Dave England

David England (born December 30, 1969) is an American stunt performer and former professional snowboarder. He is best known as one of the stars of the reality stunt show Jackass.

Dave England
England in 2011
Born
David England

(1969-12-30) December 30, 1969
Ventura, California, U.S.
Other namesDarf
OccupationStunt performer, actor
Years active1991–present
Known forCo-star of Jackass
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Children4
Websitedaveengland.com

Career

Jackass co-star Johnny Knoxville stated on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that England has just one testicle as a result of a snowboarding accident, which England confirmed happened in New Zealand in 1997. This is shown to be true in a scene from Jackass Number Two in which England attaches a leech to his scrotum. England was once a professional snowboarder and is featured in several of Kingpin Productions' snowboarding videos, including "Bulletproof" and "Back in Black". He was founder of the snowboarding magazine Skintight Magazine. He once worked as the field editor for Snowboarder Magazine and was the editor of Blunt magazine, the sister snowboarding magazine to skateboarding's Big Brother.[2] England also appears in the 2008 film Shred, co-starring Tom Green. The film, about a snowboarding school run by England's character, was filmed at Big White, a ski resort in Canada.[3]

Role in Jackass

England gets involved in stunts and pranks much like the rest of the cast, but he is the first one to participate in something when fecal matter is involved. England proclaimed himself on the Jackass Number Two DVD commentary that he is the "world's first professional shitter", in as much as he gets paid to defecate on TV.

In Jackass 2.5, England jokingly claims that he is the only proven person in the world that is capable of defecating and even vomiting on command, although he finds urinating on command to be difficult.

In one stunt on Jackass, England eats a number of uncooked ingredients that he thinks would be suitable for making an omelette. He then forces himself to become sick by eating raw eggs, and proceeds to vomit into a bowl, which he then empties into a pan to fry. Finally, he, very enthusiastically, eats the omelette he has just made. One of England's skits ("Poo Diaper") almost did not make it to TV. This skit involves England reaching into a garbage can and eating out of a baby's diaper, which contains chocolate pudding. Johnny Knoxville told MTV to keep the skit, and after many debates MTV let Jackass keep "Poo Diaper".

Personal life

Dave is married to Shawna England and they have two sons together named Van and Clyde. He also has 2 kids from a previous relationship.

Dave is a self-proclaimed vegetarian.

Dave has a reputation for turning into 'Darf', his drunken ill-tempered persona, when he drinks alcohol to excess. He has spent brief periods in jail in the United States, New Zealand, and Japan.[4]

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

Music videos

References
  1. "Dave England - Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. "SuicideGirls". SuicideGirls. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. tomgreen.com - The Channel Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Dave England - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #47, archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved August 31, 2021
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