 Margera was born on July 13, 1957 in Concordville, Pennsylvania, where he was raised, the second of seven children of Phillip and Darlene Margera (; October 13, 1939 – June 16, 2007).He moved to West Chester, where he met and married April Cole.He first appeared on film in the CKY series of films, and it was these appearances that later got featured on "Jackass".