Claim: Bam Margera is a television personality on MTV.

Brandon Cole `` Bam '' Margera -LRB- -LSB- mɑrˈdʒɛərə -RSB- or ; born September 28 , 1979 -RRB- is an American professional skateboarder , stunt performer , and television personality . He came to prominence after appearing in MTV 's Jackass crew . He has since appeared in MTV 's Viva La Bam and Bam 's Unholy Union , all three Jackass movies , and Haggard and Minghags , both of which he co-wrote and directed .