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Phil Margera | |
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| Born | July 13, 1957 |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Cast member of Viva La Bam |
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| Children | Jess Margera Bam Margera |
| Relatives | Vincent Margera (brother) |
Phil Margera (born July 13, 1957) [1] [2] is an American reality television personality known for appearing on Viva La Bam , the CKY videos and the Jackass television series and movies. He is the father of CKY drummer Jesse Margera and Jackass star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera.
Margera is the second of seven children born to Phillip and Darlene Margera ( née Stauffer). He moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he met and married his wife April in 1976. [3] Margera has Italian ancestry and worked as a baker prior to his career in television. [1]
He first appeared on film in the CKY series of videos, and it was these appearances that later got featured on Jackass . He was also in the main cast of Viva La Bam . On television, Margera is depicted as kind, gentle, easy going and quiet, whereas his brother Vincent "Don Vito" Margera was portrayed as loud and obnoxious. [4]
Margera appeared on the second season of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. When the show began, he weighed in at 353 pounds (160 kg). He lost the most weight on the show, losing a total of 41 pounds (18 kg), down to 312 pounds (142 kg). In season 4, both BoneCrusher and Tina Yothers beat Margera's record, losing 51 and 42 lbs (23 and 19 kg) respectively. During a weigh-in on the show, Margera stated his reason for losing weight was to extend his life in order to spend more time with his granddaughter, Ava.
He also appeared in the 2004 video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2 , in which he joins Tony Hawk's and Bam Margera's crew on a "World Destruction Tour" wearing nothing but underwear and dress socks.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Toy Machine: Jump Off A Building | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Landspeed: CKY | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | CKY2K | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | CKY 3 | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | CKY Documentary | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2002 | CKY4: The Latest & Greatest | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Haggard: The Movie | Fat Guy with Watermelon / Bakery Shop Owner | |
| 2005 | The Dudesons Movie | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2007 | Jackass 2.5 | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2008 | Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% Is Santa? | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Minghags | Lenny's dad | |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2011 | Jackass 3.5 | Himself | Guest appearances |
| 2011 | Skittin Across America: Skit-A-Palooza | Himself | |
| 2017 | The Fast Food King | Himself | Documentary |
| TBA | The Brandon Novak Story | Himself | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000-2001 | Jackass | Himself | 11 episodes Guest appearances |
| 2002 | Jackass Backyard BBQ | Himself | TV special Guest appearances |
| 2002 | MTV Cribs | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2003-2006 | Viva La Bam | Himself | 42 episodes |
| 2005 | Celebrity Fit Club | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Video Music Awards | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2006 | The Dudesons | Himself | 2 episodes Guest appearances |
| 2007 | Bam's Unholy Union | Himself | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover | Himself | TV special Guest appearances |
| 2008 | Bamimation | Himself (voice) | TV short |
| 2009 | Steve-O: Demise and Rise | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan Dunn | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2014 | CKY: The Greatest Hits | Himself | TV special |
| 2016 | Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Epicly Later'd: Bam Margera | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2018 | Drunk History: Germany | Himself | TV special |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | Himself | Voice |
Viva La Bam is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's Jackass, in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, mission, or challenge which was accomplished by performing pranks, skateboarding, and enlisting the help of friends, relatives, and/or experts. Although partly improvised, the show was supported by a greater degree of planning and organization.
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and subsequent sequels. He also created the Jackass spin-off shows Viva La Bam, Bam's Unholy Union, Bam's World Domination, and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show, and co-wrote and directed the films Haggard and Minghags.
Jesse Margera is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, and he has since worked with Gnarkill, Viking Skull, The Company Band, Fuckface Unstoppable, and Sovereign Eagle. Margera has also appeared in the CKY video series and the Viva La Bam and Jackass television series alongside his brother Bam.
