{{Short description|American photographer and cinematographer (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Rick Kosick | image = Rick Kosick Jackass 3D London Premiere 1 (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Kosick at the ''Jackass 3D'' London premiere on November 2, 2010 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|05|25}} | birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.<ref name="Zerocool" /> | other_names = | occupation = Photographer, cinematographer | known_for = ''Jackass'' TV series and movies | website = {{URL|rickkosickfilms.com}} }}
'''Rick Kosick''' (born May 25, 1967)<ref name="Zerocool">{{cite web |title=Rick Kosick Zerocool trading card |url=https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YVcAAOSw1AZieU0O/s-l1600.png |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526150901/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YVcAAOSw1AZieU0O/s-l1600.png |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date= |website=}}</ref> is an American photographer and cinematographer. He is a crew member, and supporting cast member of the ''Jackass'' TV series and the four ''Jackass'' movies.
==Early career== Kosick started out as a freelance photographer for ''Poweredge'' and ''Slap'' skateboarding magazines and built up fame as a skateboard photographer. His photography also caught the attention of the alternative metal band Deftones who contracted Kosick to shoot the cover art to their album ''Around the Fur'' (1997). This cover was voted by ''Revolver'' magazine as one of the greatest heavy metal album covers ever.<ref name=revolver>Bennet, J.''Revolver''. September 2007. Pg. 122</ref> Kosick was later approached by the editor of ''Big Brother'' to become a photographer and later head photo editor. His work at ''Big Brother'' inspired other skate photographers. He also had involvement in the creation of the ''Big Brother'' video series. Kosick's likeness was featured on a skateboard for Birdhouse Skateboards on an Andrew Reynolds board.<ref>The End; video by Birdhouse; 2003</ref>
==''Jackass'' and follow-on projects== Following the end of ''Big Brother'', Kosick worked as a freelance photographer until former ''Big Brother'' editor Jeff Tremaine approached him for a role in Tremaine's upcoming TV series ''Jackass''. Kosick is often filmed being picked on by other ''Jackass'' crew members under the auspices of a legitimate stunt, usually only a ruse set up to tease Kosick. He usually didn't tolerate many of the pranks played against him. He was a camera operator for every single ''Jackass'' movie.
==Current projects== Kosick currently works as a freelance photographer and camera operator. He worked on ''Wildboyz'', ''Nitro Circus'' and ''Rob and Big'' on MTV and MTV2. Kosick produced, directed, and edited Manny Puig's straight-to-DVD title, ''Ultimate Predator''.
Kosick recently directed an electronic presskit video for the Los Angeles Band HDR and other music videos for Roger Alan Wade, Smut Peddlers, Lil Wyte with Three Six Mafia, House of Broken Promises and Scream for Me.
Kosick was a prominent member of the staff at Jackassworld.com as a content producer, and had his own online show 'jackass world live' (formerly known as ''The 4:20 Show with Rick Kosick''), which also commonly features other staff members including Sean Cliver and Greg Wolf amongst others. The show was supposed to go live on Wednesdays at 4:20 pm PST, but was known for regularly being late (picking up the name ''4:20ish Show'' from community members) and amongst other reasons, was why the show was renamed.
Kosick also worked behind the camera on Raab Himself's ''Bathroom Break'' podcast on YouTube.
