‘Jackass’ Alum Bam Margera’s Ups and Downs Over the Years

While Bam Margera made headlines as one of MTV’s outrageous cohosts Foolhe has admittedly had a hard time over the years.

“It seems like everything just collapsed at one point,” Margera – real name Brandon Cole Margera – said during a performance in April 2016 on Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn, in which he reveals his struggles with substance abuse. ‘Back then there wasn’t even drinking for fun or for the social part of it. It was just drinking because [of] total depression, kind of.”

At the time the former skateboarder noted that the death of his MTV co-star Ryan Dunn was a contributing factor. “[It was] just the fact of [me] just being completely lost,” Margera added. “Like, ‘Everything sucks, and the only thing that doesn’t suck is this bottle of Johnnie Walker.'”

Margera completed several treatment programs over the years and finally achieved one year of sobriety in May 2022. The following month, he reportedly fled an inpatient treatment facility in Florida after reportedly disliking the program.

Margera got sober in August 2023, two months after meeting current fiancé Danni Marie.

Scroll below to relive Margera’s highs and lows: