Profile of Phil Margera on Famous Like Me

Philip Ron "Phil" Margera (born July 13, 1957 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) is the father of Bam and Jess Margera and younger brother of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera. He appears on the MTV show Viva La Bam, and is also affliated with CKY, Jackass, etc. He also appears as an unlockable character in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2. Easygoing and obese, he is married to April Margera who also participates in both the highs and lows of filmmaking. Phil often is subject to unique torment such having hamburgers ironed on every one of his shirts, having to brush his teeth with ground beef, wake up to heavy metal music or a plunger on the side of his head. Though he and his wife are the butt of Bam's jokes, they still seem to love their son and vice versa. Phil Margera has become a semi-celebrity since his frequent appearances on television with his son. One of his most successful and probably longest lasting effect of his "career" was a very successful line of "Don't Feed Phil" clothing featuring Phil Margera's likeness commemorating an episode where he went an entire day without eating. He appeared on the second season of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. When CFC2 began, Phil weighed in at 353 pounds and was expected to lose 80 pounds by the end of the show's run. Phil did not attain that target; however, he did very well at the end of CFC2. He was the most successful person on the show losing a total of 41 pounds, now down to 312 pounds. That's about 12-17% body fat.

External link

• IMDb entry on Phil Margera

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