April Margera (born March 28, 1956) is an American

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personality who has appeared on

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's ''

Viva La Bam ''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, ...

'' and '' Jackass'', as well as the ''CKY'' videos, ''

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'', ''

Minghags ''Minghags'', previously known as ''Kiss a Good Man's Ass'', is a 2009 film by '' Jackass'' star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera. Plot Alleged human beings Lenny (Bam Margera) and Ponce (Brandon DiCamillo) have vowed revenge on billiona ...

'' and ''

Bam's Unholy Union 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 s ...

''.

Biography

April Margera is married to

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 ''J ...

and together they are the parents of skateboarder and ''Jackass'' star

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 s ...

and

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drummer

Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...

Jeff Tremaine Jeffrey Tremaine (born September 4, 1966) is an American television director, television producer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the reality stunt show ''Jackass (TV series), Jackass'' with Spi ...

, 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 ''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' Jackass''. Like its predecessor and the original television s ...

''. In October 2007, she testified on behalf of the defense for her brother-in-law

Vincent Margera 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 alongs ...

's trial. In December 2011, it was announced that Margera had opened The Rose Hip Barn, along with her mother Velma and her daughter-in-law Kelly. The store, located in

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, sells refurbished furniture as well as homemade purses and accessories for the home. In March 2016, April and Bam Margera appeared on the

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reality television show ''

Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn ''Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn'' is an American reality television series starring psychotherapist Dr. Jenn Mann and her staff. The series premiered on March 16, 2016, on VH1. ''Family Therapy'' is a spin-off of ''Couples Therapy'', that chronic ...

'' to work on their relationship and confront Bam's alcoholism.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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