Brandon "Bam" Margera is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker.
79 Facts About Bam Margera
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Bam Margera rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and subsequent sequels.
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Bam Margera created the Jackass spin-off shows Viva La Bam, Bam's Unholy Union, Bam's World Domination, and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show, and co-wrote and directed the films Haggard and Minghags.
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Since the mid-2000s, Margera has struggled with alcoholism and subsequent legal troubles.
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Bam Margera first entered rehab in 2009, but left after four days and has since had at least seven subseqeuent attempts at rehab without completing the program.
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Bam Margera was born on September 28,1979, the son of April and Phil Bam Margera.
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Bam Margera is the younger brother of rock musician Jess Margera and nephew of television personality Vincent "Don Vito" Margera.
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Bam Margera's grandfather nicknamed him "Bam Bam" at the age of three after noticing his habit of purposely running into walls; over time, that nickname was shortened to "Bam" by his schoolmates.
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Bam Margera got his first video camera from his father in 1993 after he enrolled in a digital media class with childhood friend Chris Raab, where they met future collaborators Art Webb, Brandon DiCamillo and Ryan Dunn.
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In 1994, Bam Margera dropped out of school after childhood friend Chris Raab was expelled, but was homeschooled by his mother and received his GED.
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In later interviews, Bam Margera revealed that Raab had "forced him" to wear a seatbelt as the car was going nearly 100mph, and that this probably saved his life.
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Bam Margera went on to appear in Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D and Jackass 3.5, with a minor appearance in Jackass Forever.
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In 2003, Bam Margera played himself in the movie Grind, which portrays four young men following a professional skateboarder from Chicago to California.
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In 2009, Margera appeared on Nitro Circus, and the following year Margera starred alongside Dunn and skateboarder Tim O'Connor in the one-off special Bam's World Domination on Spike TV, which showcased Margera and his friends' attempt to conquer an obstacle course race in the Tough Guy Competition, held in Staffordshire, England.
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Bam Margera started skateboarding at age 7, and by the time he entered high school it had developed into a full-time hobby.
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In 1992, Bam Margera got his first sponsorship from Fairman's Skate Shop and began appearing in skate videos.
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In 1994, Bam Margera dropped out of high school to pursue a full-time skateboarding career.
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Early in his professional career, Bam Margera was sponsored by Toy Machine Skateboards, Speed Metal Bearings, Adio Footwear, Electric Sunglasses, Volcom, Landspeed Wheels, Destroyer Trucks, Destructo Trucks, and Fairman's Skateshop.
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In 2001, Bam Margera became a member of Team Element, the demonstration team for Element Skateboards, which he remained affiliated with for the rest of his professional career.
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In 2012, Bam Margera was forced to put his skating career on hold due to bone spurs and worsening alcoholism.
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Bam Margera has written, produced and starred in three independent films as of 2023, with a fourth scheduled but on hold since 2017.
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Bam Margera co-wrote, directed and starred in Haggard, an independent film based on real events in the life of his friend Ryan Dunn.
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Dunn played himself as the main character while Bam Margera played "Valo", a character based on himself and elements of HIM singer and friend Ville Valo.
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Bam Margera directed Minghags, formerly titled Kiss a Good Man's Ass.
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In January 2015, Bam Margera announced that he had been working on an autobiographical documentary film which he hoped to premiere in the near future.
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Musician Brent Hinds of the band Mastodon will play Dunn in what has been described as "dramatic fantasy interludes" that ties the film together while re-enacting what Bam Margera considers his "darkest moments" after Dunn's death.
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Bam Margera stated that he had approximately eleven terabytes worth of video footage and that editing it down into a two-hour film was impossible.
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In 2005, Bam Margera formed a music label, Filthy Note Records, and has since directed music videos for Clutch, Turbonegro, Viking Skull, Vains of Jenna and several for CKY.
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Bam Margera plays guitar, frequently seen doing so in episodes of "Viva La Bam".
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Bam Margera has been animated as a character in the Tony Hawk's video game franchise, specifically Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Underground, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Tony Hawk's Project 8 and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
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Bam Margera voiced a character in the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
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Bam Margera made cameo appearances in the movies Grind and Destroying America.
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In late 2009, Bam Margera released a book containing private writings and pictures titled Serious as Dog Dirt.
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In 2020, Bam Margera started appearing in YouTube videos including a viral water balloon fight video with model Jeb Carty.
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Bam Margera was engaged to Jenn Rivell, who played a prominent part in several of his projects.
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In November 2006, Bam Margera filed for "protection from abuse" from Rivell after she allegedly broke into his house.
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In 2006, Bam Margera became engaged to childhood friend Melissa "Missy" Rothstein.
