Jacob Calle
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Jacob Calle (born August 16, 1981 in Houston, Texas at the Park Plaza Hospital) is the renaissance man of this generation. He is a writer, painter, professional diving boarder, stuntman, disruptor, film maker, musician, and magician. Jacob is most infamous for his movie "What the Hell" which is a documentary film of he and his two brothers Jory and Chris Calle along with their life long friend Alex Campos doing asinine stunts. The cast members in "What the Hell" also perform their stunts live co-headlining at concerts and convention centers. Art galleries in the city of Houston allows Jacob to put on semi-celebrity art shows. To name a few, Aaron Ruell (Kip Dynamite from Napoleon Dynamite), Heather Hannoura (Alkaline Trio's graphic designer), Michael Sieben (Thrasher Magazine), Keren Richter (Blood is the new Black), and more. As of now, Jacob is schooling to screenwrite television commercials and on the side he created "Scavenger Hunt Extravaganza" in downtown Houston which the Houston Press claimed as a "social disruption". He also is vegan and studies zoology in his sparetime.
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[edit] Artwork
Jacob has designed posters and t-shirts for many bands, including Architecture in Helsinki, Rilo Kiley, Xiu Xiu, O Pioneers, and Grant Olney and the Brokedown Gospel. Many people have loved his artwork so much that they had them tattooed on. To name a few:
- Josh had one of Jacob's drawings of a walrus holding a martini tattooed on his leg.
- Chris had a huge What the Hell logo scrolled across his ribs.
- Eric has a large collage of animals drawn by Jacob tattooed on his ribs, as well as a turtle on his ankle.
- Travis Frey has a sleeve on his arm which includes a Simpsons-like version of Jacob on fire.
- Brianna had Jacob's rendition of an asthma inhaler tattooed on.
[edit] The Knife Club
Jacob is a member of The Knife Club. Each member has a matching scar on the back of their left arm. In a cutting ceremony, the knife is unwashed and covered with their blood as they slice the back of their left arms. Their theme song is "First Cut is the Deepest" by The Koobas.
[edit] Noteworthy Pranks
- After losing his job as a waiter at a Mexican restaurant, he copied all the phone numbers from the applications and called them, impersonating as the general manager and hired them all. A couple were actually hired.
- He dressed up in a rabbit costume and destroyed the vegetable isle at a local grocery store.
- His favorite one was telling this fatherless child that he was his father. Soon after, the little boy was saying "I'm glad that I finally met you Daddy."
[edit] Broken Bones and Injuries
Jacob has sustained multiple injuries, including:
- Lacerated right eyebrow: Dropped 6 feet straight to his face onto concrete, splitting open his eyebrow in half.
- Left collarbone: Snapped in 3 separate pieces from Texas Ditch Surfing at age 15. The bone is now raised above his shoulder and now one massive chunk of bone.
- Left chest plate: Slightly permanately shifted out.
- Right arm: Broken twice.
- Left ankle: Has been rolled twice with torn ligaments.
- Many concussions. One concussion caused him a hefty citation by the city of League City due of his swerving and reckless driving.
[edit] Accomplishments
- 1999- Was awarded 3rd best mouse in the whole state of Texas as a performer at Chuck E. Cheese's.
- 2001- "What the Hell" was released by Alpha Beta Productions
- 2001- Jacob does the first What the Hell stunt show with Troma Productions at Reliant Stadium
- 2002- Performs with the Flaming Lips as an elephant for the Beck tour.
- 2003- Jacob opens up for Steve-O from MTV's Jackass on the "Don't try this at Home" tour.
- 2004- Participates on some more "Don't try this at Home" shows with Steve-O.
- 2005- Working on a television program (working title) (post production)
- 2005- Does many stunt shows at convention centers as well as a show with Viva La Bam's Ryan Dunn and Don Vito.
- 2005- Appears two times on a television show called "Most Outrageous Behavior" by Nash Entertainment.
- 2005- Has a few cameos in Bumfights part 3
- 2006- Hosted "Scavenger Hunt Extravaganza #5" at Infernal Bride Groom.
- 2007- What the Hell 2 (post production)
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- starring: Jory Calle, Chris Calle, Alex Campos, and more
- 2007- (working title) (post production)
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- starring: Ryan Dunn and more
- 2007- Has many cameos on season 2 of the television show "Home Country Fried Videos".
- 2007- His band "1983 Delorean" is the first band to ever perform at South By South West in Austin, TX playing Guitar Hero.
[edit] Trivia
- Jacob has a tattoo of a trumpet on the back of his right arm.
- He has a pomeranian named Captain Crunch.
- Jacob worked as a Spiderman impersonator, but quit the job because the company wanted him to go to a festival as Batman. He wouldn't take the task because it's out of character due to body physique.
- In the "Antman" stunt, Jacob shoved his forearms into an antbed, resulting in numerous fire ant bites & caused his arms to swell up twice their size. He was hospitalized & is now allergic to ants.
- He has been vegan since age 17.
- He worked on and off at Chuck E. Cheese from 1998-2000. He kept hurting kids by accident when jumping around in the Chuck E. Cheese costume, resulting in frequent suspensions.
- Jacob is obsessed with Sparks (drink). It is the only alcoholic beverage he drinks. After a night full of Sparks (drink), he can usually be seen hanging from the back of moving vehicles or climbing up trees and onto the second floor of buildings.
- He has been kicked out after performing stunt shows because he became a "liability problem."
- He has put together a total of five Scavenger Hunts, in which people have even been arrested. They have gained media attention, and in the most recent Scavenger Hunt, a few of the team's members had sex for 30 points, one team member got the team's name (Happy Fkin Birthday) tattooed on her leg for 20 points, dozens of people soaped a large fountain in downtown Houston, and another team's members ran into convenience stores with panty hose over their heads.
