Photo: Nikki Margera / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Margera is a figure I can't watch without a pang of feeling. As one of the breakout stars of Jackass, he committed to physical comedy and skateboarding with a fearlessness that bordered on genius in the early 2000s. There was real charisma in how completely he threw himself into chaos. But the brighter the public flame, the harder the private battles often are, and his story carries that weight. I'm drawn to his restless range, skater turned director, producer and writer, and honestly I just find myself hoping he finds steadier ground.
Overview
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( mar-JAIR-ə; born September 28, 1979) 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 films.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bam Margera
- Name (Japanese)
- バム・マージェラ
- Reading
- ばむ・まーじぇら
- Born
- September 28, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- skateboarder / stunt performer / director / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Chester East High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Skateboarder — see all → · Stunt performer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.