Jesse on TV career

Born in Lynwood, California, Jesse James is a business owner and a TV personality.

He is the CEO of West Coast Choppers, a manufacturer of custom-made motorcycles, as well as the owner of the Cisco Burger restaurant, among other ventures.

In 2000, the Discovery Channel chronicled Jesse's everyday life in the documentary, Motorcycle Mania. After the success of the documentary, he was offered a hosting gig on Monster Garage, where James and a crew of mechanics modified vehicles under a deadline.

Jesse established Payupsucker Productions, which produced shows like History of the Chopper, Green Scream, and Iraq Confidential with Jesse James.

He also appeared on the second season of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice in 2009.

In this 2009 interview with SIDEWALKS host Rafael Siegel, Jesse tells us about how his TV career got started and, as part of the promotional tour, he talks about his Spike TV series, Jesse James is a Dead Man, a show featuring Jesse doing death defying stunts.