Stunt performers usually age into quiet retirements; Steve-O got louder. The man selling out tour dates and recording Wild Ride! with Steve-O is also the one publicly walking the line between his own sobriety and his loyalty to Bam Margera, and in August 2022 that podcast became the setting for Margera’s own account of being cut from Jackass Forever.
Born: June 13, 1974 · Known for: Jackass, Wild Ride! with Steve-O, Gnarly · Podcast: Wild Ride! with Steve-O · Podcast rating: 4.5/5 on Spotify from 6.3K ratings · Latest special: Gnarly
Quick snapshot
- Bam Margera appeared on Wild Ride! with Steve-O; the episode was published in August 2022 (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- Steve-O said he had been sober for 14 years in 2022 reporting (PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site)).
- Margera said he was happier not to be in Jackass Forever at that point (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)). (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper))
- Whether the “podcast cancelled” searches reflect a real cancellation; official listings still show the show.
- Whether any specific diagnosis for Steve-O has been publicly documented.
- Whether Bam Margera and Steve-O remain friends today.
- August 2022: Margera’s Wild Ride! episode published (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)). (Complex (pop-culture outlet))
- 2022: Steve-O says Margera sounded drunk in a phone call days earlier (Complex (pop-culture outlet)).
- 2023: Steve-O tells The Philadelphia Inquirer his efforts to help Margera had not worked (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)). (Complex (pop-culture outlet))
- Steve-O continues to promote Wild Ride!, Gnarly, and tour dates through official channels. (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper))
- The 2023 Inquirer profile puts his current focus on the Bucket List tour with stops including Wilmington and Atlantic City (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- Margera’s recovery remains the open variable in any Jackass reunion story. (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper))
The snapshot is a status board for the questions fans keep searching; it is not a biography recap.
Key facts at a glance
Ten sourced moments, one pattern: the Jackass story stopped being about stunts the moment addiction entered the picture.
| Fact | Detail | Attribution |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast episode | Bam Margera appeared on Wild Ride!; episode published August 2022 | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
| Podcast topics | Alcoholism, treatment, Jackass Forever exit, and the Free Bam movement | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
| Margera’s stance | He said he was happier not to be in Jackass Forever | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
| Money and control | Margera said he was not under a conservatorship and his money was not being withheld | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
| Jackass Forever policy | Margera’s role in the film was tied to a sobriety agreement that included daily drug testing | PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site) |
| Steve-O’s defense | Steve-O compared that agreement to the intervention Johnny Knoxville had organized for him | PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site) |
| Steve-O’s sobriety | Steve-O said he was 14 years sober in 2022 reporting | PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site) |
| Signs of relapse | Steve-O said Margera sounded very drunk when they spoke earlier that week | Complex (pop-culture outlet) |
| 2023 status | Steve-O said he had tried everything he could to encourage Margera’s recovery | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
| Recovery boundary | Steve-O said he could help only if Margera wanted to recover | The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper) |
The pattern: nearly every confirmed row traces back to a Steve-O interview or a Margera statement, which is exactly why the record stays partial.
The same sources that confirm Steve-O’s sobriety also show how incomplete the recovery picture is for Margera — a pattern of public support and relapse that no single interview closes.
What this means: the public record is still shaped more by what Steve-O says than by official documents.
Was Steve-O a professional skateboarder?
Not in the sponsored, contest-circuit sense. The public framing in this briefing is “comedian and Jackass star,” and the record never places him on a pro skateboarding tour.
How did Steve-O become famous?
- He rose to fame as the Jackass stunt performer willing to film almost anything.
- He built a second act through the Wild Ride! podcast and the Gnarly comedy special.
- The 2022 Wild Ride! episode with Margera turned that fame into a serious conversation about addiction (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
What is Steve-O’s net worth?
- No verified net-worth figure appears in the research notes for this article.
- Online roundups vary widely; treat them as estimates, not record.
The pattern: Steve-O monetized the Jackass identity, but the current record is about the recovery era, not the halfpipe.
What happened to Steve-O’s podcast?
The short answer: nothing fatal. Wild Ride! with Steve-O is still the platform where the Jackass story gets told in long form. Its August 2022 episode with Bam Margera covered his alcoholism, treatment, removal from Jackass Forever, and the Free Bam movement (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
Is Steve-O’s podcast cancelled?
- No source in this briefing confirms a cancellation.
- Official listings continue to show Wild Ride! with Steve-O, and Spotify listeners rate it 4.5 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings (Spotify (podcast platform)).
Where can I watch Steve-O’s Gnarly?
- Gnarly is billed as a comedy special on steveo.com (official site).
- Distribution details were not specified in the reviewed sources.
Is Steve-O touring?
- The 2023 Inquirer interview tracks the Bucket List tour with stops including Wilmington and Atlantic City (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
Why this matters: the podcast answers the loudest fan questions even when the official channels do not.
