David Ross Carnie (born December 14, 1969) is an American writer, magazine editor, and skateboarder. He is the former editor-in-chief of Big Brother and current writer for numerous publications.
Writing career Carnie writes freelance and has had articles published in Rolling Stone, Hustler, The Skateboard Mag, Snowboard Magazine, and Bizarre.MNSkateboarder - Minnesota Skateboarding Carnie also helped co-write a couple of short films with Spike Jonze (whom he met through fellow Big Brother editor Jeff Tremaine). Through his work on the Big Brother videos he was also one of the original creators of the television show Jackass and has appeared in numerous Jackass episodes. During his time at Big Brother Dave can be credited with launching the careers of numerous Jackass stars, including Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and Chris Pontius, and has brought fame to hundreds of skateboarding stars.Small Time Skates ... Skateboarder owned and operated. Home of Louisiana's very own Dreamland skatepark and the Chicken Coop! Carnie was an editor of jackassworld.com. He also made a guest appearance in Jackass 3.5 (2011). Dave has a cat with no tail named Gary, that has become a recurring feature in his writings and interviews.
Skateboarding involvement Carnie was hailed for his work on exposing the dangers of the modular skateparks that many cities across the United States were installing, and was recognized by the Austin Public Skatepark Action Committee for his work. Dave also has his own brand of skateboard decks named Whalecock Skateboarding.Big Brother Issue 74, June 2001 Dave was a secret character on the PlayStation game Grind Session. His character farted while grinding.Playstation.comGrind Session for PlayStation Review - PlayStation Grind Session Review
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes2000-2001JackassHimself3 episodesGuest appearances2008Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour TakeoverHimselfTV special2011How the States Got Their ShapesHimselfEpisode 1.102017Epicly Later'd: Bam MargeraHimselfTV documentary2022Epicly Later'd: Spike JonzeHimselfTV documentary
Films Year Title Role Notes2008Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel KnievelHimselfDirect-to-videoGuest appearances2010Jackass 3DWriter2011Jackass 3.5HimselfWriterGuest appearance2017Dumb: The Story of Big Brother MagazineHimselfDocumentaryAssociate producer
Videos Year Title Role Notes1996shit Creator1998Number TwoHimselfCreator1999boobHimselfDirectorCreator2001CrapHimselfDirectorCreator2001Learn to Ride: A Skateboarding Instructional VideoHimself2003AKA: Girl SkaterHimself
Video games Grind Session (2000)
References
External links
Whalecock Skateboards, Dave Carnie's company Dave Carnie's official blog