Missy Rothstein

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Missy Rothstein
Born
Melissa Rothstein

(1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 41)
Other namesMissy Margera
Known forMarriage to Bam Margera; Bam's Unholy Union
Spouse(s)
Bam Margera
(m. 2007;div. 2012)

Melissa "Missy" Rothstein (born June 3, 1980) is an American former television personality. She is known for her former marriage to professional skateboarder and stuntman Bam Margera. [1]

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Biography

Rothstein was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania. She attended West Chester East High School, where she met her future husband Bam Margera. She graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in Communication.

Personal life

Rothstein first reached the public eye when she and Margera starred in the MTV reality show Bam's Unholy Union in 2007. [1] The show documented the weeks leading up to the couple's wedding. [1] During the filming of the series she was approached by Playboy to pose nude with Margera as a guest photographer. She obliged, though reluctantly, as chronicled in the show. Rothstein and Margera married on February 3, 2007 at the Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia. [2]

In October 2010, Margera told Howard Stern that he and Rothstein were living in separate cities; they meet once a week and Rothstein knows about his girlfriend in San Francisco and another in West Chester. [3] In 2011, the two were spotted together following the death of Margera's best friend and Jackass co-star, Ryan Dunn.

In 2012, Rothstein and Margera divorced. [4]

TV and film appearances

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