Vincent Margera

Margera was born in Chester, Pennsylvania,^[1] the son of Darlene and Phillip Margera Sr.^[2] He first appeared in sketches and videos with his family in the CKY video series, and was later a regular cast member of Viva La Bam.^[3]

In early 2007, Margera featured in Redman's music video "Put It Down," in which he plays a police officer with Donnell Rawlings.^[4] March 20, 2007, saw the release of Vito and Ryan Dunn starring in a Viva La Bam-like direct-to-DVD film titled Dunn and Vito's Rock Tour.^[5]

On August 18, 2006, Margera was arrested at the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood, Colorado, on suspicion of inappropriately touching two 12-year-old girls. He was released after posting bail of $50,000.^[6] Margera retained Pamela Mackey as his attorney, who had defended Kobe Bryant in his 2003–2005 sexual assault case.^[7]

The trial started on October 22, 2007 in Golden, Colorado. Mackey argued that her client had been playing his "goofy, outrageous and vulgar" television persona for the girls,^[8] portraying Margera as a "benign bumbler," and arguing that his signature arm movement may have been mistaken for breast fondling.^[9] Margera was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault on a minor and acquitted on one count.^[10] In December 2007, he was sentenced to 10 years of probation, and ordered to register as a sex offender, receive an evaluation of his mental health, and seek treatment for his alcoholism.^[10]

As a result of his arrest, Margera's appearances were removed from the theatrical and DVD release of Jackass Number Two.^[11]

Margera, who suffered from obesity and alcoholism,^[12][13] collapsed at his home in October 2015. After falling into a coma, he died on November 15, 2015 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, at the age of 59. The cause of death was liver and kidney failure.^[14][15]