Net worth & personal profile
Johnny KnoxvilleNet Worth
The popular $50M estimate tested against $599.1M of franchise box office, studio-owned IP, undisclosed private contracts, wife Emily Ting, three children and the final Jackass film.
Johnny Knoxville’s current net worth cannot be independently established. Celebrity Net Worth and Parade publish a $50 million estimate, but neither supplies a reproducible asset-and-liability calculation. Public records show Paramount and Viacom in the registered Jackass trademark, film-copyright and licensing chain; they do not disclose Knoxville’s private producer fees, backend participation, company ownership, assets, debts or taxes.
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The essentials
The widely repeated $50 million figure is an outside estimate without a disclosed balance sheet. [1]
Viacom and Paramount hold the registered Jackass marks and film copyrights, while Knoxville’s private participation rights remain undisclosed. [3]
The franchise’s roughly $599.1 million worldwide box office is production revenue, not Knoxville’s personal income. [7]
Breakthrough · IP rights · Franchise economics · Estimate test · Family and now
Johnny Knoxville’s money story sits behind private entertainment contracts. The public record is unusually useful for identifying who holds registered Jackass intellectual property, but it cannot reveal what Knoxville negotiated as creator, producer, performer or co-founder of Dickhouse.
That distinction changes the verdict. The records do not support treating franchise box office as his wealth, yet they also do not prove that he lacks backend participation or production-company economics. The honest result is an open total rather than false precision. Net Worth VIP — methodology
01 / The breakthrough
A self-defense article became the prototype for Jackass
Knoxville has traced the origin to a Big Brother magazine assignment in which he tested pepper spray, stun devices and a bullet-resistant vest on himself. Jeff Tremaine had it filmed, and the footage supplied the clearest prototype for the MTV series that began in 2000.
This was more than a casting break: Knoxville, Tremaine and Spike Jonze shaped the format, while Knoxville’s on-camera persona became its public center. The creative history explains his leverage, but it does not publish the contracts that converted that leverage into pay, producer fees or backend.
His later work expanded into acting, writing and producing, including Bad Grandpa. Public credits establish roles; they do not establish retained ownership or current asset value.
02 / What the registries prove
The studio owns the registered IP; private economics are a separate question
The USPTO assignment record places the JACKASS marks in Viacom’s corporate chain. Copyright records likewise identify Paramount, MTV Networks or Viacom as claimants on the theatrical works, including the first film even where Dickhouse appears among the authors.
Those records establish registered trademark and film-copyright ownership. They do not disclose Knoxville’s ownership in Dickhouse, producer compensation, contractual approval rights, profit participation or other private economic interests. The former version overreached by treating absence from the registers as proof that no such rights exist.
Knoxville also appears in recorded screenplay and option transactions, but the short-form instruments omit consideration. Direction of transfer can be public while the payment remains private.
03 / The franchise economics
$599.1 million at the box office still cannot be converted into personal wealth
The Numbers reports about $599.1 million in worldwide box office against $68 million in combined production budgets for six theatrical releases through Jackass: Best and Last. That comparison shows a commercially durable franchise, not Knoxville’s take-home pay.
A 2005 MTVN merchandise agreement licensed the marks plus cast names, images, likenesses and footage. Royalties were payable to MTVN, but the rate and unit thresholds were redacted under confidential treatment. The document reveals the licensing structure without revealing Knoxville’s personal compensation.
The popular $50 million estimate may be plausible, too high or too low. Without private contracts, company accounts, property equity, investments, debt and taxes, the public inputs cannot resolve which.
The evidence, with its limits
| Evidence | Public figure | What it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Current outside estimate | $50M | Widely repeated estimate without a disclosed personal balance sheet. |
| Six-film worldwide box office | $599.1M | Studio-level gross receipts, not Knoxville’s income. |
| Combined production budgets | $68M | Reported film costs before distribution and marketing. |
| Registered Jackass marks | Viacom | Public trademark chain; private contracts remain outside the register. |
| Theatrical film copyrights | Paramount / MTV / Viacom | Registered claimants for the works, not a schedule of participant economics. |
| 2005 merchandise royalty | Redacted | Payments flowed to MTVN under the filed agreement; rate withheld. |
| Knoxville fees and backend | Undisclosed | No verified career payment schedule or profit-participation statement. |
04 / The estimate test
A repeated number is still one claim when every article traces to the same source
Celebrity Net Worth publishes $50 million, and Parade repeats that estimate with attribution. Repetition is useful for identifying the market consensus, but it is not independent corroboration when the second outlet points back to the first.
No public source itemizes his cash, securities, property equity, private-company stakes, royalties, debts or taxes. A confidential Jackass-related settlement and undisclosed endorsement work add more unknowns rather than usable values.
We therefore preserve the estimate as something readers will encounter elsewhere, label it as external and decline to turn it into Net Worth VIP’s own total.
