Bam Marguer is a talented skateboarder, actor and screenwriter. Biography, films, personal life

A professional skateboarder and successful actor Bem Marger is known for his ridiculous and unique, sometimes dangerous tricks. It was he who came up with the crazy reality show Viva la Bam, popular all over the world.

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Bam Margera is a famous American skateboarder, film actor, director and screenwriter. On September 28, 2016 he turned 37 years old. Bam was born in the US, in the city of Chester in Pennsylvania. His father's name is Phil, and his mother is April, in the family of Marger, not just one son. Professional skateboarder has a senior for the year of his brother - Jess, who works in a musical group and is shot in the movies.

Bam is not the real name of the actor. This nickname, under which the whole world knows him, was invented by his own grandfather, when the baby was about 3 years old. Little Marguer was very restless, he was very fond of crashing into the wall, while making a sound "bam." That is why my grandfather called him Bam. The real name of the American star is Brandon Cole Marguer.

The skateboarder attended the courses of the Higher Eastern School, but he was soon expelled for constant fights and scandals.

By his real friends, Bam calls Ryan Dunn and Brandon Dikamillo.

First Steps to Fame

Bam Margera became a member of the Element team. This brand is the world leader in the production of skateboards, surfing and things for an active lifestyle.

A young man never sat idle, he looked for himself, tried something new. He often visited castings and many times he was approved for the shooting of commercials by well-known American brands. He became a representative of such companies as Speed Metal Bearings and Adio.

From an early age, Bam Marguer is a participant in various festivals and competitions in skateboarding. And in 1999, a twenty-year-old athlete tried himself as an actor. He, along with his friends, appeared in several clips of the musical group Sky, in which his brother Jess worked as a drummer.
A year later, Bam Margera first got a role in the comedy real TV series "Eccentrics."

Filmography

In 2003, Bam Margera showed himself as a director. He created a comedy called "Haggard" (Haggard: The Movie), based on real events that occurred in the life of one of his friends - Ryan Dunn. In this film, the athlete participated not only as a director, but also as an actor.

In the same year in the credits of the adventure comedy "Skateboarders" appeared already known to many Americans the name of Bam Marguer. The films in which the actor wanted to act were supposed to be ridiculous.

Three years later the movie "The Fools" was released on TV screens. The main characters of the comedy were Bam Marguer, Ryan Dunn, Johnny Knoxville. The budget of the film was more than 11 million dollars, and the box office - about 85 million. In the film, crazy friends perform unique, dangerous tricks. In 2007, the continuation of the comedy "Idiots 2.5" was released.

Bem Marguer also starred in such films as "Bam Margera represents: Where's the fucking Santa?", "Merry Ghost", "Welcome to Bates Motel," "Jackasses 3.5".

Popular reality show

In 2003, Bam Margera showed himself as a screenwriter. The actor and his friends released a TV reality show Viva la Bam. It was a series similar to the project "Assholes". In the program, Bam's parents - Phil and April, Jess's brother, as well as his uncle - Vincent Marger, were shot. And, of course, close friends of the skateboarder: Ryan Dunn, Jimmy Pop, Brandon Dikamillo, Jenny Rivell.

The program was a huge success, and not only in the US, but also in Europe and Asia. In a reality show, crazy stars joked a lot, showed incredible and unexpected tricks. Viva la Bam has been on TV screens for two and a half years. Bam Margera and his team have shot five seasons of an exciting reality show.

Personal life of the actor

The first girl of professional American skateboarder was Jenny Rivell. The couple started dating in 1999, and after six years of romantic relationships, they decided to announce an engagement. But before the wedding it did not happen, the young people parted in 2005.

Bem Margera did not stay long alone, he started an intimate relationship with his childhood friend Melissa Rovstein ("Missy"). In the autumn of 2007 the couple had a wedding. For three years, Missy and Bam had a complex relationship, so in 2011 they divorced.

A year later, the actor married again. Nicole Boyd and Bam Marguer, whose wedding took place in 2012, gave each other an oath of allegiance from the stage at a concert in Reykjavik.