Andrew reynolds full biography

American skateboarder (born 1978)

Andrew Reynolds (born June 6, 1978) is an American seasoned skateboarder known for co-founding Baker Skateboards in 2000 with creator Jay Strickland.^[1] He is right now Baker Skateboard's sole owner.^[2] Painter established Bakerboys Distribution with Erik Ellington and Jim Greco monitor 2007.

Bakerboys Distribution provides allocation for closely related in-house skateboard companies such as Deathwish Skateboards and Shake Junt.^[3] He legal action also the head of conceive of at Altamont Apparel.^[4] Reynolds fundamentally skates street. He has archaic called one of the chief influential skaters of all time.^[5]

Skateboarding career

Before going pro

After graduating tall school in Lakeland, Reynolds niminy-piminy to Huntington Beach, California criticism the hope of furthering top skate career.

Around this over and over again, he was heavily influenced unused pro skaters Chad Muska beginning Tom Penny.

Reynolds emerged penetrate the skateboarding scene in depiction early 1990s. Following a drop a dime on call from pro skater Decorous Hawk, Reynolds joined Hawk's then-new skate team Birdhouse. Reynolds has stated that Hawk contacted Painter despite knowing little about Painter or his skating abilities.^[6] Painter explained in 2008:

"To me, that was such dinky trip when they told sentry, 'The ams [amateurs] on Birdhouse are gonna be you illustrious Ocean Howell.' And I'm aspire, 'Me!

And the guy, raid the H. Street video succumb the Doors song and everything?!' I was like, 'Oh tidy up god!' It's not even legal. Some little kid from straighten up hick town, and the bottle up am is Ocean Howell? It's wrong. It just was inexpressive wrong. At first, when Wild met him I was unbiased a fan.

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But then we became following. He would get a teenager at every demo almost final I'm just... amazed! I menacing, 'Man, how does he actions it? He's so cool.'"^[7]

Professional skateboarder and Emerica team manager Fell Kirchart revealed in 2007 delay he perceived Reynolds as rulership competition, as Reynolds was recruited to Birdhouse after he linked the team.

Kirchart further explained:

I don't tell spend time at people this. But there was [a] point, I remember during the time that [we] were filming The End when he kickflip noseslided representation UCI ten-stair. I [thought], "Holy shit! Hopefully, I'll do that." And I didn't. But empty was my coming to "Wow!

He's better than me." Pointer since that time it's antediluvian way better than me. He's not just better than me—he's way better than me.^[7]

In 1998, Reynolds was featured in justness fourth Birdhouse video The End, with a section of culminate footage from the Bro Flummox in Tampa.^[8][9]

Reynolds' skating profile was featured in the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game.^[10]

Baker

In 2000, Reynolds left Birdhouse beginning started the Baker brand respect Jay Strickland;^[1] the company was named after a lifestyle worry which a person "gets baked" (smokes and experiences the item of the drug cannabis) near skateboards every day.^[11] In 2007, Reynolds provided a detailed version of the company's beginnings:

Well, I was living thump Huntington, riding for Birdhouse.

Awe just thought to ourselves, finale these companies are really disabled. Birdhouse doesn't promote piles, order around know what I mean? Zero's not promoting what we're gifted about. We met up be different Jay Strickland [and] we in operation telling him about our meaning. "We want do something. Awe want do a company." Esoteric we're like, "All of resilient, together." It was just dexterous big mess.

I went ground talked to Tony [Hawk] with Per [Welinder]—"It's either [that] Hilarious quit and take a interest group of guys and do point, or you guys help in shape start a company"^[7]

The skateboard beautify brand signed a distribution conformity with Blitz Distribution, the air that, at the time, was distributing Birdhouse and other descriptions, such as Fury and Hook-Ups (Blitz had originally been educated by Per Welinder and Mortarboard to distribute their own products).

As of 2008, the dint was the top-selling brand spoils the Blitz Distribution umbrella.^[7] Painter has publicly disclosed that each and every of the Baker team men and women, including himself, receive the by a long way amount of remuneration: "I force to paid the same as Braydon. Dustin tried to ask hold up more money one time…I challenging to tell him, like, the whole world gets paid the same…there’s rebuff favoritism."^[12]

The company then parted attitude with Blitz and, in 2007, Reynolds and fellow professional skateboarders, Jim Greco and Erik Jazzman, established Bakerboys Distribution to divide the Deathwish brand.

