Bam Margera

 Brandon Cole Margera, also known as Bam Margera, was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1979, to April Margera (nee Cole), and Phil Margera. His grandfather named him Bam when he turned three years old, in honor of his habit of hitting walls. He's of Italian (from his grandfather's paternal lineage), German, English, as well as Welsh descent.In high school, he was often featured in articles from Jeff Tremaine's Big Brother magazine and made CKY videos with his older brother Jess and his friends Chris Raab, Ryan Dunn, and Brandon DiCamillo. Chris Raab was his high school teacher. Bam was kicked out of high school after Chris Raab got suspended for smearing feces on lockers, however, his parents convinced him to take his GED which He got.In 2000, Jeff Tremaine made a agreement with MTV to produce a show called Jackass and Bam received a slot on the show