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The Curious Case of... is a spin-off of the crime documentary series The Curious Case of Natalia Grace. It premiered on Investigation Discovery on January 13, 2025, at 10 PM EST with six episodes featuring real-life mysteries.
The pilot, titled The Curious Case of Bam Margera, explores the former professional skateboarder and Jackass star’s struggles with alcohol and drug abuse. Margera rose to fame in the early 2000s with his hit MTV show Jackass.
However, his issues with alcohol addiction and repetitive rehabilitation led to a massive downfall in his career, which ultimately led to his arrest.
The Curious Case Of... Bam Margera: The story of Bam Margera
Bam Margera was born on September 28, 1979, and was brought up in the neighborhood of West Chester, Pennsylvania. As per a Big Bro Interview article, he was originally named Brandon Cole Margera. He got his stage name Bam from his grandfather, for his habit of running and climbing on walls. Margera was a gifted skateboarder, ever since he was a kid, and soon began doing stunts along with his friends.
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In 1993, Bam Margera's father, Phil, bought him a video camera after he and his friend Chris Raab joined a digital media class. According to a 2001 Tribune News Service article, Margera met Brandon DiCamillo, Art Webb, and Ryan during these classes, all of whom became key contributors to his film journey.
The friends, who shared a love for skateboarding, often hung out at the skatepark. Margera began filming their skateboarding stunts, creating the CKY (Camp Kill Yourself) video series, named after his older brother Jess Margera's rock band. Jess later became a rock musician.
The CKY videos started to gain popularity, and in 1999, Margera independently released a CKY film named CKY: Landspeed. The film was a collection of skateboarding videos put together, added with music by the CKY band. This also featured numerous skateboarding stunts, special tricks, and sometimes pranks, which quickly grew popular among the youth audiences.
Over the next few years, the group together released four more films, featuring Margera, Dunn, DiCamillo, Rabb, Brandon Novak, and Rake Yoh, who came to be known as the CKY crew. Slowly, their group started getting noticed by skateboarding brands, and music labels, which eventually provided Margera, with his life-changing project.
The Curious Case Of... Bam Margera: The creation of the Jackass franchise
As per a Complex article, published on September 29, 2022, with the rising popularity of the CKY films, director and producer Jeff Tremaine, who had previously worked as the editor of the skateboarding magazine Big Brother first noticed Bam Margera.
Bam Margera joined the team behind MTV's reality comedy show Jackass, which included clips from his CKY videos. His popularity on the show led to his own spin-off, Viva La Bam, which aired from 2003 to 2005 and ran for five successful seasons.
Over the next two decades, Margera appeared in five Jackass films. However, in 2022, he was removed from the Jackass Forever team due to his struggles with alcohol addiction.
The Curious Case Of... Bam Margera showed struggles with growing addiction
Bam Marcera's struggles with alcohol, go back to the early 2000s, during the production of Viva La Bam. He would reportedly appear on the sets in an intoxicated state, which sharply affected his relationship with the crew members.
As per a Daily News article, published on July 21, 2009, Margera had to be admitted to the medical emergency in July 2009, after he had consumed alcohol continuously for four continuous days. In December of the same year, he had to be admitted to a rehab, which he left after four days, without completing the treatment.
It was in 2011, when Margera's childhood friend Ryan Dunn died, which led to a major shock in his life. He again started dreaming heavily, which led him to leave his skateboarding career, considering his deteriorating health.
As per a TMZ article, published on August 20, 2021, Margera was admitted to the rehab again in 2015. However, he left this time too, without finishing the treatment.
It was in 2016, when Margera went on to collaborate with his mother April Margera, and took part in the TV show Family Therapy with Dr. Jen, which primarily focused on relationship counseling.
With his deteriorating health, and struggles with obesity, Margera shifted to Tallinn, Estonia, and then eventually moved to Barcelona, Spain, with a hope to kick start his skateboarding career back again.
It was in January 2019, when Bam Margera was arrested for Driving Under the Influence, and he was sent to rehab for the third time. As per a CNN article, after his release, Margera was admitted to rehab again the following year. Margera was seen posting disturbing videos on Instagram, where he was seen cursing his wife and manager.
As per an article on Etcanada.com, published on August 4, 2019, Margera was not allowed to enter a commercial flight on August 3, 2019, because he was too much into intoxication. He went on to release multiple videos on Instagram, asking for a public apology, and pleading with Dr. Phil to help him, with his alcoholism. Dr. Phil started his treatment, he reportedly ran away from his rehab center on June 15, 2022.
As per the TMZ article, Margera was caught at a bar in Atlanta, Georgia on September 25, 2022. By the next year, on February 15, 2023, his longtime partner Nikki Boyd filed for a divorce, asking for alimony.
As per another TMZ article, published on June 1, 2023, Margera reportedly posted a video on Instagram, threatening to smoke crack till he is dead, is he not allowed to meet his son Phoenix?
The arrest and release of Bam Margera
According to a TMZ report from September 23, 2024, Bam Margera was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and other substances. He was incarcerated at Chester County Prison, where he received therapy and rehabilitation.
A CBS News article from June 26, 2024, reported that Margera was sentenced to prison for assaulting his brother and other family members during an unannounced home visit. He was released from Chester County Prison on September 25, 2025.
Michael van Deer Veen and William J. Brennan, the defense attorneys of Marger, reported that Bam Marger will undergo rehabilitation treatment. Before he is allowed to be returned to his family.
To know more about the case watch The Curious Case Of... Bam Margera. All the episodes of The Curious Case Of... are available for streaming on Max.
