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Fox News
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Bam Margera says skateboarding helped with sobriety: 'I need it in my life, or else I'll die'
Not too long ago, Bam Margera was at his wits' end. The former professional skateboarder and MTV star of "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam" had struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout practically his entire adult life. He's been to rehab 13 times, each for 90 days. That's equal to over three years of drug treatment. But now, he's coming up on two years sober, and he credits his first love of skateboarding for it. "I realized I don't need to be on any medication — skateboarding is my medication. As long as I do a trick a day, it keeps my sanity sane," Margera told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. Most fans grew up watching Margera doing wild stunts on TV and in the movies. Off-screen, he'd take it to a different level. But after his co-star and best friend Ryan Dunn died in a car wreck in 2011, Margera went "down a real dark path," and his struggles reached the point where he was taken off "Jackass Forever" back in 2022. He still does not talk to the majority of his former castmates. "In 2013, when the doctors declared my legs as dry-rotted rubber bands from alcohol abuse, I kind of lost hope about skating," Margera said. "But my wife, she's a stretch coach. I stretch an hour a day, and my 45-year-old legs feel like their 22 again. So, my passion back to skating is completely there, and I do it every day. "I actually woke up eight days on life support with a tube down my throat with COVID and pneumonia, and I found out I went into five seizures 20 minutes apiece just from staying up, not eating right, drinking too much, and that was when I decided I needed to change and I needed to change now," Margera added. "When I detoxed and lost a little bit of weight, I got back on the skateboard again, and my muscle memory eventually came back. It was not easy, but now that it's back and I'm doing it every day, a lot of tricks are coming way easier." Margera admitted that even the simplest of tricks for a pro became difficult — when he was relearning his expertise, he fell and broke his wrist "for the 15th time and hyperextended my elbow with the bone sticking out." "That lack of confidence after that, I was scared to do anything… But when you start skating again every day, you start learning how to fall again, and your chances of getting injured become more slim to none." Now, Margera, 44, is a playable character in a reboot of "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4." Margera had actually missed the deadline to be in the game. But, after hanging out with Hawk one day, Hawk used his powers to get him in. "Me saying hi to him, if I would have not called him, this would not have happened. So it's a real blessing everything happened the way that it did," Margera said. "It's a real honor to be in the game. It really puts skaters on the map for people that aren't diehard skaters as there is. There's such a handful of skaters that are really killing it these days, but if I said their names, you wouldn't know them unless you were a diehard skateboard fan. To be in the game, it can get the attention of the 80-year-old grandma, 'Oh! I know that Bam Margera! He's in that Tony Hawk skateboard game!' It gives you a whole bunch of street cred that if you're in that game, you must be a real established skateboarder." For Margera, his new way of life is simple: Skateboard, or else. "I need skateboarding in my life, or else I'll die. I need skateboarding in my life in order to fulfill it," he said. "If you don't have any passion for anything, then you lose purpose. When you lose purpose, you get bored, and then boredom leads to drugs and alcohol. I can't get bored. I'm completely occupied with learning my skate tricks back." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Newsweek
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'The Damage Has Been Done' – Bam Margera Won't Go Back to Jackass
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Skater and movie star Bam Margera has said that he's likely never going to feature in Jackass again, after a falling out with Jackass co-star Johnny Knoxville and director Jeff Tremaine during the production of Jackass Forever. Margera revealed the news in an interview with DBLTAP, where he talked about his physical and mental recovery after a long history of alcohol abuse in the spotlight, as well as his last-minute inclusion in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, a newly launched remake of the third and fourth games in the popular skater series. Bam Margera skating in the Suburbia level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Bam Margera skating in the Suburbia level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Activision The skater is best known for his contributions to Jackass, a long-running film series that sees people doing stupid things on camera — sometimes ending in bodily harm. It's a lot of high-octane slapstick fun, and while Margera was a mainstay of the cast for most of the series' history, he was absent from the most recent film, Jackass Forever. Margera says that he's unlikely to return to Jackass anytime soon after being cut out of the filming process for the film, which he says was "supposed to be us reuniting as a tribute" to Ryan Dunn, who worked alongside Margera and Knoxville on Jackass before his death in a car crash in 2011. "The damage has been done with that," Margera told DBLTAP. "To put me away in treatment and make me pay for it, and then secretly be filming the movie behind Hollywood's back, my back, and doing it without me. Something that I invented, and I get replaced by a guy named Poopies... Ryan Dunn's rolling over in his grave right now, saying, 'Why, Jeff? Why?' It was supposed to be us reuniting as a tribute, to get the band back together and create a cool thing in memory of Ryan Dunn, and now, what is it? It's not the same anymore, and you couldn't offer me enough money to be a part of that again." For now, at least, it sounds like Margera is more than okay with focusing on himself. He's been sober for over a year, he says in the interview, and he's turned his life around, picked skating up once more, and is finally in a place where he's having fun again. "Did I go to hell and back? Absolutely," he says in the interview. "But there was a point in time you could have told me that Metallica is playing across the street, and I have VIP passes. And I'd say, 'I don't feel like it. I've seen them before'. Everything made me bored. But when you get out of treatment after three years, everything becomes new and fun again. I'm in a convertible driving down the street with a pal listening to music. I'm at the beach having a coffee at a Starbucks outside. This is awesome. Everything became fun again." Bam Margera is available as a free unlockable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Is Here—And Tony Turned His Office Into a Real-Life Level
