What is Jess Margera’s Net Worth?
Jess Margera is an American musician and drummer with an estimated net worth of $300 thousand.
Margera is most widely recognized as the drummer and co-founder of the rock group CKY. He is also known as Bam Margera’s older brother and for appearing throughout the CKY video series, “Jackass,” and “Viva La Bam.” Although Bam emerged as the family’s biggest television personality, Jess carved out a lasting path in music, performing with CKY as well as a range of connected rock and metal acts. His credits include Foreign Objects, Gnarkill, Viking Skull, The Company Band, Fuckface Unstoppable, The Evesdroppers, and Sovereign Eagle. Through CKY, his music became closely tied to Bam’s skateboarding and stunt-video world, placing Jess at a distinctive crossroads of alternative rock, skate culture, prank entertainment, and early-2000s MTV.
Early Life
Jesse Margera was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 1978. He is the son of April and Phil Margera and the older sibling of Bam Margera.
Music was part of Jess’s life from early on, and he started playing drums when he was young. He drew inspiration from classic rock drummers, particularly Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, while also gravitating toward heavier and more experimental styles. As Bam and his friends began documenting skateboarding, stunts, and pranks on video, Jess remained part of that broader creative orbit, though music was always his primary focus.
CKY
In the late 1990s, Jess helped launch CKY alongside Deron Miller and Chad I Ginsburg. The band evolved from earlier projects such as Foreign Objects and developed a hard-hitting, riff-heavy style that blended alternative metal, stoner rock, hard rock, and the energy of skate-video culture.
CKY’s early releases included “Volume 1” and “Volume 2,” and their songs quickly became central to the CKY video series created by Bam and his crew. “96 Quite Bitter Beings” emerged as one of the band’s defining tracks, becoming closely identified with the videos and the growing Margera brand.
The band’s 2002 album “Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild” marked CKY’s major-label breakthrough. Its success helped push the group beyond its original skate-video following and introduced them to a wider rock audience. CKY went on to release “An Answer Can Be Found,” “Carver City,” and “The Phoenix,” with Jess continuing as a key member through numerous lineup shifts.
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Television and CKY Crew
Jess appeared in the CKY videos, “Jackass,” and “Viva La Bam,” usually as part of the extended Margera family and crew rather than as a primary stunt performer. His connection to Bam helped introduce CKY’s music to a much larger audience, while the band’s songs gave Bam’s early videos a distinct sound and identity.
Although Jess was never as television-focused as Bam, the MTV exposure helped raise his public profile and tied his music career to one of the most recognizable youth-culture brands of the early 2000s.
Other Bands and Side Projects
Outside CKY, Jess has been involved in a wide range of rock and metal projects. He played with Gnarkill, a comedy-rock project connected to Bam and the CKY crew. He also joined the British hard rock band Viking Skull and played with The Company Band, a supergroup featuring Neil Fallon of Clutch and James Rota of Fireball Ministry.
Those side projects reflected Jess’s broader musical interests. He was not simply the drummer in Bam’s orbit; he remained active as a working musician in heavy rock, stoner rock, and alternative metal circles.
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