April Margera

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April Margera
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Margera in 2022
Born (1956-03-28) March 28, 1956 (age 69)
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1999–present
Known forCast member of Viva La Bam
Spouse
(m. 1976)
[1]
Children
Relatives Vincent Margera (brother-in-law)

April Margera (born March 28, 1956) [2] [3] is an American reality television personality who has appeared on MTV's Viva La Bam and Jackass , as well as the CKY videos, Haggard , Minghags and Bam's Unholy Union .

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Biography

April Margera is married to Phil Margera and together they are the parents of skateboarder and former Jackass star Bam Margera and CKY drummer Jess Margera. Jeff Tremaine, producer of Jackass, once referred to her as "everyone's mom", telling how she cooked dinner for the entire Jackass crew on their first trip to West Chester, Pennsylvania. She is a trained hairdresser. [2]

In 2006, she published a cookbook called April Cooks: There's an Alligator in My Kitchen, which is a play on the fact that Bam put an alligator in her kitchen as part of a skit on Jackass: The Movie (he was trying to make her swear because the movie would be uncensored). [4] This was achieved in the film and in Jackass Number Two .

In October 2007, she testified on behalf of the defense for her brother-in-law Vincent Margera's trial.

In December 2011, it was announced that Margera had opened The Rose Hip Barn, along with her mother Velma and her daughter-in-law Kelly. The store, located in Thornton, Pennsylvania, sells refurbished furniture as well as homemade purses and accessories for the home. [5]

In March 2016, April and Bam Margera appeared on the VH1 reality television show Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn to work on their relationship and confront Bam's alcoholism. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1999 Landspeed: CKY Herself Direct-to-video
2000 CKY2K HerselfDirect-to-video
2001 CKY 3 HerselfDirect-to-video
2001 CKY Documentary HerselfDirect-to-video
2002 Jackass: The Movie HerselfGuest appearances
2002 CKY4: The Latest & Greatest HerselfDirect-to-video
2003 Haggard: The Movie Lady in coffee shopUncredited
2006 The Dudesons Movie HerselfGuest appearances
2006 Jackass Number Two HerselfGuest appearances
2007 Jackass 2.5 HerselfGuest appearances
2008Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% Is Santa?HerselfDirect-to-video
2009 Minghags Libby's momAlso makeup artist
2010 Jackass 3D HerselfGuest appearances
2011 Jackass 3.5 HerselfGuest appearances
2011Skittin Across America: Skit-A-PaloozaHerself
2017The Fast Food KingHerselfDocumentary
Unreleased
2022Humanity StokedHerselfDocumentary
TBAThe Brandon Novak StoryHerselfDocumentary

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000-2001 Jackass Herself10 episodes
Guest appearances
2002 MTV Cribs Herself1 episode
2002 Jackass Backyard BBQ HerselfTV special
Guest appearance
2003-2006 Viva La Bam Herself42 episodes
2005 Celebrity Fit Club Herself2 episodes
Guest appearances
2005 2005 MTV Video Music Awards HerselfGuest appearance
2006 The Dudesons Herself2 episodes
Guest appearances
2007 Bam's Unholy Union Herself9 episodes
2008 Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover HerselfTV special
Guest appearances
2008BamimationHerself (voice)TV short
2009 Steve-O: Demise and RiseHerselfTV documentary
2011A Tribute to Ryan Dunn HerselfTV documentary
2014 CKY: The Greatest Hits HerselfTV special
2016 Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn Herself2 episodes
2017Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera HerselfTV documentary
2018 Drunk History : GermanyHerselfTV special
2019 Dr. Phil HerselfEpisode 18.1

References

  1. Raab, Chris (August 15, 2019). "Bathroom Break Podcast #48 - April and Phil Margera". YouTube . Event occurs at 10:03. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Moran, Robert (July 15, 2001). "MTV Daredevil's Life Is a Flying Leap". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. B4. 'It's unbelievable, and then it's unbelivable,' said his mother, April Margera, 45, a hairdresser.
  3. Margera, April (March 28, 2021). "Today I am officially a Medicare/ social security princess!! Haha! Thank you truly for all the sweet birthday wishes!!". Instagram . Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "April Cooks: There's An Alligator In My Kitchen". Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  5. "april's new store: the rose hip barn — dickhouse". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. "Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn TV Series Cast Members – VH1". VH1. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.