Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, radio personality, star of Viva La Bam, and member of the Jackass crew, both shows broadcast by MTV. He grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania and went to East High School. He cites Raab Himself as his only reason for attending high school, and dropped out after Raab got expelled.

Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera IV made his own skate videos known as the CKY quadrilogy, which is also the name of his brother Jess's heavy metal band. Margera's crew includes Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Rake Yohn, Raab Himself, and Brandon Novak. His videos and television shows often include his long-suffering parents, Phil and April, his uncle Vincent Margera ("Don Vito"), and ex-fiancée Jenn Rivell (Margera broke off his engagement to Rivell in early 2005). Margera's television antics push the generally accepted boundaries of good taste by seeking to shock and offend, thereby creating a large contingent of detractors who charge that he profits from the humiliation and misfortune of others.

Margera was born and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia. Before becoming a professional skateboarder, he could be found frequenting the local skate spots, performing at area fairgrounds, and loitering at Fairman's skate shop. The CKY Crew, when in the area, often frequents the local bars of 15 North and Kildares.

As a professional skater in the summer 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.

Margera directed and co-wrote (with Brandon DiCamillo and Chris Aspite) a low-budget independent film called Haggard, starring himself and his friends, released in 2003. Margera also has a small speaking part in the skateboarding movie "Grind".

Margera also appeared on Punk'd, his recent MTV work in 2005. Ashton Kutcher trapped Margera and his friend inside the convenience store where the terrorist took over. (The real LAPD SWAT team helped with this prank)

Margera has said he makes two million dollars a year for wearing Element Skateboards clothing.

He has also been animated as a character into a number of pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk's video games. In fact, he is featured as a main character in Tony Hawk's Underground 2.

The Heartagram was invented by Ville Valo and Ville alone not Bam Margera like many people think,
The Heartagram was made as the logo of H.I.M. well befor Bam had even seen it.

Bam came across H.I.M when he went on a tour to Finland and saw Ville’s face on every magazine cover (this was the time that Razorblade Romance got released) so he decided to buy the C.D and fell in love with it.

Bam went to see them live and loved them so he followed H.I.M around going to all there gigs and eventually met Ville.

At one point after both Bam and Ville had most definitely consumed to much alcohol Ville said that Bam should direct one of there videos. Ville not thinking to much about the comment thinking that nothing would happen but when H.I.M flew to L.A to mix Love Metal Bam called up Ville and said well shot the video is two weeks, oh and is it ok it Juliette Lewis is going to be in it, and there friend ship has developed from there Bam had directed a total of four H.I.M videos- The Sacrament, Solitary Man, And Love Said No, and Buried Alive By Love.

Bam is also to appear in a new TV show in 2007 which features his weeding, will be run by MTV and will have the usual stunts in it.

 

Bam's Statistic's:

Full Name: Brandon "Bam" Margera

Nicknames: Bam, Bam Bam, Scumbag

Birth Date: September 28, 1979

Marital: Girlfriend

Home Town: West Chester, PA

Current home: West Chester, PA

Sign: Libra

Hair: brown

Eyes: blue

Height: 5' 11"

Body Art: has a heart tattooed on his right wrist, and a tattoo on his lower abdomen

Bam & Ville

Pets: a cat

Family: Jess Jess Idiot, Phil, April

Occupations: Stuntman for Jackass, Skateboarding, Producer for CKY movies

Drinks: of course

Heroes: Ville Valo (but sometimes I feel the word "hero" doesn't express it enough)

Hates: the airport scenario, Todd Swank

Likes: S4 & A4, Hoof's gear, FDR park

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Cars: S4 and A4

Sponsors: Element, Adio, Volcom, Diakka, Electric, Fairman's, Spitfire, Destroyer, Jone's Soda, CKY

Bam At A H.I.M. Concert

F A V O U R I T E S

Bands: HIM, CKY, death metal

Foods: Toasted everything, bagel with mayo, lettuce, & tomato

Movies: Good Will Hunting, Mall rats, Lost Boys, Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Skaters: Boulala, Kerry Getz, Mike Maldonado, Penny, Arto Saari, Hoofbite.

Bam's Mercedes Benz

Bam & Ville With An Intermit Moment


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