| Born | November 15, 1976 (age 42) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer, stunt performer, Musician |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Children | 2 |
Brandon Ralph 'Dico' DiCamillo (born November 15, 1976) is an American actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, producer, and gamer. He was a founding member of the CKY Crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY video series and MTV's Jackass, Viva La Bam and Bam's Unholy Union.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Ferret Music and Filthy Note Records have set up online debuts of the exclusive tracks from the VIVA LA BANDS, VOLUME 2 CD/DVD compilation due out September 4, 2007, and an online pre-order opportunity to tide you over. Viva La Bands, Volume 2 is a CD compiled by skater/Jackass Bam Margera, featuring songs from some of his favorite artists. It was released on September 4, 2007. Rake Yohn (born Edward Carl Webb; January 20, 1975 and sometimes stylized as 'Rakeyohn') is a member of the CKY Crew and a regular in the CKY Videos, MTV's Viva La Bam and Jackass.
DiCamillo is the comedic voice talent and vocalist with the band Gnarkill.[2] DiCamillo is also known by some for his prank calls and freestyle raps, some of which can be viewed in the CKY movies, on the CKY Vol. 2 CD, and on the Otimen Recording Hell CD produced by Bam Margera.
DiCamillo was cast with other members of the CKY crew to the MTV series, Jackass, appearing in the series and their movies (having an uncredited role in Jackass 3D, the latest in the film series). When the Jackass series ended in 2002, DiCamillo was featured in Bam Margera's film Haggard: The Movie. DiCamillo then starred in Margera's Viva La Bam show, which ran from 2003 to 2005, and airing a special in 2006. DiCamillo then co-starred in his own show with Rake Yohn called Blastazoid, which only lasted two episodes until MTV cancelled the show due to dispute between MTV and the makers of the show. DiCamillo then appeared in Bam Margera's Bam's Unholy Union series. In 2008, DiCamillo starred in Chris Raab's short film, Hotdog Casserole. In 2009, DiCamillo starred in Bam Margera's Minghags.
DiCamillo also released prank phone call recordings. In 2001, he released a collection of calls titled Otimen Recording Hell! (A.K.A. Bran's Freestyles). In 2010, DiCamillo released four more prank call collections, under the name Gnarkall, via digital download through his own record label, Roman Sausage. The first three volumes are available on iTunes with the fourth an exclusive to CD Baby. The fourth volume includes all the tracks from the first three volumes, as well as thirty extra minutes of prank calls. In February 2011, DiCamillo announced that he is planning to release some freestyle raps in the near future. He made a cameo appearance as John Madden in the Mega64 'Mega64: Madden Rap 2012' YouTube video. Additionally, DiCamillo has also provided voice overs for the Xbox Live Arcade game Trials HD and its sequel Trials Evolution.
In 2017, DiCamillo started the Attic Aficionados Podcast with Tom Barbalet.[citation needed]
Filthy Note Records
World record[edit]
In September 2008, DiCamillo achieved a world record in Arcade Mortal Kombat. The event was held at Challenge Arcade in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and was attended by approximately two dozen event participants, as well as Mark Alpiger (representing ClassicArcadeGaming.com) and Chief Referee Dave Nelson (representing TwinGalaxies.com). Dicamillo's final score was 10,226,500,[3][4] which beat the previous record holder, David Nelson's score of 7,691,000.[3] In 2009, Dicamillo's world record was beaten by Isaiah-TriForce Johnson, with a score of 24,821,500, and again on September 27, 2017 by Patrick J Maher with a score of 25,402,000.[3] Dicamillo has now dropped to 4th place.[3]
Personal life[edit]
He previously worked for Neiman-Marcus, and is the co-writer with Bam Margera for the CKY videos and Haggard.[5] He dislikes Hollywood work, and has said that the CKY work for MTV was sometimes 'too corporate.'[5]
Margera stated in a Reddit AMA that once Viva La Bam concluded in 2006, he and DiCamillo lost contact.[6] However, DiCamillo and Margera did work together on Radio Bam, Bam's Unholy Union and Minghags: The Movie in the time since Viva La Bam ended. Producer Joe Frantz also spoke to this in 2017,[7] stating DiCamillo formally renounced his affiliation with the CKY Crew following Minghags in 2009, opting to live a private life with his family.
DiCamillo married his longtime girlfriend in October, 2014 and the couple have two children.
