Steve-O

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

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For over twenty years, Steve-O has performed on Jackass in all its iterations. He's done stunts on the original TV show, the movies and the spinoffs. He's risked life and limb, suffered countless serious injuries and in doing so made millions of people laugh and gasp. Recently, he's reunited with the Jackass crew for their latest film: Jackass Forever. He also has a new memoir out called: A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned From a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions. Steve-O joins the show to chat about his new memoir and his work in Jackass over the years. He also talks about whether or not going sober has affected the work he does on screen with Jackass. Plus, he shares what it was like performing in a circus on a cruise ship.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:30.0	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:39.0	Bjork, Prince, Oprah.
0:43.0	They all go by just one name.
0:46.0	Why? They're legends.
0:49.0	This week on Bullseye, we welcome another single named icon, Steve O.
0:56.0	For over 20 years, Steve O. has performed on Jackass in all its iterations.
1:11.0	The original TV show, the movies, the spin-offs, he's risked life and limb.
1:17.0	He has suffered countless, very serious injuries and in doing all of those things he has made millions laugh.
1:25.0	And gasp and cringe.
1:42.0	Maybe we'll use the wrong instruments.
1:44.0	So you think music calmed the well-beast?
1:49.0	Let me put it this way.
1:51.0	Steve O. is America's only entertainer who could pull off a full-back tattoo of Steve O. giving a thumbs up.
2:00.0	In all seriousness though, it's not easy being Steve O.
2:04.0	It never really has been.
2:06.0	Steve O. who was born, Steve and Glover, has dealt with addiction nearly his entire life.
2:11.0	This past January he marked his 14th year clean and sober.
2:16.0	He's been arrested, he's been jailed, and he suffers from the kind of medical issues you'd expect to see from a person who's injured themselves for the entertainment of others for two decades.
2:28.0	He's doing a lot better these days.
2:30.0	Like I said, he's sober, he lives in LA, he's got a bunch of dogs, two goats.
2:36.0	The latest Jackass movie, Jackass Forever is not only hilarious, it was a huge success.
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