Vincent “Don Vito” Margera, who appeared in the MTV series Jackass and was the uncle of Bam Margera, has died at the age of 59.
TMZ reported his sister, Bam’s mother, told them he passed away at 6:45 am today. He had been dealing with health issues, including kidney and liver failure. Last month, he had gone into a coma and his health continued to deteriorate.
His nephew, Bam, also lost his best friend Ryan Dunn in a car crash back in 2011.
Uncle and nephew had appeared on Jackass and Viva La Bam, where they would play pranks together.
Us Weekly reported just this past June, Bam, along with friends Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville paid tribute to Dunn.
A message was posted on Facebook from Steve-O mentioning Dunn’s birthday, which also was on Steve-O’s late mother’s birthday. He wrote, “Happy Birthday, I love and miss you both so much.”
Margera appeared in the Jackass movies in addition to the television show.