Andrew Reynolds (born June 6, 1978 in Lakeland, Florida, USA), is a professional skateboarder, and has been skateboarding since the age of 9. He emerged onto the skateboarding scene in the early 1990s and won Thrasher magazine's Skater of the Year award in 1998. He is nicknamed Drew, The Boss, Spock, and Turtle boy. His signature trick is the frontside flip (or frontside 180 kickflip). He has performed this trick over the Wallenburg set, the LOVE gap in This is Skateboarding over the Hollywood High 16 stair rail, and over a 17 stair set in Baker 3. Reynolds is often criticised for starting the trend of tight pants among skateboarders.
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Contents
- 1 Professional career
- 1.1 Baker Team
- 1.2 Skateboarding videos
- 2 Media involvement
- 3 Current sponsors
- 4 Personal life
- 5 References
- 6 External links
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Professional career
Andrew was first sponsored by Gordon & Smith Skateboards, and turned pro with Birdhouse Skateboards in 1995. He left Birdhouse and started Baker Skateboards in 2001[1].
Reynolds is noted for turning the Emerica footwear brand around, providing a new identity and revitializing the brand. He has had four signature models thus far, the Reynolds, Reynolds 2, Reynolds 3, and The Boss.
Reynolds was a longtime rider for KR3W apparel, but left the company in 2006 to start his own clothing company Altamont out of Sole Tech Distribution.
Baker Team
Andrew Reynolds is the owner and founder of Baker Skateboards. The team currently consists of Jeff Lenoce, Erik Ellington, Dustin Dollin, Jim Greco, Terry Kennedy, Braydon Szafranski, Bryan Herman, Kevin "Spanky" Long, Leo Romero, and Antwuan Dixon. Baker is a part of the Blitz Distribution family.
Skateboarding videos
Andrew has appeared in numerous skateboard videos, including Transworld Skateboarding's Anthology and Feedback, the Birdhouse video The End, Emerica Footwear's This is Skateboarding and Kids In Emerica, and in all 3 Baker Skateboarding videos ("Baker Bootleg", "Baker2G", and "Baker 3").
Media involvement
Andrew has been featured in several videos as well as in video games as himself. He has also had some minor acting parts in films such as Cop & a Half.
Video games
Andrew's skating profile was displayed initially in the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game. He has been subsequently been involved with Pro Skater 2, Pro Skater 3, Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Underground, and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and will soon be in Tony Hawk's Project 8
Current sponsors
- Baker Skateboards
- Emerica Footwear
- Independent Trucks
- Altamont Apparel
- Active Mailorder
- Boost Mobile
Personal life
Andrew currently resides in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California with his wife Christianna, and daughter Stella[2].
References
- ^ http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,708170,00.html
- ^ Bio of Andrew Reynolds @ emericaskate.com
External links
- Baker Skateboards
- Blitz Distribution
- Altamont Apparel
- Andrew Reynolds at the Internet Movie Database
- Andrew Reynolds bio on Baker Skateboards
Categories: American skateboarders | People from Florida | 1978 births | Living people | Skateboarding stubs
