Phil Margera (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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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.

Biography

His heritage includes Italian and Pennsylvania Dutch descent. His mother is part Amish and was from Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is married to April Margera who also participates in filmmaking. 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.

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 (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 BoneCrusher and Tina Yothers beat Margera's record, losing 51 and 42 lbs (23 and 19 kg) 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.

Trivia

• Margera appears in the Story Mode and as an unlockable character in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
• Has his own range of skateboard bushings entitled "Phil's Donuts."
• Margera is a professional baker.

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