Chris Raab
American television personality
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::summary American television personality ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chris Raab |
| alias | Raab Himself |
| image | 5.21.11ChrisRaabByLuigiNovi.jpg |
| caption | Raab in 2011 |
| birth_name | Christian Joseph Raab |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| occupation | |
| known_for | |
| education | |
| years_active | 1999–present |
| children | 1 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Chris Raab | alias = Raab Himself | image = 5.21.11ChrisRaabByLuigiNovi.jpg | caption = Raab in 2011 | birth_name = Christian Joseph Raab | birth_date = | birth_place = Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. | occupation = | known_for = | education = | years_active = 1999–present | children = 1 | website =
Christian Joseph Raab (born May 21, 1980), 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.
Biography
Raab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where attended West Chester East High School. The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite. Raab graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in communications and journalism.
Raab has battled drug addiction and alcoholism, but said in 2019 that he was approaching a decade of sobriety. In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast. Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment. Raab and his wife have a child together.
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Landspeed:CKY | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | CKY2K | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | CKY3 | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 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 |
| 2003 | Haggard: The Movie | Raab | |
| 2006 | The Dudesons Movie | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | Hotdog Casserole | Himself | Director |
| Writer | |||
| Producer | |||
| 2009 | Skittin Across America | Himself | |
| 2009 | Jackass: The Lost Tapes | Himself | Archive footage |
| 2010 | The Vampires of Zanzibar | Sire 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 | |
| 2014 | Borrowed Happiness | Frenchy | Director |
| Writer | |||
| Producer | |||
| Editor | |||
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Himself | Cameo |
| Camera operator | |||
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5 | Camera operator | |
| :: |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 3 episodes | |||
| 2014 | Snack-Off | Set production assistant | |
| 9 episodes | |||
| 2014 | CKY: The Greatest Hits | Himself | TV special |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2018 | Too Stupid to Die | Cinematographer | |
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Web series
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Bathroom Break Podcast | Himself | Creator |
| Host | |||
| 2019 | Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? | Himself | 1 episode |
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Music videos
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| Year | Artist | Track | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CKY | "Flesh into Gear" | Himself | |
| 2017 | CKY | "Head for a Breakdown" | Himself | Cameo |
| 2019 | 96 Bitter Beings | "On and On and On" | Director | |
| 2022 | 96 Bitter Beings | "Vaudeville's Revenge" | Grizzled Moonshiner #2 | Director |
| Executive producer | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- Hartmann, Graham. (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?".
- "Meet the Cast".
- (November 28, 2011). "A Tribute to Ryan Dunn MTV Special".
- Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab LinkedIn profile".
- "Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor".
- Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab's production company".
- (May 28, 2021). "Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass)".
- (June 10, 2019). "96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video)".
- (July 15, 2022). "96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video)".
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