Christian Joseph Raab (born May 21, 1980),[4] better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series Viva La Bam and Jackass.
Chris Raab | |
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 Raab at the Big Apple Convention in May 2011 | |
| Born | Christian Joseph Raab May 21, 1980 |
| Other names | Raab Himself |
| Education | West Chester East High School[1] Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania[2] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | CKY Jackass Viva La Bam |
| Children | 1[3] |
| Website | greengateentertainment |
Biography
editRaab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[5] The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite.[5]
Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life. He has since focused on other film projects, such as Hotdog Casserole and Borrowed Happiness. Raab also appeared on Loudwire's Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?[5] In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast.[6] Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.[7]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Landspeed:CKY | Himself | Direct-to-video release |
| 2000 | CKY2K | Himself | Direct-to-video release |
| 2001 | CKY3 | Himself | Direct-to-video release |
| 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 release |
| 2003 | Haggard: The Movie | Raab | |
| 2005 | The Dudesons Movie | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | Hotdog Casserole | Himself | Director Writer Producer |
| 2009 | Skittin Across America | Himself | |
| 2009 | Jackass: The Lost Tapes | Himself | Archived 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 | |
| TBA | The Brandon Novak Story | Himself | Documentary |
Television
edit| 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 |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Bathroom Break Podcast | Himself | Creator Host |
Music videos
edit| 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[8] | |
| 2022 | 96 Bitter Beings | "Vaudeville's Revenge" | Grizzled Moonshiner #2 | Director[9] Executive producer |
References
edit- ^ "A Tribute to Ryan Dunn MTV Special". YouTube. November 28, 2011. Event occurs at 3:03. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass)". YouTube. May 28, 2021. Event occurs at 0:56. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ MTV https://web.archive.org/web/20040610095428/http://www.mtv.com/onair/viva_la_bam/cast_members.jhtml?id=raab. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". Loudwire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab's production company". greengateentertainment.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 10, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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