Vincent Roy Margera (July 3, 1956 â November 15, 2015), known as Don Vito, was an American reality television personality. He was known for his appearances in Viva La Bam and the CKY series alongside his nephew Bam and brother Phil.
Margera was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the son of Darlene and Phillip Margera Sr. He first appeared in sketches and videos with his family in the CKY video series, and was later a regular cast member of Viva La Bam.
In early 2007, Margera featured in Redman's music video "Put It Down," in which he plays a police officer with Donnell Rawlings. March 20, 2007, saw the release of Vito and Ryan Dunn starring in a Viva La Bam-like direct-to-DVD film titled Dunn and Vito's Rock Tour.
On August 18, 2006, Margera was arrested at the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood, Colorado, on suspicion of inappropriately touching two 12-year-old girls. He was released after posting bail of $50,000. Margera retained Pamela Mackey as his attorney, who had defended Kobe Bryant in his 2003âÂÂ2005 sexual assault case.
The trial started on October 22, 2007 in Golden, Colorado. Mackey argued that her client had been playing his "goofy, outrageous and vulgar" television persona for the girls, portraying Margera as a "benign bumbler," and arguing that his signature arm movement may have been mistaken for breast fondling. Margera was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault on a minor and acquitted on one count. In December 2007, he was sentenced to 10 years of probation, and ordered to register as a sex offender, receive an evaluation of his mental health, and seek treatment for his alcoholism.
As a result of his arrest, Margera's appearances were removed from the theatrical and DVD release of Jackass Number Two, and he was considered persona non grata among the cast.
Margera, who suffered from obesity and alcoholism, collapsed at his home in October 2015. After falling into a coma, he died on November 15, 2015 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, at the age of 59. The cause of death was liver and kidney failure.