By the age of 12, he was an accomplished skateboarder, and later became a professional snowboarder, breaking his neck, shoulder, and knees in the process.

While working at a skate shop in Portland, Oregon, McGhehey began filming stunts, leading to his involvement with Jackass.

[3] McGhehey joined Jackass after his friend Dave England asked director Jeff Tremaine to put him on the team.

McGhehey is often referred to by his nickname "Danger Ehren" by fellow Jackass cast and crew, not least due to his tendency to injure himself and lose teeth in the pursuit of stunts.

[4] In the stunt, McGhehey was dressed as a stereotypical Muslim terrorist with the idea being to scare a taxi driver; part of his costume involved him having a beard glued to his face that was made out of shaved pubic hair contributed by the entire crew.