Bam Margera

Former "Jackass" star Bam Margera has opened up about his December 2022 hospitalization on the latest episode of the "Steve-O's Wild Ride!" podcast.

"I basically was pronounced dead on Elvis' birthday, December 8," Margera said. He said that after eight days in the hospital, he was released but "when they took that tube out I felt like I sucked on Darth Vader's dick." Margera added that he regained consciousness five days after he was admitted and had no idea that so much time had passed as he felt like he had only been there "for a couple of hours." [Steve-O's Wild Ride!" "It got so swollen and puffy, it wouldn't fit in my mouth, and I was drinking the infected blood, which gave me pneumonia as well, so when the shaman took me to the hospital, I went into my fifth seizure, and I couldn't breathe without a tube down my throat," he explained. podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3fJP04AbO8), and detailed the severity of his condition, which he said actually began with a "gnarly" case of coronavirus.

Jackass star Bam Margera opens up about his recent near-death experience, speaking in detail on the events that led up to him being pronounced dead.

Claiming that he was unfairly dismissed, [Margera went on to file a lawsuit](https://www.cbr.com/bam-margera-drops-jackass-forever-lawsuit/) against the film's production team. [most recent film, Jackass Forever](https://www.cbr.com/jackass-4-why-no-bam-margera/), when he tested positive for Adderall during filming; Margera insisted that it was a prescription that he'd been taking for the better part of a decade. I did not know that I had gnarly COVID and my body was shutting down," the ex-professional skateboarder said. I was drinking the infected blood which gave me pneumonia as well." On the fourth one I bit my tongue so hard it was nearly fallen off. "Basically, I was pronounced dead on Dec.

Bam Margera detailed his scary hospital stay after contracting COVID in December, revealing he also suffered five seizures and was battling pneumonia.

“I went to the hospital and had my fifth seizure and couldn’t breathe without a tube down my throat,” he told Steve-O. On the fourth one I bit my tongue so hard it was nearly fallen off. “I did not know that I had gnarly COVID and my body was shutting down. 5), Margera said he was “pronounced dead” in early December after contracting the virus. “Basically, I was pronounced dead on Dec. The [Jackass](https://decider.com/show/jackass) star, who was admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 late last year, revealed to his former co-star [Steve-O](https://decider.com/tag/steve-o) that he had been battling the virus, plus seizures and pneumonia.

Former 'Jackass' star Bam Margera has told how he was "pronounced dead" last month after having four seizures, and during one he bit his tongue so hard it ...

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Be sure to check out the [2023 movie release dates](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/2023-new-movie-release-dates-full-schedule-of-upcoming-movies) to plan your next movie experience. The comments section for the podcast is filled with fans expressing love for Margera, and feeling relieved that he seems to be on the mend. Let’s just hope that his health and interpersonal struggles ultimately work out; clearly there’s plenty of fans and people in his corner. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. He recounted how it went down, and physical toll of the hospitalization, saying: While generations of Jackass fans were concerned for Bam Margera during his recent hospitalization, his account shows just how intense the situation was. [his former beef](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/months-after-suing-johnny-knoxville-and-co-in-jackass-lawsuit-bam-margera-has-seemingly-settled) with his Jackass co-stars after being dropped from the recent movie Jackass Forever. Bam Margera’s got real about his harrowing experience while speaking to his longtime friend and Jackass collaborator Steve-O. And Margera recently admitted he was “declared dead” among other health concerns following hospitalization. Additionally, he’s had a few [notable rehab stints](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/good-news-bam-margera-has-been-found-and-brought-back-to-rehab) as well as hospitalization in December that resulted in him [being put on a ventilator](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/bam-margera-is-reportedly-hospitalized-and-on-a-ventilator). Recently he’s had a number of health That includes skateboarder/ TV personality Bam Margera, who also had his own spinoff Viva La Bam.

Bam Margera was "pronounced dead" last month after suffering four seizures. The former 'Jackass' star was admitted to hospital after he was struck down with ...

My body was shutting down, and I went into four seizures, each one lasting 10 to 20 minutes, and on the fourth one, I bit my tongue so hard, it was nearly falling off. Just days earlier, Bam’s family revealed he was on “the road to recovery”. The former ‘Jackass’ star was admitted to hospital after he was struck down with coronavirus, and during one seizure he bit his tongue so hard it “was nearly falling off”, and he later drank some infected blood which gave him pneumonia.

Former "Jackass" star Bam Margera revealed he was "pronounced dead" after suffering from five seizures due to COVID and pneumonia.

He tested positive for Adderall, which violated the “wellness agreement” Margera agreed to with the “Jackass Forever” producers while he was in rehab in 2019 prior to joining production. “At this point, Plaintiff was in a panic,” the lawsuit filed in December 2022 read. Margera was booted from the “Jackass Forever” film after he allegedly broke a contract clause to stay sober during production. “When they took that tube out I felt like I sucked on Darth Vader’s dick,” he said. He continued, “My body was shutting down, and I went into four seizures, each one lasting 10 to 20 minutes, and on the fourth one, I bit my tongue so hard it was nearly falling off. “I did not know that I had gnarly COVID.”

'Jackass' star says he got pneumonia from drinking infected blood after biting tongue in hospital.

