1. Jesse Margera was born on August 28,1978 and is an American musician.
10 Facts About Jess Margera
1. 2.
Jess Margera is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998.
3.
Jess Margera has appeared in the CKY video series and the Viva La Bam and Jackass television series alongside his brother Bam.
4.
Jess Margera was born on August 28,1978, and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania to April and Phil Jess Margera.
5.
Jess Margera is the older brother of professional skateboarder and TV personality Bam Margera, alongside whom he is considered a founding member of the CKY crew, which worked on the video series of the same name.
6.
Jess Margera chose to play the drums as he had two uncles who played the instrument, one of whom later worked as a drum technician on a CKY tour.
7.
Jess Margera later formed Foreign Objects with future CKY vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, whom he originally met at high school.
8.
Jess Margera was member of the CKY-related comedy band Gnarkill, formed in 2002, alongside Brandon DiCamillo on vocals, guitarist Rich Vose and brother Bam on keyboards; he performed on both studio albums: 2002's Gnarkill and 2006's GnarKill vs Unkle Matt and the ShitBirdz.
9.
In November 2006, it was announced that Jess Margera had joined English band Viking Skull, replacing founding member Gordon Morrison.
10.
Jess Margera has claimed that Davies offered to join the band during a phone call with the drummer, after he had performed on the singer's solo album.