Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969, Long Beach, California)[1] is an American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic, and television personality.

James was the owner of the Cisco Burger restaurant, which opened on April 28, 2006, across the street from West Coast Choppers which has officially closed.

Other business ventures include the fan club Chopperdogs and Jesse's Girl clothing line.

His first rifle-caliber suppressor was a basic reworking of an original Maxim design that he claimed could impossibly bend the laws of physics by offering a 78 dB rating at the muzzle, lower than even what the De Lisle carbine achieved in testing; although James was careful to note that it only achieved that number with subsonic ammunition that does not produce a sonic boom.

In 2000, the Discovery Channel made the documentary Motorcycle Mania, which chronicled James' everyday life.

[5] Due to his poor performance in raising funds, James was eliminated by Donald Trump on the second-to-last show (ultimately placing third) which aired May 3, 2009.

The first episode set a rating record for Spike, drawing the largest audience ever for an unscripted series on the network, with 2 million viewers.

[9] He appeared in an advertisement for T-Mobile's Google mobile phone with Whoopi Goldberg and Phil Jackson.

Designs) and Paul Teutul Sr. (representing Orange County Choppers), with Gas Monkey Garage (featured on the Discovery series Fast N' Loud) entering the competition in 2012.

[12] However, Eric James, president of the James Preservation Trust, which tracks claims of being a relative of the outlaw, says it cannot find a record of him in the family tree and has asked him to provide a family genealogy and DNA sample for the trust to review; he has not provided the requested information.

James sought to retain full guardianship, citing fear of the environment in which his daughter would be placed if returned to Lindemulder.

Bullock canceled European promotional appearances for The Blind Side citing "unforeseen personal reasons.

[23] James declared that "There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me," and asked that his wife and children one day "find it in their hearts to forgive me" for their current "pain and embarrassment.

[37] In March 2020, James announced his separation from DeJoria after seven years of marriage, stating, "Our lives were just headed in different directions.

[45] James said the fines were excessive and intended to make an example of him due to his company's fame and his celebrity marriage to actress Sandra Bullock, but CARB spokesmen stated their enforcement efforts were aimed at the entire custom industry and further that they were aware of no offer by West Coast Choppers to recall the motorcycles in question.

"[49][50] After James entered rehab after giving a Nazi salute and wearing a Nazi-era cap, he explained to the ABC News show Nightline that the photo, taken in 2004[51] before his marriage to Bullock, was meant as a joke, and that he was not a racist.

[53] Us subsequently printed additional photos that had been posted to Facebook by former West Coast Choppers employees showing James and Nazi imagery.