Jackass star Bam Margera reveals he was ‘pronounced dead’ after suffering five seizures

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jackass’s Bam Margera revealed he had a close brush with death after experiencing five seizures while suffering from Covid and pneumonia. Appearing on fellow Jackass star Steve-O’s Wild Ride podcast on Thursday, Margera told his friend that “basically, I was pronounced dead on 8 December”. I was drinking the infected blood, which gave me pneumonia as well.” Margera continued: “I went to the hospital and had my fifth seizure and then couldn’t breathe without a tube down my throat. When they took that tube out I felt like I sucked on Darth Vader’s d***.” Alongside Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Margera were two of the original members of the Jackass crewmembers, performing stunts in the MTV series and subsequent film adaptations.