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In October 2010, Bam Margera told Howard Stern that he and Rothstein were living in separate cities, they meet once a week, and that Rothstein knew that he had girlfriends.
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On October 5,2013, Bam Margera married Nicole Boyd in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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In June 2017, Bam Margera announced that Boyd was pregnant with the couple's first child.
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Legal documents state that Boyd is seeking physical and legal custody and that Bam Margera can have parental visitation as long as he and his son remain within Los Angeles County.
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Castle Bam Margera is a large house in Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania, that was often featured on Viva La Bam Margera.
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In January 2007, Bam Margera built a ramp in the backyard which caused trouble with the township.
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In 2018, April Bam Margera began renovating the home in order for it to be used for short-term rentals via Airbnb.
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In July 2009, Bam Margera was taken to the hospital by paramedics and state troopers after a four-day alcohol binge.
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Bam Margera's drinking habits had worsened after his previous shows ended in 2007.
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In 2015, Bam Margera entered rehab for a second time for alcoholism, but again left shortly after without finishing the program.
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Bam Margera then moved to Estonia for five months to get in better shape.
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In January 2018, Bam Margera entered rehab for the third time after a DUI, and remained sober for seven months.
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In January 2019, one year after his previous attempt, Bam Margera entered rehab for the fourth time, but left after ten days, stating that he "didn't belong there", and was planning on beating his alcoholism on his own.
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In March 2019, TMZ released a video showing Bam Margera screaming at and threatening his manager at West Side Comedy Club in New York City.
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Additionally, Bam Margera made Instagram posts in which he insulted his wife and damaged his own home, leading to friends and family members coming together to have Bam Margera committed to a mental health treatment facility.
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Bam Margera was released from treatment and returned home after one week.
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On May 17,2022, Bam Margera announced that he had completed one year of sobriety treatment, but relapsed less than a month later, and on June 15, Bam Margera was reported missing after fleeing his rehab center.
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Bam Margera was found and voluntarily returned to rehab after being gone for a week.
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Bam Margera was returned with police escort since he was in the rehabilitation facility under court order.
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Bam Margera was found and checked in to a new treatment facility on June 27,2022.
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Bam Margera was spotted at a bar after fleeing rehab on September 4,2022.
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On December 9,2022, it was reported that Bam Margera was hospitalized and put on a ventilator in a San Diego ICU due to pneumonia and COVID-19.
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Bam Margera was released from the hospital the next day.
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Legal documents detailed that her reasoning for filing for separation was based on Bam Margera behaving inappropriately while spending time with their son, leading Boyd to believe Bam Margera was under the influence of alcohol.
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On March 29,2023, Bam Margera was arrested for public intoxication.
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On June 12,2010, Bam Margera was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat outside of his bar, The Note.
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Bam Margera spent the night at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where he was treated for head injuries.
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Bam Margera denies having said the word, claiming "I called her a crazy bitch and an idiot, but I definitely didn't use the n-word".
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In July 2013, Bam Margera was arrested at Keflavik Airport in Iceland, having left the country without paying damages following a rental car dispute the year before.
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Bam Margera had rented a Toyota Land Cruiser during a vacation in Iceland in 2012, which he had returned in "terrible shape" five days later, but left the country before paying for the damage.
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Bam Margera was released later the same day after paying the outstanding fees, and admitted in an interview that he had trashed the car in a drunken stupor.
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Bam Margera was arrested on March 2,2023, for domestic violence, after he allegedly kicked a woman.
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Bam Margera was released from custody after he posted a $50,000 bail the next day.
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Bam Margera reportedly fled on foot into the woods when police arrived.
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Bam Margera released a statement saying the allegations made by his brother were false.
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On February 11,2021, Bam Margera posted several videos to his Instagram account, in which he admitted to breaking his sobriety, and indicated that he had officially been fired from the filming of Jackass Forever, which was officially confirmed soon after.
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Bam Margera alleged that Paramount had been forcing him to take antidepressants, submit to random urine tests, and to check in to two different rehabilitation facilities using his own money.
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Bam Margera expressed disdain for Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, and Spike Jonze, before asking his fans to boycott Jackass Forever.
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Bam Margera then solicited his followers to send him money in order to film his own movie to compete with Jackass Forever.
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Tremaine was granted an additional three-year restraining order, extended to Tremaine's wife and children, after Bam Margera allegedly sent the family death threats.
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On January 12,2022, Knoxville said that one scene Bam Margera filmed for Jackass Forever would still be in the film, despite the ongoing lawsuit.
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Bam Margera eventually appeared in the film in one scene filmed before his termination and in archival footage.