April Margera (born March 28, 1956) is an American

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personality who has appeared on

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's ''

Viva La Bam ''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, ...

'' and '' Jackass'', as well as the ''CKY'' videos, ''

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'', '' Minghags'' and '' Bam's Unholy Union''.

Biography

April Margera is married to Phil Margera and together they are the parents of skateboarder and former ''Jackass'' star

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and CKY drummer

Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...

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, producer of ''Jackass'', once referred to her as "everyone's mom", telling how she cooked dinner for the entire ''Jackass'' crew on their first trip to West Chester,

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. She is a trained hairdresser. In 2006, she published a cookbook called ''April Cooks: There's an Alligator in My Kitchen'', which is a play on the fact that Bam put an alligator in her kitchen as part of a skit on '' Jackass: The Movie'' (he was trying to make her swear because the movie would be uncensored). This was achieved in the film and in ''

Jackass Number Two ''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' ...

''. In October 2007, she testified on behalf of the defense for her brother-in-law Vincent Margera's trial. In December 2011, it was announced that Margera had opened The Rose Hip Barn, along with her mother Velma and her daughter-in-law Kelly. The store, located in Thornton, Pennsylvania, sells refurbished furniture as well as homemade purses and accessories for the home. In March 2016, April and Bam Margera appeared on the

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reality television show '' Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn'' to work on their relationship and confront Bam's

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Filmography

Film

Television

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