▁in ▁Mc min n ville ▁Oregon , ▁USA , ▁to ▁father ▁Kenneth ▁McG he he y ▁and ▁mother ▁L inda ▁McG he he y . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁ 3 ▁children , ▁in ▁birth ▁order , ▁Les ley , ▁St ace y , ▁and ▁Kenneth . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Mc M inn ville ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁snow board er . ▁He ▁later ▁retired ▁from ▁snow board ing ▁due ▁to ▁breaking ▁his ▁neck ▁and ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁sk ate ▁shop ▁in ▁Port land . ▁There ▁he ▁fil med ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁ideas ▁and ▁st un ts ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁scale ; ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁sp otted ▁by ▁Jack ass ▁director ▁Jeff ▁Tre ma ine , ▁who ▁put ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁Jack ass ▁team . ▁▁ ▁McG he he y ▁later ▁appeared ▁in ▁all ▁five ▁Jack ass ▁films . ▁ ▁Ehren ' s ▁mot to ▁when ▁performing ▁st un ts ▁on ▁Jack ass ▁was ▁" S af ety ▁First ." ▁McG he he y ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁his ▁nick name ▁" D anger ▁Ehren " ▁by ▁fellow ▁Jack ass ▁cast ▁and ▁crew , ▁not ▁least ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁t endency ▁to ▁inj ure ▁himself / lose ▁teeth ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁st un ts . ▁ ▁He ' s ▁the ▁but t ▁of ▁many ▁j okes ▁by ▁the ▁Jack ass ▁crew , ▁most ▁not ably ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Johnny ▁Kno x ville ' s ▁favor ites