Bam Margera is an American professional skateboarder, stunt performer, filmmaker, musician and television personality. He is best known for starring on MTV’s reality comedy shows Jackass , reality series Viva La Bam , and Bam’s Unholy Union, and also appears in all three Jackass films, Haggard: The Movie and Minghags: The Movie. Bam also has a strong social media following with more than 2 million followers on Instagram.

Born name

Brandon Cole Margera

nickname

Bam

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Residence

Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania, United States

nationality

training

He attended West Chester East Grammar School .

occupation

Skateboarder, Stunt Performer, Actor, Musician, Filmmaker, TV Personality

family

• Father – Phil Margera (reality television personality)
• Mother – April Margera (reality television personality)
• Siblings – Jess Margera (Younger Brother) (Musician)
• Other – Vincent Margera (uncle) (reality television personality)

Manager

Bam himself manages his career.

Genre

Heavy Metal, Alternativ Metal, Comedy Rock, Experimenteller Rock, Hardcore Punk, Comedy Rock, Parodie, Rap Metal, Rapcore

instruments

Keyboard

labels

• 10/90
• Filthy Note Records

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Bam dated –

1. Bianca Garozzo – Bam reportedly dated a woman named Bianca Garozzo when he was younger.
2. Lindsay Blowbam – He has been romantically involved with a woman named Lindsay Blowbam in the past.
3. Jennifer Rivell (1998-2005) – In 1998, Bam entered a romantic relationship with a single mother named Jennifer Rivell. They remained engaged for some time but broke up in 2005.
4. Maja Ivarsson (2003) – In 2003, Bam reportedly met Swedish musician Maja Ivarsson.
5. Jessica Simpson (2005) – Bam reportedly started dating American singer Jessica Simpson in 2005.
6. Melissa Rothstein (2005-2012) – In May 2005, Bam began datingAmerican personality and his childhood friend Melissa Rothstein. They dated for a year before getting engaged in 2006. After 4 months of engagement, they tied the knot on February 3, 2007 in downtown Philadelphia. The events of their marriage were filmed and made into MTV’s reality series Bam’s Unholy Union . However, they separated in 2009 and divorced in November 2012.
7. Tammy Palumbo (2010-2012) – Bam and Tammy Palumbo were in a two-year relationship from 2010 to 2012.
8. Porcelain Black (2011) – Bam dated American singer Porcelain Black for 2 months from September to November 2011.
9. Nicole Margera (2009-Present) – Bam started dating NicoleMargera in 2009. The couple dated for a year. They later married on October 5, 2013. Nicole gave birth to their first child together on December 23, 2017, a son named Phoenix Wolf.

race/ethnicity

White

He has Italian and German ancestry on his father’s side and is of English, Irish, Welsh and German ancestry on his mother’s side.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Pierced nose

brand promotion

Bam has worked for advertising Right Guard Extreme .

Religion

agnosticism

Known for

• Starring in MTV’s reality comedy shows Donkey , reality series Viva La Bam , and Bam’s Unholy Union
• Appears in all 3 donkey films, Haggard: The Movie , and Minghags: The Movie

First album

Bam released his debut studio album Gnarkill with American comedy rock band Gnarkill in 2002.

first movie

Bam made his big screen debut in the reality comedy Jackass: The Movie as “himself” in 2002.

First TV show

He made his first television appearance in the reality comedy series Donkey as “himself” in 2000.

Personal trainer

According to Bam, he can’t sit still for long. He keeps fit by indulging in a variety of physical activities such as: B. Playing sports, ice skating, exercising, doing yoga, hiking and cycling.

Bam Margera favorite things

• Skaters – Boulala, Penny, Maldonado, Keri Getz, Saari, Hufbiss
• Movies – Good Will Hunting (1997), Mallrats (1995), The Lost Boys (1987), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
• Band – Cradle of trash
• Album – Nymphetamin

Bam Margera Facts

1. By the age of 3 he had a strange habit of running into walls and things, so his grandfather called him Bam Bam. It was later shortened to Bam when he reached the 5th standard.
2. He has been skateboarding since he was nine years old.
3. He is good friends with TV personality Chris Raab, and it was revealed in an interview that the only reason he went to high school was because of their friendship. So much so that he dropped out of school after Chris’ expulsion after his junior year, but later got his GED.
4. Bam received a sponsorship from Toy Machine in 1997, when he was just 18 he was sponsored by companies such as Element Skateboards, Speed ​​Metal Bearings, Adio Footwear, Sunglasses, Volcom, Landspeed Wheels, Destroyer Trucks, Destructo Trucks and Fairmans Skateshop.
5. Initially, he made videos of his friends and himself, which later morphed into the hit CKY video series.
6. Sharing its name with Bam’s younger brother Jess Margera’s band, the CKY series stands for Camp Kill Yourself.
7. After becoming a hit, the CKY series caught the attention of editor Jeff Tremaine, best known for Big Brother , and formed a team that would later become the American reality comedy television series Donkeys and aired on MTV.
   
8. After the success of Donkey , Bam got his own MTV series that lasted 5 seasons under the name Viva La Bam , from 2003 to 2005.
9. In January 2005, he successfully landed The Loop in Phoenix, Arizona, becoming the 13th known skateboarder and the first street skater to successfully land it.
10. In September 2008 he opened his own bar/theater called The Note in West Chester, Pennsylvania, however serious restrictions were imposed by West Chester Borough Council and the bar closed permanently in January 2014.
11. In June 2010, Bam was attacked with a baseball bat outside The Note . The alleged attacker was Elizabeth Ray, who claimed Bam calls her the n-word, which he disliked.
12. He retired from professional skateboarding in 2017 but made a casual comeback to celebrate Element Skateboards’ 25th anniversary.
13. Bam has appeared as an animated character in Tony Hawk’s video game franchises including 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 Grounds .
14. He also lent his voice to a character in Scar: The World Is Yours video game.
15. In an interview, he revealed that he had his first drink when he was 21 and it was because an ex-girlfriend cheated on him.
16. Bam is the owner of his own production house, Bam Margera Productions , and a record label called Filthy Note Records .
17. He’s a huge fan of metal band Cradle of Filth’s album Nymphetamine so much that he has the title tattooed on his arm.
18. Bam has been an alcoholic recovering since he was 20 years old and entered rehab to kick his addiction. In an interview, he revealed that he drank whenever he was bored after bone spurs forced him to put his skateboarding career on hold.
19. According to a 2016 interview with People , he revealed that he had to relearn how to skate after 5 years due to his health issues, including anxiety and eating disorders, and was also overweight.
20. Follow Bam Margera on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.