Life and Career
Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is the older brother of Bam Margera and the son of Phil Margera and April Margera. Jess was an original member of the CKY Crew and starred in the CKY videos. On April 8, 2005 he and his fiancée Kelly, had a baby girl named Ava Elizabeth Margera. Margera and Kelly were married on October 29, 2005 in Pennsylvania. On January 27, 2007 they welcomed another daughter, Scarlett Marie. As of now they have three children, the newest addition to the family being a son, London Phillip Margera. He cites John Bonham and Elvin Jones as his favorite drummers.
He is currently working on a side project with James Rota from Fireball Ministry and Neil Fallon from Clutch called The Company Band. On November 8, 2006 he announced on Ask CKY that his studio, Westtown Lake, is open. Jess recorded all the drum tracks on Viking Skull's Chapter 2 album.
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