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Johnny Knoxville Announces Marriage to Emily Ting in Intimate Ceremony

The 'Jackass' co-creator said he's "the luckiest and happiest fella in the universe."

Emily Ting, Johnny Knoxville at Hulu's "Chad Powers" world premiere held at The Rose Bowl on September 25, 2025 in Pasadena, California
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Congratulations are in order for Johnny Knoxville and his new bride, Emily Ting.

On Sunday (Nov. 16), the Jackass co-creator shared on Instagram that he and Ting, a costume designer, had married during a ceremony officiated by filmmaker and artist John Waters. The wedding makes Knoxville's third after being married to Melanie Cates from 1995 to 2008 and Naomi Nelson from 2010 to 2024. With Cates, Knoxville has a 28-year-old daughter, Melanie, while he shares a 14-year-old son, Rocko, and 12-year-old daughter, Arlo, with Nelson.

"It seems I have had a lot of news lately but there is no news bigger than this…..Today Emily and I got married and I’m the luckiest and happiest fella in the universe," Knoxville captioned the post, while showed him, Ting and their dog, Bucket, at the altar.

"Bucket is pretty happy to as you can see from the pictures. It was a small ceremony with family, friends, and THE best minister ever. Thank you John Waters we love you so," Knoxville continued.

"Ok I’m getting off Instagram now because it’s our wedding night😉, but I wanted everyone to know. Love to everybody, wahoooo!!!👰🏻‍♀️🤵🏻💒❤️❤️❤️"

According to USA Today, the couple have known each other for some time, as Ting lended her costume design talents to and 2022's Jackass Forever and Jackass 4.5.

The celebration continued at Complex LA, where a 25th Anniversary Art Show was held this past weekend.

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