#47 - Original Member of 'Jackass' - Jason "Wee Man" Acuña
Episode description
Danny talks with Jason “Wee Man” Acuña, about the first time we met back in the day in Whittier (CA) at Two Felons Skate Shop, the collaboration Jason had with Two Felons back when 'Jackass Part Two' was released, when Jason knew he was good enough to be sponsored as a professional skateboarder for ‘Big Brother’, when the idea for ‘Jackass’ the TV show came to fruition, what is considered “outdated social norms”, Karen’s and Chad’s, their experience filming ‘Jackass’ the TV Show and the first ‘Jackass’ movie, how Jason got the nickname “Wee Man”, the process of filming ‘Jackass Part Two’ after the success of the first movie, the particulars of ‘Jackass 3D’ and how it differed form the first two movies, how COVID affected their filming of ‘Jackass Forever’ - the #1 movie in America right now, the biggest lesson Alternate Take took away from the ‘Jackass’ series, the camaraderie of the Jackass crew, the backstory of the “The High Five" scene in ‘Jackass 3D’, the mentality Jason has entering an “embarrassing” scene throughout his time on ‘Jackass’, the backstory of "The Bar Fight" scene with Wee Man in ‘Jackass 3D’, the backstory of "The Bungee Jump" scene with Wee Man and Preston Lacy in ‘Jackass Part Two’, the back story of the multiple scenes where Preston is chasing Wee Man while being painted completely blue in the original ‘Jackass’ film, the backstory of the parachute scene with Wee Man in ‘Jackass Part Two”, Shaq’s Sunday Night Jackass Viewing Parties, the times Wee Man’s been asked to do extreme things by fans, the ultimate deal proposed by Wee Man involving The UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, the reception to ‘Jackass Forever’, what it’s like to have new cast members of ‘Jackass’, why we at Alternate Take have always respected Jason and his mentality on life, Jason’s favorite off-camera memories, and Jason’s businesses including his affiliation with Dogtown Skateboards/Chronic Tacos/& Merge 4. Go see ‘Jackass Forever’ - the #1 movie in America!
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