“Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville married his longtime girlfriend, costume designer Emily Ting, over the weekend in a small, intimate celebration surrounded by close family and friends.
“It seems I’ve had a lot of news lately, but nothing tops this… Today Emily and I got married, and I’m the luckiest and happiest fella in the universe,” the 54-year-old MTV icon shared on Instagram Sunday.
Knoxville wore a denim-blue velvet tuxedo for the occasion, while his bride chose a baby-blue minidress for their special day.
The “Fear Factor” host also gave a special shoutout to the minister who officiated the ceremony — filmmaker and actor John Waters.
“It was a small ceremony with family, friends, and THE best minister ever. Thank you John Waters, we love you so,” he added.
“Ok, I’m getting off Instagram now because it’s our wedding night, but I wanted everyone to know. Love to everybody, wahoooo!!!”
The announcement drew plenty of enthusiastic reactions from fellow stars and fans, many of whom were shocked — in the best way — by the surprise wedding news.
“Oh whaaaat?! Congrats!!!!!” guitarist and songwriter Billy Strings wrote.
Emily Ting and Johnny Knoxville stepped out together at the red carpet premiere of Hulu’s Chad Powers at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Sept. 25, 2025, in Pasadena, California.
“Congratulations!!” actor Benjamin Pajak chimed in.
“What a sight to brighten my feed! Congrats,” one fan added.
“Congrats!!!! Dream wedding minister, wow,” another wrote.
Ting is a Los Angeles–based costume designer who worked on Knoxville’s 2022 film Jackass Forever, as shown in photos shared on her Instagram.
Knoxville and the rest of the “Jackass” crew famously rode a shopping cart in a scene from Jackass: The Movie in 2002.
While it’s not clear when Ting and Knoxville first began dating, the pair made their first public appearance together earlier that same year.
The “Jackass” co-creator is a father of three — daughter Madison, 28, from his first marriage to Melanie Lynn Clapp, whom he divorced in 2007, and sons Rocko, 14, and Arlo, 12, from his second marriage to Naomi Nelson.
Knoxville finalized his divorce from Nelson in 2022 after 13 years of marriage.
In addition to decades of success leading the “Jackass” franchise, Knoxville has starred in films such as The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ringer, and Men in Black II.
Ting — born in Taipei, Taiwan, before immigrating to Los Angeles with her family — is an NYU graduate and an award-winning writer, director, and producer, according to her IMDb profile.
She earned Best Short Film at the 2013 Omaha Film Festival for The Distance Between and later received Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at the Seattle International Film Festival for her 2019 dramedy Go Back to China.
