Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( mar-JAIR-ə; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and subsequent films. He also created the spin-off shows Viva La Bam (2003–2006), Bam's Unholy Union (2007), Bam's World Domination (2010), and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (2014), and co-wrote and directed the films Haggard (2003), and Minghags (2009).
Since the mid-2000s, Margera has struggled with alcoholism and subsequent legal troubles. Following the death of childhood friend Ryan Dunn and the end of his television projects in 2011–12, Margera's drinking and drug use intensified. In 2020, he was fired from the production of Jackass Forever (2022) due to his drug and alcohol issues.
Read more...The September 28, 1979 was a Friday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 270 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 45 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, September 28, 2024, 356 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, September 28, 2025, in 8 days. You have lived for 16,793 days, or about 403,050 hours, or about 24,183,018 minutes, or about 1,450,981,080 seconds.
Date: 28 September 1979
Special to The New York Times
Timerman arrives, Tel Aviv, Israel, where he is granted Israeli citizenship in emotional airport ceremony; is invited by Israeli state radio to join staff and participate in programs beamed to Latin America; illus with wife (S)
Date: 29 September 1979
injunction blocking publication of article about hydrogen bombs is lifted by Federal appeals court in Chicago, and Progressive magazine says in Madison, Wis, that it hopes to go to press with it next week; Progressive spokesman James Rowen says that text of Howard Morland article will be disclosed at news conference; editor Erwin Knoll comments (S)
Date: 29 September 1979
FTC to challenge proposed acquisition of Harnischfeger Corp by Mannesmann AG on grounds that it would reduce competition in several markets, including electric wire (S)
Date: 28 September 1979
Marcos grants amnesty to 1,602 persons arrested under martial law (S)
Date: 28 September 1979
Date: 29 September 1979
By THOMAS C. HAYES
Thomas HAYES
Date: 28 September 1979
By MOLLY IVINS Special to The New York Times
Molly Special
Profile of Governor Bruce Edward Babbitt, por (M)