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Jesse G. James

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Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American television personality and CEO of West Coast Choppers, a manufacturer of custom-made motorcycles. James is the host of Motorcycle Mania and the former series Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel.


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Jesse Gregory James (né le 19 avril 1969) est une personalité de la télévision et le boss de West Coast Choppers, un atelier de construction de "motos sur mesure". James est l'animateur originel des séries Motorcycle Mania et Monster Garage sur la chaîne cablée  Discovery channel.
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Jesse Gregory James was born in Lynwood, California to Larry and Carol James, the youngest of two children. Jesse James claims to be related to "the outlaw Jesse James" from his great grandfather's cousin. James states he grew up in Long Beach, California, but that he did not spend his entire childhood there. James' parents divorced while he was still in grade school in South Gate, California and he and his sister, Julie, moved to Riverside with their father, Larry James, then attended Arizona Middle School and La Sierra High School where he played football, James went on to play 2 years of football in college. Jesse moved into a girlfriend's parents house when he was 15. When Jesse was 17 he stole Scott Hamilton’s car. During his teen years Jesse did work as a bodyguard and was eventually hired by Rick Rubin to tour with bands collecting money from promoters.


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Jesse Gregory James est né à Lynwood, Californie de Larry et de Carol James, c'est le plus jeune de leurs deux enfants. Jesse James prétend être lié au célèbre hors la loi Jesse James par le cousin de son arrière-grand-père. il a grandis à Long Beach, Californie, mais il n'y a pas passé toute son enfance. Les parents de James ont divorcé tandis qu'il était à l'école primaire à South Gate, Californie.lui et sa soeur, Julie, ont déménagé à Riverside avec leur père, Larry James. Il est entré au collège "Arizona Middle School" puis au lycée "La Sierra High School" où il a joué au football. James a joué 2 ans au football à l'université. Jesse est entré dans la maison de parents d'une petite amie quand il avait 15 ans. Quand Jesse avait 17 ans il a volé la voiture de Scott Hamilton. Pendant ses années de l'adolescence Jesse a travaillé en tant que garde du corps et a été par la suite embauché par Rick Rubin pour travailler comme collecteur de fonds.
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Custom motorcycles and cars

After several years as the bodyguard with Danzig, and occasionally for other heavy metal bands such as Slayer and Soundgarden, Jesse opened West Coast Choppers in his mother's garage in 1992. The company grew quickly and soon moved to a larger facility for select customers and companies. About 200 bikes have been built at West Coast Choppers. West Coast Choppers is also sponsoring race teams in Top Fuel Drags and Super Late Model NASCAR. James recently bought custom car business Austin Speed Shop and has expanded into the custom car business. James has also built and is racing an off-road Trophy Truck and a Figure-8 race car.


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Après plusieurs années en tant que garde du corps avec Danzig, et de temps en temps pour d'autres groupes de heavy metal telles que le Slayer et Soundgarden, Jesse a ouvert West Coast Choppers dans le garage de sa mère en 1992. L'affaire s'est développée rapidement et s'est vite
déplacée dans des locaux plus adaptés. Environ 200 motos ont été construites West Coast Choppers. West Coast Choppers a également sponsorisé des équipes de courses en Top Fuel Drags et Super Late Model NASCAR.
a augmenté dans les affaires faites sur commande de voiture. James a récemment acheté Austin Speed Shop et développpé ses activité dans la customisation des voitures.James a également construit et piloté un truck en courseoff-road. il courre aussi en "8-race car" (courses de stock-cars dont le circuit à la forme d'un huit) !
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Other business ventures

He is the owner of the Cisco Burger restaurant, which opened on April 28, 2006, just down the street from West Coast Choppers. The 1950s style hamburger stand - named after his beloved pit bull who is now deceased - features Kobe beef burgers, low-fat burritos, organic vegetables, and biodegradable wrappings. Jesse also has partial ownership in the South Austin Speed Shop in Austin, TX.

Other business ventures include the Chopperdogs fan club and the Jesse's Girl clothing line. Since 2006, James has nationally published Garage magazine.


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Television

In 2000, the Discovery Channel made the documentary Motorcycle Mania, which chronicled Jesse's everyday life. Following the success of the documentary, the Discovery Channel approached Jesse with an offer to host a new show called Monster Garage where James and a crew of mechanics modified vehicles under a short deadline.


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Jesse later established Payupsucker Productions, under which he produced shows like History of the Chopper, Iraq Confidential with Jesse James and Green Scream, in which Jesse plans to break the land speed record with an eco-friendly hydrogen car.


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Through James' show "History Of The Chopper" there are also glimpses of his involvement with the Hells Angels and other 1% outlaw motorcycle clubs.


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He appeared on the second season of Celebrity Apprentice. Each celebrity played to raise money for a favorite charity; James selected to play for the Long Beach Education Foundation. Due to his poor performance in raising funds, James was fired by Donald Trump on the second-to-last show which aired May 3, 2009.


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His latest show is called "Jesse James is a Dead Man" and it premieres on Spike TV on May 31st, 2009. The show features Jesse doing death defying stunts.


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James has two children — a daughter, Chandler, and a son, Jesse James, Jr. — with his first wife, Karla. He also has a daughter, Sunny, born in January 2004 with his second wife, Janine Lindemulder, an adult film star/producer, and a former Penthouse model.
On July 16, 2005, James married actress Sandra Bullock, whom he met when she arranged for her 10-year-old godson, a fan, to tour the set of Monster Garage.



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