Phil Margera Biography

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Philip Ron "Phil" Margera (born July 13, 1957 in Concordville, Pennsylvania, United States) is the father of Bam and Jess Margera and younger brother of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera. He appears on the MTV show Viva La Bam, and is also affiliated with CKY and Jackass. Easygoing and obese, he is married to April Margera who also participates in both the highs and lows of filmmaking.

Life after "Viva La Bam"

Margera appeared on the second season of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. When CFC2 began, Phil weighed in at 353 pounds. He lost the most weight on the show, losing a total of 41 pounds, down to 312 pounds. In season 4, both BoneCrusher and Tina Yothers beat Margera's record, losing 51 and 42 lbs. respectively.

During a weigh-in on the show, Phil claimed his reason for losing weight was to extend his life in order to spend more time with his granddaughter, Ava.

As shown on a Viva La Bam spring break special, Phil and April Margera remained in the home that the family were apparently given notice of eviction from at the end of Viva La Bam season 1.

Trivia

• Margera appears as an unlockable character(with tightie whities) in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
  
• He looks after his son Bam's finances. When Bam was asked if he would care if Phil ever ran away with it, Bam said he deserved the money.From an interview with Bam on http://www.elementskateboards.com
  
• Has his own range of skateboard bushings entitled "Phil's Donuts".
  
• Margera is a professional baker.
  
• His heritage includes Italian and Pennsylvania Dutch descent. His mother is part Amish and was from Lititz, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  

References

External link

• IMDb entry on Phil Margera
  

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