1. Brandon Thomas Novak was born on December 10,1978 and is an American motivational speaker, author, and former professional skateboarder and CKY crew member.
36 Facts About Brandon Novak
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Brandon Novak had appearances in the Viva La Bam reality comedy series and the Jackass films.
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Brandon Novak started skateboarding at seven years old and was discovered by Bucky Lasek.
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Brandon Novak was the first skateboarder in the world to be sponsored by Gatorade at 14 years old.
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In Haggard, Brandon Novak plays a friendly drug dealer named Dooli, which was the real nickname of Brandon Novak's dealer in northwest Baltimore.
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Brandon Novak appeared in Bam's TV shows Viva La Bam, Bam's Unholy Union, and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show, and made guest appearances in the Jackass movies Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D, and Jackass 3.5.
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Brandon Novak appeared regularly on the SIRIUS Satellite Radio show Radio Bam.
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Also in 2005, Brandon Novak arrived on the red carpet at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards wearing nothing except a computer keyboard.
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In 2010, Brandon Novak appeared in Jackass 3D in multiple scenes.
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Brandon Novak had a more prominent role in the follow-up film Jackass 3.5, which was released in 2011.
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Brandon Novak would be heavily intoxicated, known for coming out naked and spraying the crowd with wine.
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Brandon Novak has been featured on Howard Stern's Most Outrageous Moments for his appearance in a 2008 episode where he stripped naked and licked Richard Christy's anus for $280.
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In 2015, the idea of a movie was again floated, but Brandon Novak claimed that to secure funding they would have to approve Justin Bieber playing Brandon Novak, which they felt wasn't the right direction.
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Brandon Novak released a second book titled The Streets of Baltimore in 2020, marking the five-year anniversary of his sobriety, which chronicles more of his struggle with addiction.
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Brandon Novak spent his 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 35th birthdays in a jail or treatment center.
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When Brandon Novak was 14, he was a professional skateboarder on the Powell Peralta Team, traveling the country with Bucky Lasek, Tony Hawk, and others.
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Brandon Novak was clean for almost four years, from 2003 to 2007, before relapsing.
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Brandon Novak was absent from the January 23,2006 episode of Radio Bam on Sirius Satellite Radio while he attended rehab for addiction to pills.
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On February 26,2007, Brandon Novak admitted on Radio Bam that while he had quit using heroin, he still regularly abused cocaine and pain medication and frequently drank alcohol.
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Brandon Novak was shown holding a bottle of prescription pain killers afterwards.
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Margera stated on Radio Bam that Brandon Novak relapsed in March 2007 and was seeking treatment in a rehabilitation clinic.
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Margera announced on the April 3,2007 episode of Radio Bam that Brandon Novak had a relapse with his addiction to heroin and was back in rehab.
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Brandon Novak was kicked out of rehab in Scranton, Pennsylvania, after heroin pills were found in his bag.
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Brandon Novak had recently been released from a psychiatric ward he had been held in for 12 days because of suicidal tendencies and drug use.
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On March 9,2009, Brandon Novak appeared on Radio Bam and discussed getting out of the mental institution, his drug use, and the delusions that led to the problems.
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On July 7,2010, Brandon Novak was arrested at Chester County Hospital for an outstanding warrant after being admitted to the hospital for breaking several bones filming a scene for Jackass 3D.
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Brandon Novak was charged with forging a prescription after he tried to pass a fake prescription for Xanax at a Walgreens in Media, Pennsylvania.
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In early February 2011, Brandon Novak claimed on Radio Bam that he had used his cellmate's urine to pass a drug test and mentioned the facility by name.
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Brandon Novak was released from the jail on December 30,2011.
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Brandon Novak was then on parole for one year and was on probation until the end of 2013, during which time he had to stay clean of illegal substances.
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Brandon Novak has been clean and sober since May 25,2015.
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Brandon Novak now serves as a Certified Intervention Professional and serves as a motivational speaker.
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Brandon Novak even provides his personal cellphone number to audiences for anyone who needs help.
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Brandon Novak serves as the keynote speaker for the DEA's Youth Summit events, bringing drug awareness and education to high schools and organizations across the nation.
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Brandon Novak starred in "Facing Addiction in America", a television special featuring celebrities who had been affected by addiction.
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TENGA Productions produced a video with Brandon Novak telling his story that went viral on YouTube.