Jackass is an American reality comedy franchise created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It originally aired as a television series for three short seasons on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001, with reruns extending into 2002. The show featured a cast of nine friends carrying out stunts and pranks on each other and the public. The cast included Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, and Preston Lacy.
The Dudesons are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to Jackass. Starting their television career in the early 2000s, they gained international fame and had a show on the American television channel MTV in 2010. After The Dudesons in America, the group started to shift from the stunts to more multidimensional careers.
The CKY video series is a series of videos produced by Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo and other residents of West Chester, Pennsylvania. "CKY" stands for "Camp Kill Yourself". The series was part of the basis for what eventually became Jackass.
Edward Webb, known by his stage name Rake Yohn, is an American television personality and former member of the CKY crew. He was a regular in the CKY videos and MTV's reality comedy series Viva La Bam and also had occasional appearances in Jackass.
The Camp Kill Yourself crew was a group of friends and relatives centered around television personality and skateboarder Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The crew was active from Landspeed presents: CKY (1999) to Minghags: The Movie (2009). Some members of the crew were skateboarders, while others were involved either on-camera or behind-the-scenes in Margera's various projects such as the CKY videos, Jackass, Viva La Bam, Haggard: The Movie, Bam's Unholy Union, Minghags: The Movie, and Radio Bam.
Ryan Matthew Dunn was an American stunt performer, television personality, actor and comedian. He was one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and its film franchise.
Brandon DiCamillo is an American former television personality, actor, stunt performer and filmmaker. He was a founding member of the CKY crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY video series and MTV's Jackass, Viva La Bam, and Bam's Unholy Union series.
April Margera 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.
Brandon Thomas Novak is an American motivational speaker, author, and former professional skateboarder and "CKY crew" member. He also had appearances in the Viva La Bam reality comedy series and the Jackass films.
Vincent Roy Margera, commonly known as Don Vito, was an American reality television personality. He was known for his appearances in Viva La Bam, Jackass, Haggard, and the CKY series alongside his nephew Bam and brother Phil.
Haggard: The Movie is a 2003 American independent comedy film based on the story of how reality television personality Ryan Dunn's girlfriend may have cheated on him. The film was financed, directed and produced by Dunn's Jackass co-star and longtime friend Bam Margera.
Jackass Number Two is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to Jackass: The Movie (2002), both based upon the MTV series Jackass. Like its predecessor and the original television show, the film is a compilation of stunts, pranks and skits, starring the regular Jackass cast of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Steve-O, Preston Lacy, and Ehren McGhehey.
The Margera family:
Joseph Frantz is an American producer, cinematographer, director, and former member of Bam Margera's CKY crew. His body of works includes the CKY video series, Haggard: The Movie, reality television shows such as Viva La Bam and Bam's Unholy Union, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover, Jackass 3D, and Jackass 3.5, and music videos for bands such as HIM, CKY, Clutch, and the 69 Eyes.
"Afterworld" is a song by American rock band CKY. Written by Chad I Ginsburg and Deron Miller, it was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Jackass 3D, and was later included on the band's 2011 compilation album B-Sides & Rarities. The song is the band's first to feature Ginsburg on lead vocals, and it was released as a single on September 30, 2010.
Seth William Meisterman is an American artist, best known for his work as art director / production designer for the Jackass series of movies.
Radio Bam was a Sirius XM radio station hosted by professional skateboarder and Jackass cast member Bam Margera that aired on Mondays at 7 pm, straight after The Jason Ellis Show. The show's supporting cast was originally made up of Margera's fellow CKY crew members Brandon DiCamillo and Brandon Novak, who appeared on most episodes of the show's early years, with frequent guest appearances from Ryan Dunn, Rake Yohn and Chris Raab, as well as Bam's parents April Margera and Phil Margera, uncle Don Vito, and occasional appearances from the Jackass crew.
Even his father, Phil Margera, 44, who works at an Acme bakery, has appeared on the show, usually as a victim of a rude Bam assault.
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