The 43-year-old said that after his fifth seizure, doctors decided to put a tube down his throat because he was no longer able to breathe independently. It got so swollen and puffy it wouldn't fit in my mouth, and I was drinking the infected blood, which gave me pneumonia, as well." In a new interview with his old Jackass buddy, Steve-O, on his Wild Ride podcast, Margera said that he was essentially "pronounced dead" during last month's hospital stay, in which he suffered numerous seizures. "I was basically pronounced dead on Elvis' birthday, December 8th," Margera told Steve-O. He also revealed that during one of those seizures he bit his tongue badly, and then contracted pneumonia from drinking his infected tongue blood. On December 9th, 2022, TMZ [reported](https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/jackass-star-bam-margera-hospitalized-pneumonia) that the Jackass star was hospitalized for a combination of COVID-19 and pneumonia, and was allegedly placed on a ventilator due to the severity of his condition.

'Jackass' star Bam Margera has confirmed that he was "basically pronounced dead" after developing seizures and contracting a blood infection.

He was previously [taken to rehab by police](https://www.nme.com/news/film/bam-margera-sent-to-rehab-by-police-after-emotional-disturbance-3059093) in September 2021 after an incident at a casino in Tampa Bay, Florida. An original suit saw him claim that the firing was a violation of his civil rights and alleged that it broke the terms of his contract. [The former MTV star completed a 12-month treatment plan](https://www.nme.com/news/film/jackass-star-bam-margera-completes-one-year-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-treatment-program-3228396) for alcohol and drug abuse earlier this year. [Margera recovered enough to attend an Amon Amarth gig](https://www.nme.com/news/music/bam-margera-joins-amon-amarth-on-stage-following-hospital-release-3369753) at SOMA in San Diego on December 16. “I basically was pronounced dead on Elvis’ birthday December 8,” he explained (though it’s worth noting Elvis was born on January 8). He explained that Covid sent his health into a tailspin, which resulted in him suffering five seizures after which he was placed in a hospital ICU ward on life support.

The professional skater-turned-professional prankster gave a candid account of his recent brush with death on a new episode of Steve-O's Wild Ride Podcast. By ...

"What happens is I twist my ankle or some s---, and then I'm out again, and then I have to re-learn everything," Margera said near the end of the episode. At the time, this caused strife between Margera and his co-stars, Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville, who were also long-time friends of Margera's. Dunn and another passenger died in a fiery, high-speed car crash early on the morning of June 20, 2011. It's likely Margera means that he aspirated the blood for his tongue, compounding the pneumonia brewing from a COVID infection Margera wasn't aware he had. "I woke up five days later thinking I was there for just a couple hours," Bam explained to Steve-O. Steve-O recalled fearing that Margera wouldn't recover, concerned that the intubation was the final chapter of a downward spiral that had begun with the death of Margera's co-star and childhood friend, Ryan Dunn.

The actor was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia and spent some time on a ventilator. Margera says that his dire condition came as the result of an ...

Margera argued that he was “pressured” by Knoxville, Germaine, and producer Spike Jonze into signing the wellness agreement and had an Adderall prescription, but [dropped the charges](https://www.avclub.com/bam-margera-drops-johnny-knoxville-jackass-lawsuit-1848800262) in April 2022. “I did not know that I had gnarly COVID and my body was shutting down. The actor was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia and spent some time on a ventilator.

Bam Margera told Steve-O about his December hospitalization where he experienced five seizures and was intubated.

[Steve-O](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/07/20/johnny-knoxville-steve-o-reunite-jackass-forever-trailer/8031392002/), who also appears in the "Jackass" franchise, recalled seeing the TMZ story about Margera's hospitalization with news he was on a ventilator and in critical but stable condition. this month before jumping over to Canada in mid-February.On Thursday, [he announced on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnC3MxiP6AT/) that Margera would be joining him on the tour and opening his shows running from Jan. [Steve-O's "Bucket List" tour](https://www.steveo.com/pages/tour-dates), a multimedia stand-up comedy act which showcases his crazy stunts on film, kicks off in the U.S. Yeah, right.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/07/20/johnny-knoxville-steve-o-reunite-jackass-forever-trailer/8031392002/) [Margera's family shared the news](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl-ZLqIOeoz/) of his health scare on Margera's Instagram page on Dec. Margera said he then went to the hospital where he experienced a fifth seizure and had to be intubated. "I did not know that I had like gnarly COVID, my body was shutting down, and I went into four seizures and each one lasting 10 to 20 minutes."

'Jackass' star Bam Margera says he was 'pronounced dead' after contracting pneumonia and COVID-19 and suffering five seizures.

So I woke up five days later thinking I was there for just a couple hours," Margera said. [Jackass Forever](https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/jackass-forever-review/). However, Margera was released Dec. And on the fourth one I bit my tongue so hard it was nearly fallen off. Former pro skater and TV personality Bam Margera revealed that he was hospitalized with a serious case of COVID-19, complicated by pneumonia and five seizures. "Basically, I was pronounced dead on Dec.

Bam Margera is recovering from a recent hospitalization for Covid-19.

I spent eight days in there,” he said. I was drinking the infected blood, which gave me pneumonia, as well.” “Basically, I was pronounced dead on December 8,” Margera recalled.