Zacharias Holmes (born September 11, 1991), also known as Zackass, is an American stunt performer and television personality. He is best known as the star and co-creator of MTV's Too Stupid to Die (2018), and new Jackass member in Jackass Forever (2022).
Career Holmes started off his career by uploading stunt videos to YouTube. Some of these stunts included him shocking his lips with two stun guns, shooting a flare at his own crotch with a flare gun, and wearing a firecracker vest and igniting it. A few of his videos went viral, but after getting terminated from YouTube three times, he decided to upload his stunts to Instagram.
His videos started getting a lot of recognition again and he even did a few stunts with Jackass stars Steve-O and Bam Margera. After the CEOs of video production company Gunpowder & Sky, Jude Harris and Van Toffler, saw the stunts Holmes did, they wanted to make a TV show out of it, which led to the creation of Too Stupid to Die (2018), with former Jackass and CKY crew member Chris Raab serving as cinematographer.
After the show ended in 2018, Holmes continued uploading more stunts to his Instagram account, which got the attention of the Jackass stars, who then put him on Jackass Forever (2022). Since 2021, he hosts a web series called Fail News on Snapchat with Rachel Wolfson, who was also a new member in Jackass Forever, and Chad Tepper, who was a co-star of Too Stupid to Die. In 2022, Holmes hosted a podcast titled What The Fudge? along with Vinny Imperati. He currently hosts a podcast titled Maximum Zach.
Holmes also appeared in Jackass: Best and Last, alongside the entire main cast of Jackass Forever. It was theatrically released on June 26, 2026.
He, and fellow new Jackass member Poopies will have a new show together, titled Sports Hurts. It is set to release on Amazon Prime Video in October 2026.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes2017Tosh.0HimselfEpisode 9.120182018 MTV Movie & TV AwardsHimselfGuest appearance20182018 MTV Video Music AwardsHimselfGuest appearance2018Too Stupid to DieHimself8 episodesCo-creatorExecutive producer2018RidiculousnessHimselfEpisode 12.72019How Far Is Tattoo Far?HimselfEpisode 2.192021WWE SmackDownHimselfEpisode 24.10Guest appearance2022UFC 270HimselfAudience member2022The Wrld on GCW (2022)HimselfGuest appearance2022Your Pranks, Our ShowHimselfWriterCo-creator2022Jackass Shark Week 2.0HimselfTV special2022 Celebrity Family FeudHimselfParticipantEpisode 9.112023The Eric Andre ShowCreative consultant (2 episodes)2026Sports HurtsHimself8 episodes
Films Year Title Role Notes2021Don't Look Up#LaunchChallenge MeTuberUncredited2022Jackass ForeverHimselfNew cast memberWriter2022Jackass 4.5HimselfWriter2026Jackass: Best and LastHimselfWriter
Web series Year Title Role Notes2018Fear PongHimself1 episode2019Bathroom Break PodcastHimself1 episode2021–Fail NewsHimselfHostCo-creator2021–2022Tales From the TripHimself2 episodes2022What The Fudge?HimselfHostCo-creatorPodcast2022Howie Mandel Does StuffHimself1 episodePodcast2022Steve-O's Wild Ride!Himself1 episodePodcast2022Super Mega CastHimself1 episodePodcast2023The Shittiest PodcastHimself1 episode2023–2025Maximum ZachHimselfHostCreatorPodcast
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Fail News on Snapchat