Phil Margera (born July 13, 1957) is an American

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personality known for appearing on ''

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'', the ''CKY'' videos and the '' Jackass'' television series and movies. He is the father of CKY drummer

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and ''Jackass'' star and professional skateboarder

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Life and career

Margera is the second of seven children born to Phillip and Darlene Margera (). He moved to West Chester where he met and married his wife

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in 1976. Margera has Italian ancestry and worked as a baker prior to his career in television. He first appeared on film in the ''CKY'' series of videos, and it was these appearances that later got featured on '' Jackass''. He was also in the main cast of ''

''. On television, Margera is depicted as kind, gentle, easy going and quiet, whereas his brother Vincent "Don Vito" Margera was portrayed as loud and obnoxious. Margera appeared on the second season of ''

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'' on VH1. When the show 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

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and

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beat Margera's record, losing 51 and 42 lbs (23 and 19 kg) respectively. During a weigh-in on the show, Margera stated his reason for losing weight was to extend his life in order to spend more time with his granddaughter, Ava. He also appeared in the 2004 video game ''

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'', in which he joins

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's and Bam Margera's crew on a "World Destruction Tour" wearing nothing but underwear and

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Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

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* American people of Italian descent American television personalities American bakers CKY Living people 1957 births Jackass (TV series) {{US-tv-bio-stub