==Filmography== === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''shit'' | |Creator<br>Direct-to-video |- |1998 |''Number Two: Big Brother'' | |Creator<br>Direct-to-video |- |1999 |''boob'' |Himself |Director of photography<br>Direct-to-video |- |2001 |''crap'' |Himself |Director<br>Cinematographer<br>Direct-to-video |- |2001 |''Don't Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video'' | |Additional editor<br>Direct-to-video |- |2002 |''Jackass: The Movie'' |Himself |Camera operator |- |2006 |''Ultimate Predator'' | |Director<br>Producer<br>Editor<br>Direct-to-video |- |2006 |''Jackass Number Two'' |Himself |Camera operator |- |2007 |''The Man Who Souled the World'' |Himself |Documentary |- |2007 |''Jackass 2.5'' |Himself |Camera operator |- |2008 |''Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel'' |Himself |Co-producer<br>Camera operator<br>Direct-to-video |- |2009 |''Jackass: The Lost Tapes'' |Himself |Archive footage<br>Camera operator<br>Direct-to-video |- |2010 |''Jackass 3D'' |Himself |Writer<br>Camera operator |- |2011 |''Jackass 3.5'' |Himself |Writer<br>Camera operator |- |2013 |''Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' |Himself (outtakes) |Camera operator |- |2014 |''Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5'' |Himself |Camera operator |- |2017 |''Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine'' |Himself |Documentary<br>Additional camera<br>Associate producer |- |2020 |''Steve-O: Gnarly'' |Himself |Cameo<br>Camera operator<br>Direct-to-video |- |2021 |''Bad Trip'' | |Behind-the-scenes camera operator |- |2022 |''Jackass Forever'' |Himself |Writer<br>Camera operator<br>Associate producer |- |2022 |''Jackass 4.5'' |Himself |Writer<br>Camera operator<br>Associate producer |- |2026 |''Jackass: Best and Last''<ref>{{cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |title=New ‘Jackass’ Movie Coming to Theaters in June |url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jackass-5-movie-theaters-1236625797/ |website=Variety |access-date=8 January 2026 |date=8 January 2026}}</ref> |Himself |Writer<br>Camera operator |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2000-2001 |''Jackass'' |Himself (18 episodes) |Camera operator |- |2002 |''Jackass Backyard BBQ'' |Himself |TV special<br>Camera operator |- |2003-2006 |''Wildboyz'' |Himself (1 episode) |Camera operator |- |2008 |''Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover'' |Himself |TV special<br>Camera operator |- |2009 |''Nitro Circus'' |Himself (1 episode) |Additional camera (3 episodes) |- |2011 |''A Tribute to Ryan Dunn'' |Himself |TV documentary<br>Director of photography |- |2012 |''Punk'd'' | |Camera operator (3 episodes) |- |2012-2013 |''Loiter Squad'' | |Camera operator (3 episodes)<br>Additional camera (2 episodes) |- |2013-2016 |''Ridiculousness'' | |Photographer (44 episodes) |- |2015 |''Swerved'' | |Camera operator (9 episodes) |- |2016-2018 |''King of the Road'' | |Camera operator (27 episodes) |- |2017 |''Party Legends'' | |Camera operator (1 episode) |- |2022 |''Jackass Shark Week 2.0''<ref>{{cite web |last=Tremaine |first=Jeff |title=Guess who's back on #SharkWeek!!! Dive into @SharkWeek on Sunday, July 24 at 9p ET on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus. Jackass Shark Week 2.0 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4Wzl-pCQ_/ |website=Instagram |access-date=July 11, 2022 |date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> | |TV special<br>Camera operator<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Zach |last2=Imperati |first2=Vinny |title=Paying dues and bad tattoos - Ep 22 - What the Fudge Podcast W/ Street Bike Tommy and Rick Kosick |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8c63yDfPqQ |website=YouTube |access-date=July 2, 2022 |date=June 30, 2022}}</ref> |- |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2018-2019 |''Bathroom Break Podcast'' |Himself (1 episode) |Camera operator (29 episodes) |- |2019-2021 |''Jeremiah Wonders...'' |Himself |Podcast<br>2 episodes |- |2019-2021 |''The Nine Club'' |Himself |Podcast<br>2 episodes |- |2023 |''The Pontius Show'' |Himself |Podcast<br>1 episode |- |2026 |''Let It Kill You: Jeff Tremaine'' |Himself |Documentary |}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Artist ! Track ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2001 |Smut Peddlers |"Let's Get Fucked Up" | |Director |- |2002 |Andrew W.K. |"We Want Fun" | |Camera operator |- |2003 |Roger Alan Wade |"If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough" | |Director |- |2006 |Wolfmother |"Joker & the Thief" |Himself |Camera operator |- |2006 |Chris Pontius |"Karazy" | |Camera operator |- |2010 |Weezer |"Memories" |Himself |Camera operator |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1030622|Rick Kosick}} *[https://www.rickkosickfilms.com/ Official website]
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