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• Professional skateboarder Bam Margera can be seen performing stunts and practical jokes in various television shows and movies, which include Jackass and Viva La Bam.

  On July 19, 2009, paramedics answered a 911 call from Margera's home in Pennsylvania for a reported drug overdose. His wife and mother claim he was suffering from dehydration and exhaustion after filming the MTV show Nitro Circus.http://perezhilton.com/2009-07-20-jackass-suffers-possible-overdose

• Fast Facts

  1. Real Name: Brandon Cole Margera
  2. Born: September 28, 1979
  3. Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania
  4. Legally changed his name to Bam
  5. Married: Missy Rothstein in 2007
  6. Nicknamed "Bam" at age 3 by his grandfather reportedly because of his habit of running into walls

• Quick Biography

  In addition to skateboarding, Margera appeared on the MTV stunt television show Jackass from 2000 to 2002. He followed up with a similar show of his own, Viva La Bam between 2003 and 2006. He has appeared in two Jackass films, with a rumored third in the works. Slightly straying from his wacky stunt shows, he starred on a third MTV reality program chronicling the wedding planning of his 2007 marriage to Missy Rothstein. Bam's Unholy Union ran for nine episodes in 2007. Margera has also worked on other films including the 2003 biopic Haggard and the projected 2008 film Minghags. Additionally Margera hosts a Sirius Satellite Radio show called Radio Bam and run's his own record label, Filthy Note.

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