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Irwin's death 'shook' Johnny Knoxville
Wednesday Oct 25 12:18 AEST
Despite being shaken by the death of Australian Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, American actor Johnny Knoxville says he will continue his daredevil pranks.

Knoxville is in Australia to promote the release of Jackass Number Two, featuring the actor and his mates taking on challenges including wrestling anaconda snakes and swimming with sharks.

In one scene Knoxville is blindfolded and rammed by a horned yak, a skit inspired by a Tom and Jerry cartoon.


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"When Steve Irwin passed, that really shook us," Knoxville told AAP of Irwin, who died after being stabbed in the chest with a stingray barb on the Great Barrier Reef on September 4.







"That really saddened us, but it didn't make me stop and rethink what I do because I know what I do and I know how it can end."

That said, Knoxville admits what he does is dangerous.

"I put myself in situations and you gotta think that's got to catch up after a while," said the Hollywood star of such films as Men In Black II, The Dukes of Hazard and The Ringer.

Not surprisingly, Knoxville injured himself several times during production on the Jackass sequel.

He tore a shoulder ligament and says he nearly died in an explosion when he was fired off a giant rocket into a lake.

"This movie I almost just bypassed the emergency room and went to the morgue a couple of times," he said semi-seriously.

"But it all worked out ... other than those things, I made out pretty well."

Knoxville and two others sustained heavy bruising when shot by a riot control machine with thousands of hard rubber balls hitting them at close range.

In another scene, the actor falls off a bike and lands on his face.

"People like train wrecks," said Knoxville.

"You don't want them to injure themselves, but you don't mind them being a little hurt."

Knoxville has a 10-year-old daughter, Madison, who he has nicknamed "Chickenbutt".

But being a father isn't enough to halt his big screen antics.

"What about firemen and policemen?" said Knoxville, who will be in Australia for a week and will attend the ARIA Awards on Sunday.

"They have families, but that is what they do and that is unfortunately what we do. It is all I can do."

While some may find the Jackass pranks off-putting, both the original and the sequel have been massive hits in the United States