05 / Emily Ting, three children and now
A new marriage and a final Jackass chapter define the current picture
Knoxville married costume designer Emily Ting on November 17, 2025, with filmmaker John Waters officiating. His divorce from Naomi Nelson had been finalized in 2024.
He has three publicly known children: Madison from his marriage to Melanie Cates, and Rocko and Arlo from his marriage to Nelson. These facts answer reader interest without treating family relationships as financial evidence.
Jackass: Best and Last reached theaters in June 2026 and is scheduled to stream on Paramount+ on September 24. AP described Knoxville as the master of ceremonies rather than a full stunt participant after the serious bull injury in Jackass Forever. The film marks an active, current credit while also closing the franchise’s main theatrical chapter.
Financial record
The money timeline
Jackass: Best and Last closes the main film seriesReleaseNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
Knoxville returns as master of ceremonies after reducing his stunt role following the 2022 bull injury.
Open source for Jackass: Best and Last closes the main film series ↗Knoxville marries Emily TingPersonalNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
E! reported the ceremony and identified Ting as a costume designer.
Open source for Knoxville marries Emily Ting ↗MTVN signs a Jackass merchandise licenseLicensingNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
The filed agreement covers marks, cast likenesses and footage while withholding the royalty percentage.
Open source for MTVN signs a Jackass merchandise license ↗Jackass: The Movie opens the theatrical franchiseRelease$79.3MDetails & source
Amount and context
$79,300,000 · USD
The Numbers reports a $2 million production budget; Knoxville’s compensation and backend are not public.
Open source for Jackass: The Movie opens the theatrical franchise ↗Jackass begins its MTV runBreakthroughNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
Big Brother self-defense footage helped shape the format and Knoxville became its on-camera center.
Open source for Jackass begins its MTV run ↗Amounts describe different financial measures and retain their original currencies. They must not be added together as personal wealth. Our methodology.
Common questions
Questions, answered
What is Johnny Knoxville’s net worth in 2026?
Celebrity Net Worth and Parade publish a $50 million estimate. Net Worth VIP does not adopt it as a verified total because no source discloses Knoxville’s complete assets, debts, private-company interests, contracts and taxes.
Does Johnny Knoxville own Jackass?
Public trademark and copyright records place the registered Jackass marks and films with Viacom and Paramount entities. Those registries do not reveal Knoxville’s private producer rights, backend participation or ownership in production companies, so they cannot answer every economic meaning of ‘own.’
How much did the Jackass movies make?
The Numbers reports about $599.1 million in worldwide box office for six theatrical releases through Jackass: Best and Last, against about $68 million in combined production budgets. Box office is not Knoxville’s personal income.
Who is Johnny Knoxville’s wife and how many children does he have?
He married costume designer Emily Ting in November 2025. He has three publicly known children: Madison, Rocko and Arlo.
What is Johnny Knoxville doing now?
He returned for Jackass: Best and Last, released theatrically in June 2026 and scheduled for Paramount+ on September 24, 2026. After his Jackass Forever bull injury, the final film uses him more as master of ceremonies than as a full stunt participant.
Follow the evidenceSources & reading14 links
- Celebrity Net Worth — Johnny Knoxville ↗
$50 million outside estimate without a disclosed personal balance sheet.
- Parade — Johnny Knoxville net worth ↗
January 2026 article repeating the $50 million estimate and describing the Jackass-led career.
- USPTO — JACKASS trademark assignment ↗
Public assignment instrument showing the registered mark in Viacom's corporate chain.
- US Copyright Office — Johnny Knoxville search ↗
Public registrations and recorded transfers involving Knoxville, his companies and Jackass works.
- SEC — MTVN merchandise license ↗
2005 Jackass merchandise license; royalty percentage and unit thresholds received confidential treatment.
- SEC — Red Mile annual report ↗
Public-company description of MTVN as owner of the licensed Jackass property.
- The Numbers — Jackass franchise ↗
Film-level budgets and worldwide box-office totals; neither measure is personal income.
- Paramount Press Express — Jackass: Best and Last ↗
Official Paramount+ release confirming Knoxville's return and September 24, 2026 streaming date.
- Associated Press — Jackass: Best and Last review ↗
June 2026 review describing the final film and Knoxville's reduced stunt role after his bull injury.
- Interview Magazine — Johnny Knoxville exit interview ↗
2026 interview connecting Jackass to Knoxville's Big Brother self-defense article.
- E! News — Johnny Knoxville marries Emily Ting ↗
Reports Knoxville's November 17, 2025 marriage to costume designer Emily Ting.
- The Guardian — Johnny Knoxville interview ↗
Career interview identifying children Madison, Rocko and Arlo and discussing the Jackass origin.
- Wikimedia Commons — Johnny-Knoxville.jpg ↗
2010 Berlin premiere portrait by Promiflash, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Net Worth VIP — methodology ↗
Why studio gross, registered IP ownership, private participation rights and personal net worth remain separate.
