episodes until MTV canceled the show due to dispute between MTV and the makers of the show. DiCamillo then appeared in Bam Margera's Bam's Unholy Union TV series. In 2008, he starred in Chris Raab's short film Hotdog Casserole . In 2009, he starred in Margera's Minghags .

DiCamillo also released prank phone call recordings. In 2001, he released a collection of calls titled Otimen Recording Hell! (A.K.A. Bran's Freestyles). In 2010, he released four more prank call collections, under the name Gnarkall, via digital download through his own record label, Roman Sausage. Three volumes were made available, followed by a fourth volume composed of preceding content, in addition to extra prank calls.

He was the comedic voice talent and vocalist of the parody band Gnarkill, [4] and is also known by some for his prank calls and freestyle raps, some of which can be viewed in the CKY videos, on the Volume 2 CD, and on the Otimen Recording Hell CD produced by Bam Margera.

He made a cameo appearance as John Madden in the Mega64's "Mega64: Madden Rap 2012" YouTube video. Additionally, he has also provided voiceovers for the video game Trials HD and its sequel Trials Evolution .

In 2017, DiCamillo started the Attic Aficionados podcast with Tom Barbalet. [6]

Bam Margera stated in a 2017 Reddit post that once Viva La Bam concluded in 2006, he and DiCamillo lost contact. [7] However, DiCamillo and Margera did work together on Radio Bam , Bam's Unholy Union and Minghags in the time since Viva La Bam ended. Since Minghags, DiCamillo has not appeared in any CKY-related project. It is believed he decided to move out of the public eye. This was confirmed by Joe Frantz in 2017, stating that DiCamillo formally renounced his affiliation with the CKY crew years prior in order to live a private life with his wife and children. [2]

In June 2023, Steve-O said that DiCamillo contacted him, saying that he was interested in returning to show business. [8]

Personal life

DiCamillo previously worked for Neiman-Marcus. [9] He dislikes Hollywood work, and has said that the CKY work for MTV was sometimes "too corporate". [9]

DiCamillo married his longtime girlfriend in October 2014 and the couple have two children.[ citation needed ]

DiCamillo is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Calgary Flames.

Gaming world record

DiCamillo attaining the world record in Mortal Kombat, 2008 Brandon Dicamillo.jpg
DiCamillo attaining the world record in Mortal Kombat , 2008

In September 2008, DiCamillo achieved a world record in the arcade video game Mortal Kombat . The event was held at Challenge Arcade in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and was attended by approximately two dozen event participants, as well as Mark Alpiger (representing ClassicArcadeGaming.com) and Chief Referee Dave Nelson (representing TwinGalaxies.com). DiCamillo's final score was 10,226,500, [10] [11] which beat previous record-holder David Nelson's score of 7,691,000. [10] In 2009, DiCamillo's world record was beaten by Isaiah-TriForce Johnson, with a score of 24,821,500, and again on September 27, 2017, by Patrick J Maher with a score of 25,402,000. [10] DiCamillo has dropped to sixth place as of 2023. [12]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2001 Jackass Himself25 episodes
Writer
2003–2006 Viva La Bam Himself43 episodes
2006 Blastazoid HimselfCo-creator
Director
Producer
2007 Bam's Unholy Union Himself8 episodes
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover HimselfTV special
Archived footage
2008BamimationHimself (voice)TV short
Co-creator
Executive producer
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits HimselfArchived footage
2017Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera HimselfArchive footage
TV documentary

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Toy Machine: Jump Off A BuildingHimself Direct-to-video release
1999 Landspeed: CKY HimselfWriter
Direct-to-video release
2000 CKY2K HimselfWriter
Direct-to-video release
2001 CKY 3 HimselfDirector
Writer
Direct-to-video release
2001 CKY Documentary HimselfDirect-to-video documentary
2002 Jackass: The Movie HimselfWriter
Guest appearances
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest HimselfDirect-to-video release
2003 Haggard: The Movie VariousWriter
Art director
2006Dunn & Vito's Rock TourHimselfHost
Co-executive producer
Direct-to-video release
2006 Jackass Number Two HimselfWriter
Guest appearances
2007 Jackass 2.5 HimselfWriter
Guest appearances
2008 Assassination of a High School President Stunts
2008 The Wrestler Audience member Cameo
Uncredited
2008 Hotdog Casserole VariousWriter
Costumes
2009 Minghags VariousWriter
Co-director
Executive producer
2009Jackass: The Lost TapesHimselfArchived footage
2010The Vampires of ZanzibarLord Weasel Titties
2012Cattle BagVariousDirector
Writer
Editor
2014 Borrowed Happiness Darren
2022 Jackass Forever HimselfArchived footage

Music videos

YearArtistTrackRoleNotes
2002 CKY "Flesh into Gear"Himself
2004 Clutch "The Mob Goes Wild"Courier
2012 Mega64 "Madden Rap 2012" John Madden [13] Co-writer and performer

Discography

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