Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969) is an American stunt performer, actor, comedian and one of the stars of the reality stunt show '' Jackass''.

Career

Lacy was born on August 14, 1969, in either

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. He worked as a truck driver in Missouri before moving to

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. He landed roles in several commercials, including one for

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that aired during

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. Lacy first met

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through Knoxville's ex-wife, who ran a clothing company. Lacy was hired to transport textiles for the clothing company. After becoming friends with Knoxville, Lacy began to suggest ideas for the ''Jackass'' series to him. Originally brought on as a writer, Knoxville convinced Lacy to participate in the stunts. Lacy shares a writing credit for '' National Lampoon's TV: The Movie''. He starred alongside

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in the film ''

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''. He appeared in '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), '' Jackass 3D'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2022). Lacy has been on tour doing stand-up comedy. Notably, he has participated in the BBM Comedy Tours in New York and

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, as well performing at festivals, clubs and bar rooms around the United States.

''Jackass''

When on ''Jackass'', Lacy is most often featured with Jason "Wee Man" Acuña and their most common skit involves Lacy chasing after Acuña down public streets in nothing more than their briefs and white tanktops, showing off his obesity. Lacy has contributed many of the ideas that later became ''Jackass'' skits and stunts. He is also known for his anger outbursts, the most memorable of which occurred during the "Eggnog Challenge" for the ''Jackass Christmas Special''. In ''

'' (2007), it was revealed that Lacy has an extreme

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Filmography

Television

Films

Music videos

Video games

References

External links

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Wee Man and Preston Lacy on Tom Green Live
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