Filmography[edit]
Viva La Bands Cd
Television
- Jackass (2000–2002, 21 episodes) – Himself
- Viva La Bam (2003–2006, 41 episodes) – Himself
- Blastazoid (2006, 2 episodes) – Himself
- Bam's Unholy Union (2007, 5 episodes) – Himself
Films
- Jackass: The Movie (2002) – Himself
- Haggard: The Movie (2003) – Falcone, minor characters
- Jackass: Number Two (2006) – Himself
- Jackass 2.5 (2007) – Himself
- The Wrestler (2008) – Audience Member (uncredited)
- Hotdog Casserole (2008) – Glen Butler, minor characters
- Minghags (2009) – Ponce, Hook Bar Hessian, Rut Ru
- The Vampires of Zanzibar (2010) – Lord Weasel Titties
- Cattle Bag (2012)
- Borrowed Happiness (2014)[8]
Other
- Jump Off a Building (1998) – Himself
- CKY video series: CKY, CKY2K, CKY3, and CKY4: The Latest & Greatest (1999–2003) – Himself
- Destroying America (2001) – Himself
- Viva La Bands: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (2005–2007) – Himself
- Bamimation (2008) – Himself
- Cattle Bag (2010) – Himself
- Mega64: MADDEN RAP 2012 (2012) - John Madden [9]
Discography[edit]
- CKY Vol. 2 (1999)
- Otimen Recording Hell! (A.K.A. Bran's Freestyles) (2001)
- Gnarkill (2002)
- Gnarkill vs. Unkle Matt and the ShitBirdz (2006)
- 'Gnarkill III' (2008)
- Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 1 (2010)
- Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 2 Assault on Call Waiting (2010)
- Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 3 Spring Time Cootchie (2010)
- Gnarkall Prank Calls, Vol. 4 Pleasures Treasures (2010)
- Brandon Dicamillo, Pizza Pasta Pizzelle 1 (2012)
- Brandon Dicamillo, Pizza Pasta Pizzelle 2 (2012)
References[edit]
- ^'Movies: Filmography forBrandon DiCamillo'. The New York Times.
- ^ abhttp://www.movietome.com/people/100495/brandon-dicamillo/bio.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ abcd'Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard, Mortal Kombat'. Twin Galaxies. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^'World Record Weekend event results'. classicarcadegaming.com. Mark Alpiger. September 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ ab'Killing Yourself to Live -Balls to the Wall With Bam Margera & His Crew'. Village Voice. September 17, 2002. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^'reddit: the front page of the internet'. www.reddit.com.
- ^JOEFRANTZfilms (2 May 2017). 'JOE FRANTZ says hi & CLICK THE LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!!!' – via YouTube.
- ^[1], additional text.
- ^Mega64 (11 September 2011). 'Mega64: MADDEN RAP 2012 (ft. Brandon DiCamillo) (EXPLICIT)' – via YouTube.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brandon DiCamillo. |
| Wikiquote has quotations related to: Brandon DiCamillo |
- Brandon DiCamillo on Twitter
- Brandon DiCamillo on Facebook
- Gnarkill on PureVolume
- Brandon DiCamillo on IMDb
Viva Rock Band
| Viva La Bands | |||
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| Released | June 21, 2005 | ||
| Genre | Rock | ||
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Viva La Bands is a series of CDs compiled by skater/Jackass alumnus Bam Margera, featuring songs from some of his favorite bands. It was released on June 21, 2005. A second volume, Viva la Bands, Volume 2, was released in September 2007, coinciding with an American tour headlined by bands like Cradle of Filth, Gwar, CKY and Vains of Jenna.
Track listing[edit]
- 'The King of Rock 'n Roll' – Daniel Lioneye
- 'Soul on Fire' – HIM
- 'Lost Boys' – The 69 Eyes
- 'Cold Black Days' – Atrocity
- 'Guilty' – The Rasmus
- 'Rock'n Roll' – The Sounds
- 'In My Heaven' – Negative
- 'King' – Fireball Ministry
- 'All My Friends Are Dead' – Turbonegro
- 'Blacken My Thumb' – The Datsuns
- 'Mice and Gods' – Clutch
- 'Familiar Realm' – CKY
- 'Sleeping My Day Away' – D-A-D
- 'I Don't Care as Long as You Sing' – Beatsteaks
- 'Big Shot' – Kill Hannah
- 'English Fire' – Cradle of Filth
- 'Skull Heaven' – Viking Skull
- 'Route 666' – Helltrain
- 'C'mon Let's Go' – Bend Over
- 'Needled 24/7' – Children of Bodom
- 'Good Morning Headache' – Smack
- 'I Got Erection!' – Gnarkill
Bonus content[edit]
The CD was packaged with a DVD with never-before-seen video footage of Bam and the CKY crew, shot for the series Viva La Bam. This footage is known as the 'Lost Episode' of that series.