Date of Birth
28 September 1979,
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name
Brandon Cole Margera
Nickname
Bam Bam
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse
Trivia
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.
Became engaged to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Rivell on June 5, 2003, her 30th birthday
Nephew of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera.
Has broken up with longtime girlfriend/fiancée 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 from his grandfather because he ran into walls quite often.
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.
Has
a weekly Sirius Satellite Radio show called Radio Bam on Faction 28.
Hosts it from his home most of the time and airs Monday nights at 7 est.
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 H2. Bam recently purchased a light blue Lamborghini Murciélago 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.
Personal Quotes
"I'm Bam Margera. And I feel like kicking my dad's ass, all day today."
Where Are They Now
(November 2003) Starring in his own reality show on MTV "Viva La Bam" along with Ryan Dunn, Raab Himself, and many others.
(July 2003) Engaged to Jennifer Rivell
(2004) Recording for voice-over as himself in Tony Hawk's Underground 2, (PS2).
(April 2005) Broken engagement to Jennifer Rivell
(2005)
Making a film called The Dream Seller (The Dream Seller is a nickname
for long-time friend and fellow skater Brandon Novak) set to come out
in June 2006.
(2006) filming Dream Seller, a movie about long time friend and fellow skater Brandon Novak
(October 2006) Doing Motion Capture sessions with Neversoft for upcoming video game 'Tony Hawk Project 8'.