Summary of The Downward Spiral of Bam Margera (Why He Was Fired from Jack*ss..)

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Bam Margera's career as a professional skateboarder and stuntman took a turn for the worse after he lost his best friend in a car crash and started abusing drugs and alcohol. Margera was fired from his role on Jackass after he failed to meet the requirements of his contract, and his Instagram has been mostly inactive since early 2021, indicating that he may be in rehab.

• 00:00:00 Bam Margera's career as a stuntman and professional skateboarder started off well, but things went downhill after he lost his lifelong best friend in a car crash. Margera's father was also obsessed with filming Margera and his brother and Margera eventually dropped out of school to focus on skateboarding full-time. Margera's friend Mike Maldondo also sponsored him, but Margera's career took off once he started making videos for the magazine Big Brother. The videos were raunchy, crass, and in your face, and Tremaine, the magazine's lead editor, became Margera's mentor. Margera's career took off further after he released his first video, CKY, in 1996.
• 00:05:00 Bam Margera's Downward Spiral began when he became teammates with Mike Maldondo and began filming skateboarding stunts for CKY videos. After Todd Swank, the owner of toy machine, took advantage of Margera, Bam left the company and started Vas Distribution. Vas released the films "Land Speed Presents: CKY" and "CKY II: The Second Coming" which both went platinum. Bam's life changed when he met Tony Hawk and was offered a tour with his national skate tour. Bam's father, Phil, became his accountant.
• 00:10:00 Bam Margera was fired from his role as a producer on MTV's "Jackass" after a budget dispute with the network over the film's budget. Margera then started a new career as a full-time financial manager. Margera's life changed when he stopped skating and became bored. He pitched a show called "Bam's Unholy Union" which was a continuation of his previous show, "Viva la Bam." However, Margera's relationship with MTV ended after they wanted him to get his wife pregnant in order to create a plot for a future season. Margera filmed an independent film, "Where the Santa," which was not successful.
• 00:15:00 Bam Margera's downward spiral began in 2009 with the release of his third film, "Jackass 3D." Bam's world was flipped upside down in 2011 when his best friend and creative partner, Ryan Dunn, was killed in a car accident. Bam's divorce in 2012 was correlated with his loss of Dunn. Bam gained weight, toured with his own band, and moved to Estonia in 2016 in an attempt to get sober and restart his skating career. However, in 2017, Bam moved back to the United States and attempted to resurrect his skating career on "Castle Bam," a show on Airbnb. The show was cancelled after one season.
• 00:20:00 Bam Margera was fired from his role as a skateboarder on "Jackass" after he allegedly took an adderall that he was prescribed, broke the terms of his wellness agreement, and went to a Florida rehab instead of fulfilling requirements of his contract. Margera's Instagram has been mostly filled with throwback photos and no comments since early 2021, possibly indicating that he is in a rehab or has had his phone taken away.
• 00:25:00 Bam Margera was fired from Jackass after a downward spiral in his drug and alcohol use. He has a lot of real friends out there who can help him get better, but he needs to want to get better. He needs to accept that the viva la bam days are over and focus on growing up.