MTV SET TO AIR "CKY: THE GREATEST HITS" ON SUNDAY 11/2 AT 10PM ET/PT
Take a Wild Look Back at the Journey To Stardom for Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn And the Rest Of CKY Before Teaming Up with Jackass crew
Special Airs Immediately Following Jackass Number Two at 8 PM ET/PT
Santa Monica, CA (October, 28, 2014) - MTV announced today the CKY: The Greatest Hits special set to air on Sunday, 11/2 at 10 PM ET/PT. This one-hour special is the story of the crew of misfits led by skater Bam Margera whose home movies were some of the world's first viral videos, exploded into pop culture and became part of the blockbuster Jackass franchise. Preceded by Jackass Number Two at 8PM, this one-hour MTV special includes never-before-seen footage of Bam, Ryan Dunn and the rest of the CKY crew. Check out a clip from the CKY special here: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/1094793/cky-the-greatest-hits-sneak-peek.jhtml#id=1732118
In the mid-90s, a group of misfits from Pennsylvania called CKY (aka "Camp Kill Yourself") crashed Hollywood and helped change the course of showbiz and pop culture. The special is told by Bam Margera and key members of the original CKY crew - including Bam's parents April and Phil Margera; his brother Jesse Margera; Chris Raab (aka Raab Himself), Rake Yohn and more. They revisit CKY's humble yet rebellious PA roots and looks back at their most audacious and hilarious antics. They started filming home movies and skate videos filled with devilishly creative yet simple stunts, skits and pranks and rode them all the way to red carpet stardom. From the Margeras' first homemade skits and the hugely popular CKY videos that arguably became the world's first viral videos, their success led them to become co-stars of the blockbuster Jackass franchise and eventually, their very own MTV series, Viva La Bam. Also appearing in the special are Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, Jackass director Jeff Tremaine, and pro skateboarders Kerry ("Hockey Temper") Getz and Tim O'Connor, who appeared on some of the original CKY tapes.
CKY: The Greatest Hits appears on MTV presented by The Exchange, through its' newly formed TV division, in association with Knight Owl Entertainment, and was produced by Foglight Entertainment. The Executives in Charge from MTV are Lauren Dolgen, Michelle Klepper and Kristina Edwards.
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