Gregg Godfrey (born May 26, 1969) is an American writer, producer and
director. His first short film was Children of a Metal God, and he is
most noted for his work on Nitro Circus, a video series he created in
his garage with motocross racer Travis Pastrana in 2003. The show also
inspired Nitro Circus: The Movie and Nitro Circus Live, a live show
and reality television program.Born in Draper, Utah to Dic, a
long-haul trucker, and Diane, a stay-at-home mother, Godfrey attended
Ricks College on a wrestling scholarship before serving a mission for
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy. After
returning home, Godfrey attended the University of Utah, where he
earned a degree in film.Godfrey first worked as a stuntman for Disney
but soon left to pursue his own film career. He made his first short
documentary film, Legacy in 1995. The video chronicled Godfrey's
travels around the country learning about and participating in high
action sports such as base jumping, motocross, off-road racing and
more. Over the next three years, he made three other short
documentaries for Fox Head: Children of a Metal God, Children of a
Metal God: Scar Tissue, Children of a Metal God: Redemption, all about
action sports. In the early 2000s, Godfrey continued to make
documentaries, including Global Addiction, Travis Pastrana's Baja
Diaries and Supercross Exposed, before transitioning into television
with Nitro Circus and Thillbillies. His work on developing the Beyond
Pro format, an EnduroCross racing style, with Edge PowerSports founder
Bryan Green quickly became a motocross fan favorite.In November 2007,
he won the Baja 1000, setting a world record for his 1280-mile,
40-hour-and-22-minute solo motorbike run of the off-road race. Later
that month, Godfrey's nephew Tanner was paralyzed in a motocross
accident. On November 17, 2008, Godfrey set the world record for the
longest semi-truck ramp jump, the first of its kind, measuring 50 ft,
6 in.
director. His first short film was Children of a Metal God, and he is
most noted for his work on Nitro Circus, a video series he created in
his garage with motocross racer Travis Pastrana in 2003. The show also
inspired Nitro Circus: The Movie and Nitro Circus Live, a live show
and reality television program.Born in Draper, Utah to Dic, a
long-haul trucker, and Diane, a stay-at-home mother, Godfrey attended
Ricks College on a wrestling scholarship before serving a mission for
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy. After
returning home, Godfrey attended the University of Utah, where he
earned a degree in film.Godfrey first worked as a stuntman for Disney
but soon left to pursue his own film career. He made his first short
documentary film, Legacy in 1995. The video chronicled Godfrey's
travels around the country learning about and participating in high
action sports such as base jumping, motocross, off-road racing and
more. Over the next three years, he made three other short
documentaries for Fox Head: Children of a Metal God, Children of a
Metal God: Scar Tissue, Children of a Metal God: Redemption, all about
action sports. In the early 2000s, Godfrey continued to make
documentaries, including Global Addiction, Travis Pastrana's Baja
Diaries and Supercross Exposed, before transitioning into television
with Nitro Circus and Thillbillies. His work on developing the Beyond
Pro format, an EnduroCross racing style, with Edge PowerSports founder
Bryan Green quickly became a motocross fan favorite.In November 2007,
he won the Baja 1000, setting a world record for his 1280-mile,
40-hour-and-22-minute solo motorbike run of the off-road race. Later
that month, Godfrey's nephew Tanner was paralyzed in a motocross
accident. On November 17, 2008, Godfrey set the world record for the
longest semi-truck ramp jump, the first of its kind, measuring 50 ft,
6 in.
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