About Me
Bam's Bio:Bam first broke onto the national scene as a 13-year-old professional skater known for his creative street style and wild antics. Over a very short period of time, Bam has proven himself as a top-tier athlete and innovator in film, television and music. His appeal to the youth market is undeniable and as his brand continues to grow so does celebrity status and influence. As a teenager Bam created the CKY video series, which featured skating, pranks and stunts, all filmed in his home town of West Chester, Penn. The combination of his unique on-screen personality and the tremendous grassroots success of the video series became the platform for the hit MTV show .."Jackass,.." which was followed by .."Jackass, The Movie.." and later, five seasons of his own MTV series .."Viva La Bam.." (the DVDs of which are the fastest selling in MTV history). He..'s also creating a new animated series for MTV. In the music vein, Bam hosts the Sirius Satellite Radio show .."Radio Bam.." (Faction, Channel 28), directs music videos, runs the Filthy Note record label, and established the .."Viva La Bands.." CD/DVD series, which spawned a five-city tour in 2005 and is being relaunched as a summer 2007 festival tour.
Bam fun facts Family: mom April, dad Phil, and brother Jess.
Has been skateboarding since 1988.
Brother of Jess Margera
Son of Phil Margera and April Margera.
His brother, Jess, plays drums in the band Camp Kill Yourself (cKy), whose music has appeared in numerous skate videos.
Used the money he made from "Jackass" (2000) to make Haggard: The Movie (2003)
Is of Italian, Irish, French, German and Welsh heritage.
Nephew of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera.
Has broken up with longtime girlfriend/fiance Jennifer Rivell [April 2005]
Has his own production company called "Bam Margera Productions"
He landed the loop in Phoenix, Arizona and became the 13th known skater to land it, and was the first street skater to successfully land it.
Sponsors include Element Skateboards, Spitfire Wheels, Adio Footwear, Electric Visual, and Fairman's skate shop.
Uses the heartagram symbol of the Finnish rock band HIM as the symbol for himself.
His sponsors are Element, Adio, Volcom, Diakka, Elestric, Spitfire, Destroyer, Jone's Soda, Cky.
Dropped out of high school in 11th grade, but later got his GED.
His favorite skaters are Boulala, Penny, Maldonado, Keri Getz, Saari, and Hoofbite
His favorite movies are Good Will Hunting, Mallrats, Lost Boys, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
He got his nickname Bam when he was little. His grandfather called him 'Bam Bam' because of his wild nature.
Was arrested for unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon, after trying to pass through a security check-point at LAX airport in Los Angeles with brass knuckles. He was released the next morning after posting $20,000 bond. [March 2006]
Is currently engaged to Melissa Rothstein. He proposed to her in the King of Prussia Shopping Mall. [2006]
As a professional skater in the January of 2005, Margera successfully landed The Loop in Phoenix, Arizona. He became the 13th known skater to land it, and was the first street skater to successfully land it.
Bam entered the famous Gumball 3000 rally in 2006 with Ryan Dunn, Mike Vallely, and Tony Hawk.
Plays the keyboard in a band started by Bam and 'Brandon DiCamillo' called Gnarkill. Gnarkill consists Bam and Dico, Jess Margera, Rich Vose, and Matt Cole.
Bam starred in the Bloodhound Gang's music video to "Foxtrot, Uniform, Charlie, Kilo." He was driving a banana shaped car.
He cites Chris Raab as his only reason for attending high school, and dropped out after Raab got expelled for smearing feces on a locker (as told in Landspeed: CKY (1999) (V)).
He is seen on the intro of The Dudesons.
His weekly Sirius Satellite Radio show is called Radio Bam.
In the DVD commentary for Jackass: The Box Set, Margera said that Element Skateboards pays him two million dollars a year to wear their clothing.
Is known for his fear of snakes. During a prank war on "Viva la Bam" (2003), Johnny Knoxville tackled Bam and trapped him while Ryan Dunn put a snake on him. Also, in the Jackass Number Two (2006) movie, the cast members tricked Bam by trapping him in a truck with a devenomized cobra. He cries of fear during this scene.
Margera owns his own record label; Filthy Note Records. He has signed Swedish hard rock band Vains of Jenna to it and has produced their first video "No One's Gonna Do It For You".
Most episodes of Bam's show had shown him to own both a red 2003 Hummer H2 and a purple Lamborghini Gallardo as well as a Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG with a heartagram on the front instead of the Mercedes-Benz logo. In Season Five, however, showed the H2 being dropped off a cliff by Vincent Margera as revenge for constant torment. The Lamborghini has been modified with help from friend Billy Idol to include a sunroof (a rough rectangle crudely cut with a reciprocating saw). Bam bragged that his was the only vehicle of its kind with a sunroof. Since the end of filming on "Viva la Bam" (2003), Bam has replaced the red H2 with a blue H3. Adio shoes recently presented Bam with a light blue Lamborghini Murci�lago Roadster.
Was among the guest at Tony Hawk's wedding to Lhotse Merriam.
Among the guests at his wedding to Missy Rothstein were Ryan Dunn, Tony Hawk, Jess Margera, Brandon Dicamillo, Jason Acuña and Jeff Tremaine. Iggy Pop and the Stooges also performed at his wedding. If you would like to contribute any information, pictures, icons etc about bam, bam and missy, jackass (w/bam) and cky (w/bam) please feel free to comment or message me.
