Jean Paul "JP" Ruggiero (Born November 29th, 1969) is a former monster truck driver out of Los Angeles, California (Argentine and Italian origin1). He was best known for driving the El Diablo truck.
Career[]
Before Monster Jam, JP was a professional stunt man, and was featured in many TV and movies as a stunt man. In 2013, JP began driving El Diablo, and much like fellow Monster Jam driver Lupe Soza, is bilingual and has been an integral part of expanding Monster Jam into Spain, Costa Rica and Mexico. He has also appeared in three Monster Jam Young Guns Shootouts.
From 2014-2015, JP would occasionally put on "South of the Border Contests" along with El Toro Loco.
JP left FELD Entertainment due to schedule conflicts with his stunt man projects and the workload he was exposed to during the Monster Jam tour.
World Finals appearances[]
- 2013 - El Diablo (YGS)
- 2014 - El Diablo (YGS)
- 2015 - El Diablo (YGS)