Jim was born in Bloomington, Illinois in 1980, but the family moved to the Chicago area within a few months of his birth. Within a few short years the family had moved to Cincinnati, where his sister Jackie was born, and back to Chicago, and then on to Northern Virginia and early Grade School. After a couple of years which included climbing a streetlight pole to win a skateboard on a bet with his Dad, they packed up and moved to Annapolis, MD where they bought a small custom photo lab.

This move was to have a huge impact on Jim's life. The house they bought was just a few short blocks from the home of a young Travis Pastrana. 

(More to come...)

Quick Facts:

• Raced BMX from 1990 to 1995
• Started freestyle and dirt jumping in 1996
• Won National Dual Slalom Mountain Bike Championship in 1999
• Worked as heavy equipment operator from 2001 to 2005
• In 2001, started helping out with filming and doing some stunts.
• Thrillbillies was Jim's first full time film in 2007
• During an Evil Knieval tribute in the Spring of 2008 met Johnny Knoxville. He, who had seen some Nitro Circus videos, thought it would be a good idea to pitch a show to MTV.