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Bam Margera

1979 - Today

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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. He also created the spin-off shows Viva La Bam (2003–2006), Bam's Unholy Union (2007), Bam's World Domination (2010), and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (2014), and co-wrote and directed the films Haggard (2003), and Minghags (2009). Since the mid-2000s, Margera has struggled with alcoholism and subsequent legal troubles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Bam Margera is the 164th most popular skater (down from 149th in 2024), the 12,461st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,091st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Bam Margera ranks 164 out of 483. Before him are Tenley Albright, Theresa Weld, Hayes Alan Jenkins, Andrei Bukin, James Grogan, and Janet Lynn. After him are Emese Hunyady, Brian Boitano, Albena Denkova, Kay Stenshjemmet, Brian Joubert, and Oksana Baiul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Bam Margera ranks 301. Before him are Mindy Kaling, Jimmie Åkesson, Ayumi Hara, Daniel Jensen, Ariana Richards, and Artur Taymazov. After him are Primož Peterka, Aleksandar Radosavljević, Damien Duff, Haha, Paradorn Srichaphan, and Songül Öden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bam Margera ranks 12,468 out of 20,380. Before him are Janet Lynn (1953), Bill Hougland (1930), Robert Zubrin (1952), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Terry Richardson (1965), C. J. Hunter (1968), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Greg Evigan (1953), and Richard Myers (1942). After him are Vivian Vance (1909), Phil Morris (1959), and Mr. Porter (1978).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Bam Margera ranks 22. Before him are Dorothy Hamill (1956), Tenley Albright (1935), Theresa Weld (1893), Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933), James Grogan (1931), and Janet Lynn (1953). After him are Brian Boitano (1963), Bonnie Blair (1964), Maribel Vinson (1911), Dianne Holum (1951), Scott Hamilton (1958), and Sasha Cohen (1984).

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