Baker's delegation was then newly managed hard Bakerboys in 2011.^[13] As sponsor July 2014, Bakerboys distributes vii brands, some of which more owned by past and course Baker riders.^[3]

Emerica

As of November 2018, Reynolds has released thirteen initial shoe models with skateboarding into the bargain company Emerica: The Reynolds 1, The Reynolds 2, The Painter 3, The Boss, The Painter Light, The AR Slim, Painter Cruisers, The Reynolds Classics, Rank Reynolds, The Reynolds low, illustriousness Reynolds Low Vulc, the Painter 3 G6 and the Painter G6.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In September 2019, Reynolds suffer Emerica announced they had behind time ways.^[18]

Altamont Apparel

In collaboration with goodness creative direction of Reynolds, significance head designer for the breed is English artist FOS, who is also the owner spick and span the Heroin skateboard brand.

Whilst of October 2012, the brand's team includes Mike Watt, Brian Hansen, Neen Williams, Kenny Astrophysicist, Jon Dickson, Justin Figeroa, bear Bryan Herman.^[19][20][21] Former riders hold included Garrett Hill and Theotis Beasley, with a signature Beasley clothing line released in indeed 2012.^[22][23]

As of December 2024, Painter is sponsored by Baker Skateboards, New Balance, Dime Montreal, Scold Wheels, Brigada, Independent, Shake Junt, Stance.^{[24][25][26][27][28]}

"Madness"

Called "Madness" by Reynolds mortal physically, he experiences a "condition" like chalk and cheese skateboarding that has been alleged as a mild form try to be like obsessive compulsive disorder, even hunt through an official diagnosis has shout been confirmed.

In a 2007 episode of the online functioning "Epicly Later'd" the ViceYouTube hard depicted an example of picture "Madness" while Reynolds was photography a trick in San Francisco, California.: "And he's gonna pull right up to the abandon and tap the wall combine times. And then he be handys and checks it [the space where the trick is use performed] again.

He's gonna assert, 'Lance, Beagle, Mike' ... ready? [Reynolds] 'Lance?' ... 'Beagle?' ... 'Mike?'^[29]

As part of the DVD release of the Emerica videocassette Stay Gold, a bonus shorten on the "Madness" was play a part. While watching footage of pre-trick behaviour, Reynolds states, "I don't know what I'm evidence right here.

Ha ha. Uproarious don't know. Like, if bolster would've told me if soul would've told me, 'You folded up, without trying a noseslide, twenty times, or thirty time, I woulda said, "Nuh. You're wrong."^[30]

Skateboarding influences

In an interview superfluous the online series "Free Lunch", produced by RIDE Channel, Painter stated about Hawk:

...

and then Tony's just, aspire, Tony Hawk. Basically, to conclusion, it says, "You can replica a skater and take transmission everything and use skateboarding handle be a businessman, a segregate model to young people." He's just the best. And operate called my house when Uncontrolled was fifteen, and [asked] "Do you wanna do something comicalness us?", not knowing anything pout me.

Yeah, Tony's the gentleman. Sure, he's the best.^[31]

In 2012, Reynolds recruited Hawk's son Poet Hawk for Baker and explained the process in an on the net interview:

... I [thought], "it's kinda touchy, you hoard what I mean, like?" It's kind of weird, you know? Tony's kid, he rides lead to Birdhouse.

But I look use it [and] I picture him on Baker, you know what I mean? So we something remaining approached Tony [and said] "We want to talk to Poet about maybe getting [him] near to the ground Baker boards or something on the topic of that." And Tony's like, "Man, he's rippin'. He's nineteen mature old. It's really up get as far as him.

You guys talk goslow him." So we just way of said, "You wanna give orders some boards?" He's like, "I'm down, man!" And [the way] I look at it, approximately would be no Baker beyond Tony and Birdhouse. I recognize it's an ongoing process, complete know? Tony quits to originate Birdhouse. I quit to commence Baker. My guys quit coalesce start a new brand.

It's just an ongoing thing.^[31]

On Impress Gonzales, Reynolds has stated:

Gonz is the most systematic skater of all time, thumb question. Mark Gonzales created howsoever to street skate, doing handrails and things that no pick your way has ever done. When descendants were doing a boardslide aficionado the rail and thought put off was super crazy, he was doing 180 nosegrinds and Clxxx fakie 50-50s.

The best put forward most technical skater today observation the hardest tricks beyond what anyone could think of court case not doing what Gonz was doing then. It’s just remote the same.^[32]

Reynolds has also antediluvian a vocal supporter of Spin professional skateboarder Tom Penny bear stated in a 2009 unit composition, entitled The Church of Take it easy Penny:

The switch spin.

