Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic, reality television personality, actor, writer, producer, director, and was a custom motorcycle manufacturer. He is the founder of West Coast Choppers, former partner of Austin Speed Shop and current CEO of Jesse James Firearms Unlimited, both based in Austin, Texas. He was the host of the reality TV shows Jesse James Is a Dead Man on Spike TV, host of Jesse James: Monster Garage and the focus of the documentary Motorcycle Mania, both on the Discovery Channel. He also appeared in the 2004 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2. He has been married five times: his first wife was Karla James (1991-2002) and they had 2 children, his second wife was porn actress Janine Lindemulder (2002-2004) and they had a daughter, his third wife was actress Sandra Bullock (2005-2010), his fourth wife was drag racer Alexis DeJoria (2013-2022), and his fifth and current wife is former porn actress Bonnie Rotten (2022- ) and they have a son. During his marriage to Sandra Bullock, they had started the adoption process four years before their divorce and the child started living with them in 2010. There were rumors of Jesse cheating with multiple women - after some of the women came forward. He reportedly went to rehab and tried to save their marriage but she divorced him and continued the adoption process as a single parent. In 2010, he starting dating tattoo artist Kat Von D, they were engaged in January 2011, split in July 2011, the engagement was back on in August 2011, and she finally broke it off in September 2011. She reported that he cheated on her with multiple women. Info above from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jesse James has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 2001. Signature works include Jesse James Presents: Austin Speed Shop Fenders, Jesse James Presents: Jesse James Austin Speed Shop Bomber Seats, History of the Chopper. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
