Chris Raab

Christian Joseph Raab (born 1980/1981),[4][5] 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
Raab at the Big Apple Convention in May 2011
Born
Christian Joseph Raab

1980/1981 (age 42–43)
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S
Other namesRaab Himself
EducationWest Chester East High School[1]
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania[2]
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • stunt performer
  • actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1998–present
Known forCKY
Jackass
Viva La Bam
Children1[3]
Websitegreengateentertainment.com

Biography

Raab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.[4] The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite.[4]

Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life.[6] 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?[4] In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast.[7] Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.[8]

Filmography

Films
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 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
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
Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 Bathroom Break Podcast Himself Creator
Host

Music videos
Year Artist Track Role Notes
2002 CKY "Flesh into Gear" Himself
2019 96 Bitter Beings "On and On and On" Director[9]
2022 96 Bitter Beings "Vaudeville's Revenge" Grizzled Moonshiner #2 Director[10]
Executive producer

References
  1. "A Tribute to Ryan Dunn MTV Special". YouTube. November 28, 2011. Event occurs at 3:03. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. "Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass)". YouTube. May 28, 2021. Event occurs at 0:56. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2019). "Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". Loudwire. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. "Chris Raab says MTV series Jackass drove him into addiction". NZHerald. February 4, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2022. Now 37, he recalls: 'I did a lot of cocaine and I drank my ass off pretty much seven days a week..... I didn't realize how much I became a slave to drugs and alcohol.'
  6. Hirsch, Chelsea (February 1, 2018). "'Jackass' left a wake of pain, arrests and addiction". Page Six. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. "Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. Raab, Chris. "Chris Raab's production company". greengateentertainment.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. "96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 10, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  10. "96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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