Jess Margera

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Jesse Margera

Jess Margera
Background information
Birth name Jesse Phillip Margera
Also known as Jess-Jess
Born August 28, 1978 (1978-08-28) (age 33)
Origin West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Heavy metal, rock, experimental rock, technical death metal
Occupations Drummer
Instruments Drums, guitar, bass guitar
Years active 1994–present
Labels TMI, Distant, Volcom Entertainment, Island, Roadrunner
Associated acts CKY, Viking Skull, The Company Band, Foreign Objects, Gnarkill
Website www.jessmargera.com

Jesse Phillip Margera (born August 28, 1978) is the drummer in the band CKY, its predecessor Oil and Foreign Objects, Viking Skull, and The Company Band.

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[edit] Life and career

Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is the older brother of Bam Margera[1] and the son of Phil Margera and April Margera. Jess was an original member of the CKY Crew[2] 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.[3] As of now they have three children, the newest addition to the family being a son, London Phillip Margera.

He is currently working on a side project with James Rota from Fireball Ministry and Neil Fallon from Clutch called The Company Band.[4] On November 8, 2006 he announced on Ask CKY[5] that his studio, Westtown Lake, is open. Jess recorded all the drum tracks on Viking Skull's Chapter 2 album.[6]

[edit] Discography

With CKY
With Foreign Objects
With Gnarkill
With Unkle Matt & The Shitbirdz
  • Greatest Shitz (2007)
  • Suck My Stimulus Package (2010)
With Viking Skull
With The Company Band
With Daniel Davies
  • Hidden Faces (2011)

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