Who is Bam Margera?

Bam Margera, an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker, opened up about his December 2022 hospitalization saying that he was pronounced dead.

While talking to his former Jackass collaborator Steve-O on the most recent episode of the latter’s Wild Ride podcast, Margera said that his pneumonia was only one factor behind his hospitalization.

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“Basically, I was pronounced dead on Dec. 8,” Margera said. “I did not know that I had gnarly COVID and my body was shutting down. I went into four seizures, each one lasting 10 to 20 minutes. On the fourth one I bit my tongue so hard it was nearly fallen off. It got so swollen and puffy it wouldn’t fit in my mouth. I was drinking the infected blood which gave me pneumonia as well.”

Margera continued, “I went to the hospital and had my fifth seizure and then couldn’t breathe without a tube down my throat. I woke up five days later thinking I was there for just a couple hours. I spent eight days in there. When they took that tube out I felt like I sucked on Darth Vader’s dick.”

Who is Bam Margera?

Margera was born on September 28, 1979. His full name is Brandon Cole “Bam” Margera. His grandfather nicknamed him “Bam Bam” at the age of three after noticing his habit of purposely running into walls. He dropped out of high school after his junior year.

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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.

In 2007, Margera was engaged and the wedding was filmed for Bam’s Unholy Union as a follow-up to Viva la Bam.