Is Steve-O completely sober?
By every public statement in this record, yes. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2023 profile noted Steve-O had been sober for many years, and PhillyVoice’s 2022 reporting put the number at 14 years at the time (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper); PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site)).
What is Steve-O diagnosed with?
- No specific diagnosis is named in the provided research.
- The documented health claim is public sobriety, not a medical record.
Steve-O has turned the least filmable part of his life — staying sober — into the most durable part of his brand.
The trade-off: Steve-O’s honesty about his own recovery gives him credibility, but it also makes every public update about Margera a referendum on whether that credibility is working.
What is Bam Margera diagnosed with?
The record points to alcoholism and addiction treatment, not a single courtroom-grade diagnosis. Margera’s 2022 Wild Ride! conversation addressed his alcoholism and treatment (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)), and Steve-O later said Margera struggled to accept the disease concept of addiction (Complex (pop-culture outlet)).
Is Bam Margera finally sober?
- Not confirmed in the supplied reporting.
- In 2022, Steve-O said Margera sounded very drunk during a call earlier that week (Complex (pop-culture outlet)).
- By 2023, Steve-O said his efforts to encourage recovery had not worked (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
The implication: sobriety for Margera remains an open status, not a settled fact, and the people closest to him are still waiting for a turning point.
Are Bam Margera and Stevo still friends?
First, a naming note: in this search cluster, “Stevo” means Steve-O. On the friendship question, the sources do not confirm a current close friendship; they do confirm that Steve-O kept trying to help.
Why are Bam and Knoxville not friends anymore?
- The rupture became public when Margera was removed from Jackass Forever.
- Steve-O defended the sobriety agreement that tied Margera’s role in the film to daily drug testing (PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site)).
- Margera, for his part, said he was happier not to be in the franchise at that point (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
Does Bam Margera have any money left?
- During the 2022 podcast, Margera said his money was not being withheld and he was not under a conservatorship (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- No verified current net-worth figure appears in this briefing.
The pattern: the friendship question is really a recovery question. As long as Margera’s status is unresolved, the reunions fans want will stay in the “would be nice” column.
Timeline signal
- August 2022: Margera’s Wild Ride! episode published (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- 2022: On SiriusXM, Steve-O says Margera sounded drunk earlier that week (Complex (pop-culture outlet)).
- 2023: The Inquirer captures Steve-O’s “Bucket List” tour year and his admission that his help had not worked (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
What this means: the timeline does not move in clean arcs. It moves in podcast episodes, relapse reports, and repeat interventions.
Confirmed facts vs. open questions
Confirmed facts
- Steve-O was publicly sober: 14 years in 2022, “many years” in 2023 (PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site); The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- Margera appeared on Wild Ride! in August 2022 (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- Margera said he was not under a conservatorship and his money was not withheld (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)).
- Steve-O defended the Jackass Forever sobriety agreement (PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site)).
What’s unclear
- Whether Margera is sober now.
- Whether any specific diagnosis for Steve-O has been publicly documented.
- Whether Margera and Steve-O are still friends today.
- Whether the “podcast cancelled” search reflects an actual cancellation.
What this means: the public record is still shaped more by what Steve-O says than by official documents.
What they said
Bam Margera, on his Jackass Forever exit: he was happier not to be in the film and did not want to remain part of the franchise at that point.
Bam Margera, as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)
Steve-O, on Margera’s recovery: he would not give up on Margera and described maintaining contact and attempting to support him through repeated treatment and psychiatric-care episodes.
Steve-O, as characterized by Complex (pop-culture outlet)
Steve-O, on the Jackass Forever policy: the sobriety agreement was comparable to the intervention Johnny Knoxville had organized for him.
Steve-O, as reported by PhillyVoice (Philadelphia entertainment site)
The through-line: Steve-O has become the interpreter of the Jackass era’s hardest conversations, not just its stunts.
The stake for Steve-O
Steve-O has built a second act on two promises: he stays sober, and he does not walk away from the people who helped make him famous. The record supports the first promise and documents the cost of the second. For Steve-O, the choice is clear: protect the sober brand that funds the tours and the podcast, or let the unresolved Bam Margera story keep defining him.
Frequently asked questions
What is Steve-O’s real name?
Stephen Gilchrist Glover (Wikipedia biography).
How old is Steve-O?
He was born June 13, 1974.
Where was Steve-O born?
Wimbledon, London.
What is Steve-O doing now?
He is promoting the Wild Ride! podcast, the Gnarly comedy special, and live tour dates.
Is Steve-O married?
His current marital status is not confirmed in the sources reviewed for this article.
What is Steve-O’s bucket list?
He toured a Bucket List show in 2023, with reported stops including Wilmington and Atlantic City (The Philadelphia Inquirer (regional newspaper)). The exact list items were not specified in the research notes.
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Noah Gagnon is Senior Reporter at Canada Scope, covering daily news and breaking stories across Canada.