Chris Raab

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Chris Raab
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Raab in 2011
Born
Christian Joseph Raab

(1980-05-21) May 21, 1980 (age 45)
Other namesRaab Himself
Education
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • stunt performer
Years active1999–present
Known for
Children1
Website greengateentertainment.com

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

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Biography

Raab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, [1] and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where attended West Chester East High School. [3] The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite. [1] Raab graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in communications and journalism. [4]

Raab has battled drug addiction and alcoholism, but said in 2019 that he was approaching a decade of sobriety. [1] In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast. [5] Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment. [6] Raab and his wife have a child together. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Landspeed:CKY Himself Direct-to-video release
2000 CKY2K HimselfDirect-to-video release
2001 CKY3 HimselfDirect-to-video release
2001 Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video HimselfDirect-to-video release
Uncredited
2001 CKY Documentary HimselfDirect-to-video documentary
2002 Jackass: The Movie HimselfGuest appearance
Additional camera
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest HimselfDirect-to-video release
2003 Haggard: The Movie Raab
2006 The Dudesons Movie HimselfGuest appearance
2008Hotdog CasseroleHimselfDirector
Writer
Producer
2009Skittin Across AmericaHimself
2009Jackass: The Lost TapesHimselfArchived footage
2010The Vampires of ZanzibarSire McNugget
2011 Miss December Bar Patron
2011 The Perfect House Steve
2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Production assistant
2014 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Production assistant
2014Borrowed HappinessFrenchyDirector
Writer
Producer
Editor
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Cameo
Camera operator
2022 Jackass 4.5 Camera operator
TBAThe Brandon Novak StoryHimselfDocumentary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2001 Jackass Himself11 episodes
2002 MTV Cribs Himself1 episode
2003–2005 Viva La Bam Himself43 episodes
2006 The Dudesons Himself2 episodes
2011A Tribute to Ryan Dunn HimselfTV documentary
2013 The Pitch Production assistant
3 episodes
2014 Snack-Off Set production assistant
9 episodes
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits HimselfTV special
2017Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera HimselfTV documentary
2018 Too Stupid to Die Cinematographer

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–2019Bathroom Break PodcastHimselfCreator
Host
2019 Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? Himself1 episode

Music videos

YearArtistTrackRoleNotes
2002 CKY "Flesh into Gear"Himself
2017CKY"Head for a Breakdown"Himself Cameo
2019 96 Bitter Beings "On and On and On"Director [8]
202296 Bitter Beings"Vaudeville's Revenge"Grizzled Moonshiner #2Director [9]
Executive producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". Loudwire . Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 via YouTube.
  2. "Meet the Cast". MTV . Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. "A Tribute to Ryan Dunn MTV Special". YouTube . November 28, 2011. Event occurs at 3:03. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn . Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  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.
  7. "Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass)". YouTube . May 28, 2021. Event occurs at 0:56. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. "96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video)". YouTube . June 10, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  9. "96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video)". YouTube . July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.