Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna
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
- 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․"
- Owns a franchise store of the Chronic Tacos restaurant, which is located in Redondo Beach, California
- Provided the voice for himself in the 2004 video game "Tony Hawk's Underground 2․"
- 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