The long-awaited Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is officially out now, and you know The Birdman himself is celebrating the drop in a way only he could. Tony's team surprised him with a custom 'real-life level' inside his office—complete with goofy obstacles and nostalgic nods to classic challenges from the game (like a real-life secret tape). "Do not try this at home," Tony joked on Instagram. "Unless you have a rainbow rail and a lemon loaf." You'll see. Take a look: View the to see embedded media. 💻 💻 "Everything you loved is back," it mentions on the official THPS game website. "But revamped with more skaters, new parks, gnarlier tricks, eardrum shattering music, plus a whole lot more." From Bam Margera to Andy Anderson, Nora Vasconcellos to Jamie Foy, and countless others, the amount of new players is exciting in itself. But all the new levels do look pretty fun. The attention to detail is those who don't know, the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series was a game-changer when it dropped in 1999. It played a huge role in shaping skate culture and arguably introduced skateboarding to a global audience like nothing before it. Personally, I played both Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 religiously when I was a kid. And even though I was already pretty obsessed with skating at the time, the game really amplified that obsession. Safe to say the new THPS 3+4 will have similar results. Welp, it's finally here. Visit for more info and start playing today! Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Is Here—And Tony Turned His Office Into a Real-Life Level first appeared on Skateboarding on Jul 11, 2025
Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jackass star Bam Margera almost lost his legs as they 'dry-rotted' away
Jackass star Bam Margera had been struggling with alcohol abuse for years before doctors warned he could lose his legs, which they described as "dry-rotted rubber bands" TV star Bam Margera has shared that his years-long battle with alcohol nearly cost him his legs. The 45-year-old Jackass personality, whose full name is Brandon Cole Margera, opened up about the harrowing toll his drinking took on his body while attending the launch event for the new skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4. "You know I got lost for a little while and I didn't skate for 10 years," he told TMZ, comparing his return to the spotlight to Elvis Presley 's iconic 1968 Comeback Special. "And I realised 'what made me happy? What got me to where I was then?' And it was skateboarding." Margera credited his wife Dannii Marie, who is a stretch coach, with helping him rebuild his strength and health. He went on to describe the alarming state his legs were in after years of heavy drinking. "You know in 2013, the doctor said they were dry-rotted rubber bands from alcohol abuse so I kind of lost hope," he admitted. "But now they are back to 100 percent. I'm skating again." "My passion's back and I know that if I just focus on skateboarding then everything else comes along with it. You know, when you love what you do and people can see that. That's when everything else comes with it. You know, I'm an 100 percent skateboarder so I'm just gonna stick to that unless I'm too injured." Margera's appearance at the game's launch marked a big step in him turning his life around. In May he surprised fans by looking healthy and upbeat on a red carpet as he posed for photos with his wife. The couple attended a private dinner in Los Angeles after the event, where Margera was also reunited with long-time friend and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. In recent years, Margera has faced significant personal and legal struggles. In 2021 Margera was dismissed from the film Jackass Forever after allegedly breaching a wellness agreement tied to his participation. His troubles continued in 2023 when he was arrested twice. The first time was for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend during a domestic dispute, and he was arrested again for causing a disturbance at a Burbank restaurant where his estranged wife, Nicole Boyd, and their son Phoenix were dining. Margera was released from jail last September after a DUI parole violation and entered short-term treatment. His attorney, Michael T. van der Veen, has told the Daily Mail that Margera is "back on the road to his successful career and wonderful life with his wife". Van der Veen added that Margera has been sober for over a year and is now focused on moving forward with his life. The court previously sentenced him to six months of probation after he pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct, with conditions that included random drug screening and mental health treatment. Margera expressed gratitude for the opportunity to change his life's trajectory, telling the judge, "I just want to say thanks for this whole situation. It lets me clean up my life. It is a blessing in disguise." In an interview with MediaNews Group that same month, Margera acknowledged how close he'd come to a breaking point. "With the path I was on with alcohol and drugs, I needed to hit some rock bottom to turn things around," he added.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bam Margera's Doc Told Him Legs Were 'Rotted Rubber Bands' Because of Booze
Bam Margera says he was lost for a while ... and, a doctor even told him his legs were totally shot -- but, he's come all the way back in the new Tony Hawk game. We caught up with the former "Jackass" star and skate legend Tuesday ... and, he talked about what it means to be in the game -- which comes out this week -- and Bam's super excited. Bam notes he's gone through hard times over the last decade -- full of drug and alcohol abuse as well as several notable arrests -- and, he credits his wife Dannii Marie for helping him build the necessary strength back in his legs to get back on the board. In fact, it's shocking Bam's skating at all again ... 'cause he says a doctor referred to his legs as "dry-rotted rubber bands" due to alcohol abuse in 2013. Bam shared a couple behind-the-scenes vids to his Instagram ... including a series of his own faces on a computer screen for the new game -- and, he told us he was blown away by the realistic look of this game. ICYMI ... Bam told us back in April he'd actually missed the deadline to be part of the new game -- so, we had to ask how he made this work. Bam's got two words for us explaining his inclusion: Tony Hawk. We guess when your name is on the game, it's hard to say no! "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4" drops worldwide Friday ... so clear your weekend plans!
