Steve-O just moved me.

Anyone who has seen Jackass shows, movies, Wild Boys, or MTV news in the last 8 years knows who Steve-O is. He had made his career by getting totally wasted and doing ridiculously stupid stunts. Definitely not a person I'd ever think would go to rehab or change who he is. However, his documentary "Steve-O's Rise and Demise" premiered on MTV tonight....wow. I mean seeing anyone go to rehab and getting their life on track is a great experience, but this documentary is something I recommend highly for everyone. He tells all about his childhood and he first got drunk at age 12 and first smoked weed at age 16-and smoked everyday after that. From then on it was all about getting as wasted as possible and trying anything and everything to get him to that point. He sends out a suicide email and all of the jackass guys-who had been worried about him for long time-showed up and took him to a hospital. From then he started rehab and has since been sober. It was so moving to see him being completely honest and real, telling everything about his life and what was going through his mind through everything. It was so amazing to see that now he actually has something to live for. He is really happy being sober and has found ways to enjoy life without being wasted. For his birthday he threw a big skateboard party for a bunch of kids. He said this was his first sober birthday since he was 16 and said it was the best one yet. The documentary was just such a deep and real look at someone's life who seems to have everything yet is totally empty inside and looking to drugs 24/7 to keep him going. It shows the effect that his mother's death had on him, the effect that fame had on him, his fear of not being in the spotlight anymore, the effect that he's had on his family, and the complete train wreck that he had become from drugs and alcohol. Yet, its so moving to see that he has been saved from that lifestyle and now has a life that is worth living to him. I never really respected him when I would watch Jackass, even though I thought he was hilarious. But now I have a ton of respect for him and the other members of jackass for teaming together to stage the intervention and save Steve-O's life. So, since MTV is known for replaying shows a million times, set aside an hour to watch this documentary, it is definitely worth it!!!