CKY Crew

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From left to right: Brandon Dicamillo, Jess Margera, Rake Yohn, Raab Himself (falling), Bam Margera, and Ryan Dunn make up the core of the CKY Crew.

The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) are a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Some members of the crew are skateboarders, others are involved either on-camera or behind-the scenes in Bam's various projects such as the CKY Videos, Jackass, Viva La Bam, Haggard: The Movie and Radio Bam.

[edit] Members

• Chris Aspite, (born August 12, 1974 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional skateboarder, musician, and script writer. He attended the University of Pittsburgh. He appeared in the CKY Videos and was a co-writer for Haggard. He has a variety of nicknames: Hoof, Hoofbite, Hook, Beltbite, The Spracker, Pantsbite, and The Knife (because he'll cut you off in mid-sentence).

• Dave Battaro appeared in some of Bam's very earliest skits in the mid-90's - see the documentary in the CKY box set for an example and the classic quote "You got humped by Dave Battaro." He also gets a name check in the "Chester County" piece in CKY4 and can be seen in Haggard as the guy who fingers and then licks out his wallet in the coffee shop, causing Ryan Dunn to fly into a rage and the waiter at the restaurant while Ryan and Glauren are out on a date. Battaro is also in Gnarkill's music video "Mustard Man." On an episode of Viva La Bam (Season 4, Episode 7), Ryan Dunn said that he's a travel agent now.

• Matt Cole, is Bam Margera's uncle and April Margera's younger brother. He claims to have taught Bam everything he knows about digital audio recording. Cole recorded/mixed and produced the Gnarkill album (GnarKill vs. Unkle Matt and the ShitBirdz). He also regularly appears on Bam Margera's Radio show "Radio Bam."

• Naked Dave (real name David Decurtis), a West Chester native who appears in the CKY videos without any clothes. He appears as himself in Haggard to give Valo (Bam) some advice to pass on to Ryan.

• Brandon DiCamillo

• Ryan Dunn

• Jason Ellis is an Australian pro-skater who appears in Haggard: The Movie as psychopathic "Record Bin" clerk Cactus (Ellis kicks Rake's ass in the record store) and various VLB episodes including Scavenger Hunt (part of the winning Gnarkill team) and as a member of the skating "Dream Team" who travel to Mardi Gras via Skatopia. Ellis also co-hosts The Wild World of Spike on SpikeTV.

• Joseph Frantz (born in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a producer and director and a member of the CKY Crew. He produced and did the cinematography for Haggard: The Movie and the Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild. video album for the band CKY, as well as directing 4 videos for the band HIM. Frantz attended Temple University and studied film. He lives in Western Philadelphia. He featured in the short-lived MTV series Blastazoid. IMDb entry (external) at: Joseph Frantz at the Internet Movie Database

• Ryan Gee (born March 1975 in New Jersey), also known as Shitgoose, The Leak, or The Gill, is a member of the CKY Crew. He is a professional photographer and has photographed many skateboarders. He has appeared on Viva La Bam, Radio Bam and in the CKY videos.

• Kerry Getz - pro skater

• Chad I. Ginsburg - CKY band guitarist

• Tim Glomb is a friend of Bam Margera and also does all the ramp building in all the CKY videos and in Viva La Bam. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado. A skatepark builder by trade, Glomb has been involved in any stunt that requires building or heavy duty work. A skilled carpenter and construction worker, he has helped in a variety of stunts including hoisting Margera's uncle Don Vito's car up into a tree, and renovating the entire inside and outside of the Margera household into a skatepark.

• Chris Hanna - the brother of Mark Hanna. He can be seen in CKY4 and Jackass digging the hole for "The Hole" skit.

• Mark Hanna aka The Sound Guy or Fuckin' Fanna does the sound for all of the CKY videos. He appears briefly as a laughing lunatic in Haggard: The Movie. He was in the victorious "Gnar Kill" team along with Bam Margera, Tim O'Connor and Jason Ellis in the Viva La Bam "Scavenger Hunt" episode. He also appeared in a few episodes of Bam's Unholy Union, with a mohawk.

• Terry Kennedy aka Compton Ass Terry

• Mike Maldonado - A pro-skater who has appeared in several CKY videos.

• April Margera - Bam's Mother.

• Bam Margera

• Jess Margera - CKY band drummer, Bam's older brother

• Phil Margera - Bam's Father

• Vincent Margera aka Don Vito - Bam's uncle

• Deron Miller - CKY band singer / guitarist

• Mom-Mom aka Mum-Mum - Bam's grandmother. She appeared in the Family Reunion episode of Viva La Bam, when she became increasingly disillusioned with the behavior of her family - particularly son Don Vito - and ended up throwing a tantrum ("This whole family is CRAZY! Put that on your MTV movie! Get the HELL OUT OF HERE!") before being driven off by husband Pop-Pop. Also appears in the "Shitbags" bonus scene on CKY4.

• Brandon Novak - former pro skater, Bam's friend

• Tim O'Connor is a pro skater from Morristown, NJ. Tim has made many appearances on Viva La Bam, including as a member of the winning GnarKill team in the VLB Scavenger Hunt and the Dream Team which traveled to Mardi Gras. Sponsors include Habitat skateboards, Adidas shoes, Venture trucks, Liberty Boardshop, and Quiksilver clothing. Tim is also a contributing writer to many magazines and websites. Tim was featured as a coach on MTV's Made: I want to be a Skateboarder.

• Pop-Pop - Bam's grandfather. Has appeared in several episodes of Viva La Bam and had a cameo in Haggard. He is also credited with giving Brandon Margera the famous nickname "Bam" when he was a young child.

• Chris Raab aka Raab Himself

• Jenn Rivell - Bam's former girlfriend, actress

• Mike Vallely - pro skater

• Ted Webb (aka Rake Yohn)

• Art Webb 1986 is the brother of Rake Yohn. The 1986 was affixed to his name because of his love for music from that year. Art's longest known speaking part comes in an unscripted tirade in the documentary in the Haggard: The Movie bonus features when he professes his willingness to act as Tony Hawk's bodyguard.