By James Oliver Cury
Steve-O is Jackass's go-to guy -- its gross-out king and, ultimately, its biggest jackass. Sure, other guys take falls and risk injury, but only Steve-O swallowed a live goldfish and then puked it back up -- still alive. And only Steve-O answered the call when it came time for someone to have their ass cheeks pierced.
Steve-O's kept it going apart from Johnny Knoxville and the guys. He was accused of violating Louisiana obscenity laws for allegedly exposing himself while stapling his scrotum to his thighs during his performance. For those who missed that performance, Steve-O's insane stunts have been saved for posterity on his thoroughly gruesome DVD Don't Try This At Home. Now this former circus clown (and graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College) has his own reality show on the USA network. On Dr. Steve-O -- assisted by "nurse on duty" Trishelle Canatella (the Real World alum and Playboy model) -- Steve-O travels around the country on a mission to "de-wussify" wimps, nerds and couch potatoes who have been nominated by their buddies, girlfriends, wives, mothers or coworkers.
It's no surprise that the clown prince of Jackass was unfazed by even our most salacious Dirty Dozen questions. He eagerly explained the one stunt he won't do, the two celebrities he would do and how much stapling one scrotum can endure.
1. Do you hook up with Jackass groupies?
Steve-O: I guess maybe a little bit. I mean, yeah, I try to get laid as much as possible. But I have a one-track mind. I'm always thinking about filming the next footage. Sometimes, I'll bring chicks home and just show them footage and never get around to hitting on them.
2. What's the most women you've slept with in a day?
S: I don't think I've done better than two in one day.
3. Do you like to watch?
S: I'm down with porn -- just standard heterosexual porno. I'm pretty easy to please. I've got a small wiener and I come super-fast.
4. On your DVD, there's a scene where your dog picks up a condom you just used off the floor, eats it and then poops it out a few days later. How did that happen?
S: Some girl asked me to bring a video camera over. I laughed. She said, "What are you laughing at?" I realized she was serious. I said, "OK, I'm on the way." She said, "OK, set it up." I wasn't looking to get serious porn, I just wanted to whip her with my condom because I thought that would be a funny video. And then the dog story happened. That's the most amazing thing I've ever seen a dog do.
