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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 20
Steve-O, 52, Details Biometric Health Regimen as Jackass 25th-Anniversary Film Opens
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 20

Steve-O, 52, Details Biometric Health Regimen as Jackass 25th-Anniversary Film Opens

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 20

Summary

  • Steve-O said turning 52 has pushed him to pursue “the most optimal level of health” as “Jackass: Best and Last,” a 25th-anniversary compilation with new stunts, opens Friday.
  • 18 years sober, he said he tracks daily readiness with an Apple Watch, Whoop wristband and Oura Ring, using green-, yellow- and red-day scores to decide how hard to exert himself.
  • Cancer screening is part of that message: Steve-O said he wants to promote it to fans and includes a prostate exam by a humanoid robot named Larry in the new movie.
  • The “Jackass” star said aging is especially jarring because his public identity is tied to being “young and reckless”; he now lives at Radical Ranch, his 44-acre animal sanctuary in Tennessee.

Insights

Can a 'Jackass' star's war on aging inspire health, or does it just trade one extreme obsession for another?
Steve-O tracks his body to defy time, but where is the line between personal health data and invasive surveillance?
As daredevils age, will robots become the new stuntmen, changing how we define risk in entertainment?