Who is Bam Margera? Everything About Bam Margera

Bam Margera was born on September 28, 1979 as Brandon Cole (Bam) Margera. He was a former professional skateboarder, actor, producer, and stunt performer, and the list of his talents goes on and on. Bam was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania to April Margera, an American reality television personality, and Phil Margera, an American reality television personality. 

“Bam Bam”, as his grandfather calls him fondly (he was nicknamed at 3 years old because he kept purposely running into walls!) comes from a long line of talent. His older brother, Jesse Margera is a drummer of the rock band CKY, and his uncle Vincent Roy Margera, or ‘Don Vito’ is a Television Personality. Later his friends from school shortened his nickname to Bam. Before they became television personalities, April used to be a hairdresser, and Phil used to be a baker. 

Now, if you’re like me, just learning about Bam Margera, and you’re wondering, ‘Hey, who is this person, why are we suddenly talking about him? And can you tell me more?’. Yes. 

Here are some FAQs to give you a basic idea of who he is. And if you already know him and you’re a fan, then you are welcome to refresh your memory. 

Bam Margera Net Worth

Bam Margera has a networth of $1 million. Little did he know in the late 90s that some fun videos of him showing of his skating skills would gain him recognition within the skateboard community. He was later recruited by Jeff Tremaine for an MTV Reality stunt show: Jackass. His potential was very apparent, and he soon became one of the most recognised and beloved cast member. He was also the part of the cast in several shows like ‘Viva La Bam’ and ‘Bam’s Unholy Union’. 

Bam has paid $1.195 million for a property in West Chester. This property is called the “Bam Castle”. And this 14 acre property with an indoor skatepark, swimming pool, barn with music and much more special aspects to it has been featured in his show ‘Viva La Bam’. He also owns another home in the area for convenience.

Bam Margera’s Work Life

Skateboaring Career – He was being sponsered by Toy Machine Skateboards during 1997 and 1998, which was the years the he bagan his professional skater. In 2001, Bam Margera joined Team Element, a demonstration team, and by 2016, he was no longer a part of the team. He also receives quite a lot of sponsorships from brands like Speed Metal bearings, Adio Footwear, Electric Sunglasses, Volcom, Landspeed Wheels, Destroyer Trucks, Destructo Trunks, and Fairman’s Skateshop. 

Bam Margera had retired by 2017 with no major sponsorships, but he still skates casually. 

Television Career – CKY video series, which was initially just Margera and his friends shooting skateboarding and stunt videos of themselves, were released independently. This caught Jeff Tremaine’s attention, who was an editor of the skateboarding magazine “Big Brother”. This is what lead him to eventually be starred in the reality series “Jackass”, which went on from October 2000 to February 2002. He continued to appear in the Jackass Franchise- “Jackass: The Movies(2002), Jackass Number Two(2006), Jackass 3D(2010), Jackass 3.5(2010)”.

With his success from the Jackass franchise, Bam Margera worked in shows like “Viva La Bam”, and “Bam’s Unholy Union”. While “Viva La Bam” was all about Bam aand his friends recording stunt performance and skateboarding videos, “Bam’s Unholy Union” centered around him and his then-fiance Melissa Rothsein, and some of their friends during them planning their wedding.

FAQs

What Happened to Bam Margera?

With success so apparent always comes the issues that go unnoticed, which then bursts out as struggles like alcoholism and drug addiction, and Bam Margera is no stranger to that. He has been in and out of rehabs, and in was involuntarily committed to a rehab facility due o his family’s concern for his mental health.

As to answer where he is right now, Bam Margera will be released from prison to a rehab facilty after an alleged DUI arrest on 18th September this year. Let’s all root for him to keep growing in his success, and all his struggles fastly fade away.