Jason Acuña

Jason Shannon Acuña (born May 16, 1973),[1] better known by his stage name Wee Man, is an American stunt performer, television personality, skateboarder, and actor. He is one of the stars of Jackass and the host of Fox Sports Net's skateboarding show 54321.

Jason "Wee Man" Acuña
Acuña in 2009
Born
Jason Shannon Acuña

(1973-05-16) May 16, 1973
Pisa, Italy
OccupationStunt performer, television personality, skateboarder, actor
Years active1996–present

Life and career
Acuña skating in 2013

Born in Pisa, Italy, Acuña grew up in Torrance, California,[2] and attended North High School. He is of Mexican and German descent.[3] He is fluent in German. He was the subscription manager for the skateboard magazine Big Brother. His association with that magazine led him to become involved with the Jackass television series in 2000. Acuña's Jackass antics include skating as an Oompa-Loompa, kicking himself in the head, dressing as a king while rolling Johnny Knoxville down a staircase in a red carpet, and doing deep-knee bends while holding basketball star Shaquille O'Neal on his back. A recurring gag involves Preston Lacy asking someone to help him with his bags, only to have Acuña pop out, causing Preston to chase him.

In 2007, Acuña starred in the reality TV series Armed and Famous and in July 2007, Acuña appeared on TV as a host of MTV's Scarred Live.

Acuña appeared on the first season of NBC's Celebrity Circus. In the fourth week of competition, he became the first contestant to receive a perfect score (a 10-point average). Acuña ended the season in third place.

Acuña is an investor in the Chronic Tacos chain of fast casual Mexican restaurants. His first franchise location opened in 2010 in Redondo Beach, California. After a few years of trying to make this location a success, Acuña closed this location permanently and in February 2018, he opened a Chronic Tacos franchise in Long Beach, California.[4] He's also a big real estate investor.

In 2012, Wee Man starred in the direct-to-video holiday film Elf-Man as the title character.[5] This was his first role in a family-friendly feature film.

Due to his upbringing as the child of a military man, Acuña has done numerous charitable tours with the USO.

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Notes
2001 The Same The Little Man Included as a segment in Zéro un (2003) and in Stories of Lost Souls (2005)
2002 Jackass: The Movie Himself
2003 Grind Little Timmy As Wee Man
2004 Bashing Rockwell Stone
2005 Pee Stains and Other Disasters Franklin As Wee Man
Death to the Supermodels Dieter As Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña
2006 Jackass Number Two Himself
The Dudesons Movie
2007 The Man Who Souled the World Narrator
Jackass 2.5 Himself
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
2009 We Gotta Get Buscemi
2010 Jackass 3D Himself
2011 Jackass 3.5
2012 Elf-Man Elf-Man Executive producer, first role in a family feature film
2013 Feed the Dog Brian Savage
2021 Jackass 4 Himself Filming

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Jackass Himself 16 episodes
2002–2003 MADtv Guest star, 2 episodes
2003 Punk'd Episode 1.7
Player$ Episode 2.17, "Boom Boom Yeah!"
2004–2006 Wildboyz 6 episodes
2007 The Bronx Bunny Show Episode 1.9
Armed and Famous 4 episodes
Bam's Unholy Union 2 episodes
MTV's Scarred Live Host, 1 episode
2008 Celebrity Circus 6 episodes
Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover
2009 Steve-O: Demise and Rise
2011 A Tribute to Ryan Dunn Documentary Film
2017 Squidbillies Season 11, Episode 3

DVDs
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Don't Try This At Home – The Steve-O Video Vol. 1 Himself
2002 Don't Try This At Home – The Steve-O Video Vol. 2: The Tour
2003 Steve-O: Out on Bail
2020 Steve-O: Gnarly Himself

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Himself Voice
2007 Jackass: The Game Himself Voice

Music videos
Year Artist Track Role Notes
1996 Delinquent Habits Tres Delinquentes Himself
2005 Jamiroquai Feels Just Like It Should Himself

References
  1. WeeMan.com. "The Lowdown". Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
  2. Hixon, Michael (Nov 5, 2013). "From 'Jackass' to restaurateur: Wee Man gives back with Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach". The Beach Reporter. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. Acuna, Jason Weeman (8 December 2012). "@GermanM_V I'm half German & half Mexican.. It's my beer!! Haha".
  4. "Wee-Man Reopens Stearns Street Chronic Tacos in Long Beach to Warm Welcome • Long Beach Post". lbpost.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. Cervantes, Julian. "Wee Man to star in "Elf-Man"". Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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