Chris Raab
{{Short description|American television personality}}
{{distinguish|Chris Rabb}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Chris Raab
|alias = Raab Himself
|image = 5.21.11ChrisRaabByLuigiNovi.jpg
|caption = Raab at the Big Apple Convention in May 2011
|birth_name = Christian Joseph Raab
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|21}}
|birth_place = Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S
|occupation = {{hlist|Television personality|stunt performer|actor|filmmaker}}
|known_for = CKY
Jackass
Viva La Bam
|education = Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania{{cite web |last=Raab |first=Chris |title=Chris Raab LinkedIn profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-raab-61a2bb15 |website=LinkedIn |access-date=July 9, 2022}}
|years_active = 1998–present
|children = 1{{cite web |title=Interview with Raab Himself (Jackass) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kufom95XxYA |time=0:56 |website=YouTube |access-date=July 17, 2022 |date=May 28, 2021}}
|website = {{URL|greengateentertainment.com}}
}}
Christian Joseph Raab (born May 21, 1980),{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/viva_la_bam/cast_members.jhtml?id=raab |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610095428/http://www.mtv.com/onair/viva_la_bam/cast_members.jhtml?id=raab |access-date=August 20, 2024|archive-date=June 10, 2004 |website=MTV }} better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series Viva La Bam and Jackass.
Biography
Raab was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended West Chester East High School.{{cite web |title=A Tribute to Ryan Dunn MTV Special |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsAB8ITqRlU&t |website=YouTube |time=3:03 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |date=November 28, 2011}} The nickname "Raab Himself" was bestowed upon him by fellow CKY crew member Chris Aspite.
Raab battled drug addiction and alcoholism, and was able to find sobriety later in life. He has since focused on other film projects, such as Hotdog Casserole and Borrowed Happiness. Raab also appeared on Loudwire's Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?{{cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |title=Raab Himself (Jackass / CKY) - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgYSzHEA7yY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MgYSzHEA7yY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=Loudwire |via=YouTube |date=August 7, 2019}}{{cbignore}} In 2018, he launched his own podcast, titled Bathroom Break Podcast.{{Cite web|title=Bathroom Break Podcast with Raab Himself • A podcast on Anchor|url=https://anchor.fm/bathroombreakpodcast|website=Anchor|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2020}} Raab also launched his own video production company named Green Gate Entertainment.{{cite web |last=Raab |first=Chris |title=Chris Raab's production company |url=https://www.greengateentertainment.com/ |website=greengateentertainment.com |access-date=July 4, 2021}}
Filmography
= Films =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
|Himself |Direct-to-video release |
| 2000
|Himself |Direct-to-video release |
| 2001
|CKY3 |Himself |Direct-to-video release |
| 2001
|Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video |Himself |Direct-to-video release |
| 2001
|Himself |Direct-to-video documentary |
| 2002
|Himself |Guest appearance |
| 2002
|Himself |Direct-to-video release |
| 2003
|Raab | |
| 2005
|Himself |Guest appearance |
| 2008
|Hotdog Casserole |Himself |Director |
| 2009
|Skittin Across America |Himself | |
| 2009
|Jackass: The Lost Tapes |Himself |Archived footage |
| 2010
|The Vampires of Zanzibar |Sire McNugget | |
| 2011
|Bar Patron |
| 2011
|Steve | |
| 2013
|Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | |Production assistant |
| 2014
|Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 | |Production assistant |
| 2014
|''Borrowed Happiness |Frenchy |Director |
| 2022
|Himself |Cameo |
| 2022
| |Camera operator |
| TBA
|The Brandon Novak Story |Himself |Documentary |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000–2001
|Himself |11 episodes |
| 2002
|Himself |1 episode |
| 2003–2005
|Himself |43 episodes |
| 2006
|Himself |2 episodes |
| 2011
|A Tribute to Ryan Dunn |Himself |TV documentary |
| 2013
| |Production assistant |
| 2014
| |Set production assistant |
| 2014
|Himself |TV special |
| 2017
|Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera |Himself |TV documentary |
| 2018
| |Cinematographer |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2018–2019
|Bathroom Break Podcast |Himself |Creator |
| 2019
|Himself |1 episode |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Artist ! Track ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
|CKY |Himself | |
| 2017
|CKY |Himself |
| 2019
|"On and On and On" | |Director{{cite web |title=96 Bitter Beings - On and On and On (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV-NfWvJpwY |website=YouTube |access-date=May 21, 2022 |date=June 10, 2019}} |
| 2022
|96 Bitter Beings |"Vaudeville's Revenge" |Grizzled Moonshiner #2 |Director{{cite web |title=96 Bitter Beings - Vaudeville's Revenge (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3SZECtMO7Y |website=YouTube |access-date=July 15, 2022 |date=July 15, 2022}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{URL|greengateentertainment.com/|Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|1063395|Chris Raab}}
- [https://twitter.com/chrisraab Chris Raab] on Twitter
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/raabhimselfvideos/ Bathroom Break Podcast] on YouTube
- {{Instagram|raab_himself}}
{{CKY}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:American television personalities
Category:American stunt performers
Category:People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania