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CKY Crew
The Camp Kill Yourself crew (referred to as the CKY crew) was a group of friends and relatives centered around television personality and skateboarder Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The crew was active from '' Landspeed presents: CKY'' (1999) to '' Minghags: The Movie'' (2009). Some members of the crew were skateboarders, while others were involved either on-camera or behind-the-scenes in Margera's various projects such as the ''CKY'' videos, '' Jackass'', ''Viva La Bam'', '' Haggard: The Movie'', ''Bam's Unholy Union'', '' Minghags: The Movie'', and ''Radio Bam''. The CKY crew was closely linked to the band CKY, which features Bam's brother Jess Margera on drums. Music by the band was often featured in video projects members of the crew were involved with. Main crew *Bam Margera – Former professional skateboarder for Element Skateboarding. Starred in hit movie series ''Jackass'' and his own reality TV shows ''Viva La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; 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 sequels. He also created the ''Jackass'' spin-off shows ''Viva La Bam'', ''Bam's Unholy Union'', ''Bam's World Domination'', and ''Bam's Bad Ass Game Show'', and co-wrote and directed the films ''Haggard'' and ''Minghags''. Early life Margera was born on September 28, 1979, the son of April and Phil Margera. He is the younger brother of Jess Margera and nephew of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera. His grandfather nicknamed him "Bam Bam" at the age of three after noticing his habit of purposely running into walls; over time, that nickname was shortened to "Bam" by his schoolmates. Margera dropped out of high school after his junior year, but was homeschooled by his mother and received his GED. Career Televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Vito
Vincent Roy Margera (July 3, 1956 – November 15, 2015), commonly known as Don Vito, was an American reality television personality. He was known for his appearances in ''Viva La Bam'', '' Jackass'', ''Haggard'', and the ''CKY'' series alongside his nephew Bam and brother Phil. Early life Margera was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, and raised in Concord Township, the son of Darlene (''née'' Stauffer) and Phillip Margera. He was unmarried and lived in a home formerly owned by his brother in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he had moved in the early 2000s. Career Margera became known after appearing as a regular on the MTV television series ''Viva La Bam'', where he was commonly referred to as "Don Vito", a nickname given to him by his nephew Bam. The nickname referred to his near unintelligible speech reminiscent of Don Vito Corleone of ''The Godfather'', as well as saluting the Margera family's Italian heritage. He had previously appeared in sketches and videos with his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Margera
Phil Margera (born July 13, 1957) is an American reality television personality known for appearing on ''Viva La Bam'', the ''CKY'' videos and the '' Jackass'' television series and movies. He is the father of CKY drummer Jess Margera and ''Jackass'' star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera. Life and career Margera is the second of seven children born to Phillip and Darlene Margera (). He moved to West Chester where he met and married his wife April in 1976. Margera has Italian ancestry and worked as a baker prior to his career in television. He first appeared on film in the ''CKY'' series of videos, and it was these appearances that later got featured on '' Jackass''. He was also in the main cast of ''Viva La Bam''. On television, Margera is depicted as kind, gentle, easy going and quiet, whereas his brother Vincent "Don Vito" Margera was portrayed as loud and obnoxious. Margera appeared on the second season of ''Celebrity Fit Club'' on VH1. When the show began, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Margera
April Margera (born March 28, 1956) is an American reality television personality who has appeared on MTV's ''Viva La Bam'' and '' Jackass'', as well as the ''CKY'' videos, ''Haggard'', ''Minghags'' and ''Bam's Unholy Union''. Biography April Margera is married to Phil Margera and together they are the parents of skateboarder and ''Jackass'' star Bam Margera and CKY drummer Jess Margera. Jeff Tremaine, 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. 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''. In October 2007, she testified on behalf of the defense for her brother-in- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Man
A groomsman or usher is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony and performs the first speech at the wedding. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected. From his groomsmen, the groom usually chooses one to serve as best man. For a wedding with many guests, the groom may also ask other male friends and relatives to act as ushers without otherwise participating in the wedding ceremony; their sole task is ushering guests to their seats before the ceremony. Ushers may also be hired for very large weddings. In a military officer's wedding, the roles of groomsmen are replaced by swordsmen of the sword honor guard. They are usually picked as close personal friends of the groom who have served with him. Their role includes forming the traditional saber arch for the married couple and guests to walk through. The first recorded use of the word ‘groomsmen’, according to the Oxford Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Company Band
The Company Band is an American heavy metal band. Formed in 2007, the band is a supergroup featuring vocalist Neil Fallon (of Clutch), guitarists James A. Rota (of Fireball Ministry) and Dave Bone, bassist Brad Davis (of Fu Manchu), and drummer Jess Margera (of CKY and Viking Skull). The group was formed by Margera, who enlisted the individual musicians. Initially featuring Jason Diamond of Puny Human on bass, the band released its debut extended play (EP) '' Sign Here, Here, and Here'' in 2008. After Diamond was replaced by Davis, the group recorded its debut full-length studio album, ''The Company Band'', which was released in 2009. After a few years of inactivity due to the members' other projects, The Company Band returned in 2012 with its second EP, '' Pros & Cons''. Since then, there have been very few updates regarding the future of the band. History 2007–2009: Formation and first releases The Company Band was first announced in March 2007, when CKY and Viking Skull drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viking Skull
Viking Skull are an English hard rock band originally from Corby, Northamptonshire. Formed in 2002, the band currently features vocalist and guitarist Roddy Stone, guitarists Frank Regan and Dom Wallace, bassist Kevin "Waldie" James and drummer Jess Margera. Founded by Stone, Regan and Waldie with guitarist Darren Smith and drummer Gordon Morrison, the group were initially intended as a semi-comedic support band for Raging Speedhorn, which featured some of Viking Skull's members. After releasing '' Chapter One'' and '' Born in Hell'', Viking Skull came closing to breaking up when Smith and Morrison left the band in 2006. Julian "Jules" Cooper and CKY drummer Jess Margera replaced the departed members and released '' Chapter Two'' in 2007. With Rich Vose replacing Cooper and the addition of Dom Wallace, '' Doom, Gloom, Heartache & Whiskey'' was released in 2008. Regan returned for 2012's ''Cursed by the Sword'', and following a brief hiatus, their self-titled studio release ''Vik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became the state's only Land-grant university, land-grant university in 1863. Today, Penn State is a major research university which conducts teaching, research, and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. The University Park campus has been labeled one of the "Public Ivy, Public Ivies", a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. In addition to its land-grant designation, it also participates in the sea-grant, space-grant, and sun-grant research consortia; it is on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rake Yohn
Edward Webb (born 1975), known by his stage name Rake Yohn (), is an American television personality and former member of the CKY crew. He was a regular in the ''CKY'' videos and MTV's reality comedy series ''Viva La Bam'' and also had occasional appearances in '' Jackass''. Life and career Yohn was born in 1975 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Australian parents. He attended Penn State University and works as a chemist specializing in synthetic materials. He is the older brother of Art Webb, an occasional CKY crew member. Yohn is known for his long hair, love for metal music, and strong dislike of mustard. His stage name was given to him by longtime friend Bam Margera. Yohn's face is on the cover of ''CKY2K'' as well as the cover of the 1999 reissue of CKY's ''Volume 2'' album. The image was also used on a limited edition Tech Deck released exclusively for the game ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3''. On the CKY DVD '' Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild: The Video Album'', Yohn complained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackass 4
''Jackass Forever'' (stylized as ''jackass fore♥er'') is a 2022 American reality comedy film directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, along with producers Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville, and was released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Jackass'' film series, following ''Jackass 3D'' (2010). The film stars original ''Jackass'' members Knoxville, Steve-O, Dave England, Wee Man, Danger Ehren, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy, newcomers to the ''Jackass'' crew, and celebrity guests. This is the first Jackass film not to feature Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn. ''Jackass Forever'' premiered at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 1, 2022, and was theatrically released on February 4. The film was well received by critics, with many considering it the best film of the franchise. It was also a commercial success, grossing over $80 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million. Unused footage from the film was compiled separately, tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
