Background
Margera was born on July 13, 1957 in Concordville, Pennsylvania, where he was raised, the second of seven children of Phillip and Darlene Margera (née Stauffer. October 13, 1939 - June 16, 2007).
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He is the father of CKY drummer Jess Margera and Jackass star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera. He first appeared on film in the CKY series of films, and it was these appearances that later got featured on Jackass. He was also in the main cast of Viva la Bam.
Margera has Italian ancestry and worked as a baker prior to his career in television
Margera appeared on the second season of Celebrity Fit Club on Video Hits One. When Celebrity Fit Club 2 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.
He also appeared in the video game Tony Hawk"s Underground 2, in which he joins Tony and Bam"s crew on the World Destruction Tour wearing nothing but underwear and dress socks.
