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Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna Biography

Birth Name:Jason Shannon Acuña

Birth Place:Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer, Stunts

Fast Facts

  • Has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, a genetic disorder caused by an abnormality of cartilage formation
  • Got his start after being featured in a Big Brother article about "wee" skateboarders in 1993
  • Was convinced by former Big Brother art director Jeff Tremaine to skate around in an Oompa Loompa costume for the pilot of "Jackass" in 2000
  • Best known as a professional skateboarder, TV host, actor, and one of the stars of the "Jackass" franchise
  • Owns a franchise store of the Chronic Tacos restaurant, which is located in Redondo Beach, California
  • Was featured in the first Big Brother skateboard video in 1995, in which he was painted blue and told to run around the streets of Hollywood
  • Has gone to Disneyland with the band Slayer and appeared in a T-Mobile commercial with Snoop Dogg, the latter of which he says was almost as good as the former, "but not quite․"
  • Provided the voice for himself in the 2004 video game "Tony Hawk's Underground 2․"