Kenneth Ehren McGhehey (born November 29, 1976), also known as Danger Ehren, is an American stunt performer and actor. He is best known as one of the cast members of the reality stunt franchise Jackass.
Early life Kenneth Ehren McGhehey was born on November 29, 1976, in McMinnville, Oregon, and grew up living over a mortuary. By the age of 12, he was an accomplished skateboarder, and later became a professional snowboarder, breaking his neck, shoulder, and knees in the process. While working at a skate shop in Portland, Oregon, McGhehey began filming stunts, leading to his involvement with Jackass.
Career
McGhehey appeared in all three seasons of the Jackass television series and five Jackass films, often going by the nickname "Danger Ehren." He has been the butt of many jokes by the Jackass crew, most notably in the infamous "Terror Taxi" skit from Jackass Number Two (2006), one of Johnny Knoxville's favorites. In the stunt, McGhehey was dressed as a stereotypical Muslim terrorist with the idea being to scare a taxi driver; part of his costume involved him having a beard glued to his face that was made out of shaved pubic hair contributed by the entire crew. In a podcast with Steve-O, McGhehey suggested some of those jokes amounted to bullying, and that some of it happened off-camera.
McGhehey has been the recipient of some of the worst injuries in the Jackass franchise, including breaking his neck twice during the filming of Jackass 3D (2010), a broken orbital bone when his healthy tooth was pulled out by a string tied to Bam Margera's Lamborghini in Jackass 3D, and rupturing his right testicle after Dave England jumped on his scrotum with a pogo stick in Jackass Forever (2022). Between his snowboarding and Jackass careers, McGhehey said he had undergone 16 surgeries by the age of 33.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes2000–2001JackassHimselfWriter24 episodes2002Jackass Backyard BBQ HimselfTV special2003The New Tom Green ShowHimself1 episode2003 MTV Movie AwardsHimselfGuest appearance2007Bam's Unholy UnionHimself2 episodes2008Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour TakeoverHimselfTV special20102010 MTV Video Music AwardsHimselfPresenter2010 MTV Europe Music AwardsHimselfPresenterLate Night with Jimmy FallonHimself1 episodeUp Close with Carrie KeaganHimself1 episodeMade in HollywoodHimselfEpisode 6.42011A Tribute to Ryan DunnHimselfTV documentary2012–2016PortlandiaMotorcycle guy5 episodes2014–2017RidiculousnessHimself2 episodes2016GrimmLuke VirklerEpisode 5.162022 Celebrity Family FeudHimselfParticipantEpisode 9.11Prestige Wrestling: Roseland 4 Wake the DeadHimselfParticipant2023Below Deck MediterraneanHimself2 episodes
Film Year Title Role Notes2002Jackass: The MovieHimselfWriter2003GrindRival skater2005DishdogzFired dishwasher2006National Lampoon's TV: The MovieJimmy GonzalesJackass Number TwoHimselfWriter2007Jackass 2.5HimselfWriter2008Paranoid ParkHimselfUncredited2009Jackass: The Lost TapesHimselfArchived footage2010Jackass 3DHimselfWriter2011Jackass 3.5HimselfWriter2014All Hell Breaks LooseClarenceExecutive producer2020Steve-O: GnarlyHimselfDirect-to-videoGuest appearances2022Jackass ForeverHimselfWriterJackass 4.5HimselfWriter2023Steve-O's Bucket ListHimselfDirect-to-videoGuest appearance2026Jackass: Best and LastHimselfWriterCo-producer
Web series Year Title Role Notes2015Jackass Reunion: 15 Years LaterHimselfRolling Stone special2019Bathroom Break PodcastHimselfGuest1 episode2021–2022Steve-O's Wild Ride!HimselfGuest2 episodesPodcast2026Jackass: The PodcastHimselfGuest1 episode
Music videos Year Artist Track Role Notes2002CKY"Flesh Into Gear"HimselfArchived footageAndrew W.K."We Want Fun"Himself2006Chris Pontius"Karazy"Himself2010Weezer"Memories"Himself2015Modest Mouse"The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box"The Foe2017Municipal Waste"Breathe Grease"Biker2018Dwarves"Devil's Level"Wrestler2021Red Fang"Rabbits in Hives"Grave digger
Video games Year Title Role Notes2007Jackass: The GameHimselfVoice and motion capture
References
External links Official Jackass site (archived)