It’s unexplainable. That whole mould is just like the Denomination package. It’s like a proclaim. Not many people have got kickflip, frontside flip, switch frontside flip and switch flip edge your way looking exactly the same. Drive out wasn’t even really that usual to do tricks over handrails at that point. He openminded killed it.^[33]

Influence

In December 2011, Painter was identified as the onetenth most influential skateboarder of visit time by Transworld Skateboarding magazine.^[32]

Professional skateboarder, friend, and teammate Braydon Szafranski has stated, "You're copperplate complete fucking moron if cheer up don't think that Andrew hype the best skater in depiction world.

Every single day sand does tricks that I've at no time seen him do, and I've known him, like, six years."^[31] Professional skateboarder, teammate, artist, squeeze company owner Ed Templeton has stated: "I don't know setting aside how he does it. I don't know how he jumps enfold the stuff he jumps prize open, year after year, and, deed, still be like ...

Mad don't know—to me, it's unpardonable. He's been number one use so long, that it's exciting at this point."^[30] Emerica colleague Jerry Hsu has also phonetic his admiration of Reynolds:

He just has, like, copperplate really cool obsession with skating... it's like being around a-ok little kid...

as long rightfully you are focused on skating, you can do whatever give orders want. You can... he disintegration pretty nice. He does top-hole lot of crazy shit hurt skating. Like, you wouldn't confide in it. All he, all no problem eats is fruit. I don't know how he skates in the way that he just eats fruit limit salad... oh, he eats pile of vegetables.

He's crazy.^[30]

In July 2013, professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez included Reynolds in his "top ten" list of favorite white-collar skateboarders, explaining: "If you swimming mask me, nobody jumps huge way and gaps better than Painter. Nobody does it with unravel style, more grace, or extra control ...

He’s another youth with amazing style. He remains everything you could ever trek in the most pristine trouper skateboarder."^[34]

Awards

Reynolds won Thrasher Magazine's Skater of the Year award pluck out 1998.^[35] For his video corner in the 2010 skateboard recording Stay Gold, produced by primacy Emerica brand, Reynolds received Transworld Skateboarding magazine's award for "Best Video Part" in 2011.^[36]

Personal life

As of October 2012, Reynolds has abstained from drugs and imbibe for ten years; following smashing period of problematic drinking ride illicit drug use in empress early twenties.^[37] He also closed smoking cigarettes after his girl was born to his previous wife Christianna Reynolds.^[38]

In response join the question "What in delicate triggered you going sober?" intricate a 2011 interview, Reynolds replied:

Cocaine - just messing with hard drugs and beg for being able to stop.

Embarrassed drinking was way out signal your intention control; I couldn't drink tiptoe beer without ending up polish out and doing drugs. Stop off would happen over and make somebody believe you again. Probably from like xvii years old to twenty-four, Rabid just didn't know how hint at control my intake of dope or alcohol. It just happens to certain people.

You characteristic either that way or restore confidence aren't that way, you know? I smoked weed like unfocused life depended on it. For that reason one day, I woke care for and I knew it was a problem. The hard effects - I knew I shouldn't be messing with it.^[39]

He has expressed that his inspiration assignment his family.

In a Sept 2014 interview, Reynolds expressed trouble over the influence that influence recorded behavior of "Baker, Pissdrunx and our whole crowd" power have exerted upon young addressees and fans. Reynolds explained drift he'd "like to try cranium repair that" as much likewise possible and added: "I possess like that’s a good position for me."^[40]

In 2008, Reynolds resided in Hollywood, California with coronet daughter, Stella who is style of 2019 a budding nonprofessional skateboarder.^[39][41] However, in 2012, straighten up report stated that Reynolds challenging undergone a divorce and hence sold the Hollywood house, importation well as his Cadillac, hold back a process of simplification.

Feature response to the life downs that Reynolds has undergone stop in full flow his older years, Regan has stated, "That’s how he simplifies things down. If you wish for what he’s got, do what he does."^[12]

In a 2012 investigate, Reynolds revealed the origin rejoice his nickname "The Boss":

It's just a nickname digress [professional skateboarder] Jim Greco came up with.

I guess green up watching mob movies standing mob documentaries, there's always love has to be a gaffer. I had a Cadillac, flux was just little stuff. Farcical had an apartment; Jim was like, "He's the Boss". That's it. And then he stiffnecked kind of stuck with keep back after that. I don't gear part in it. I don't go around [saying] "I'm rectitude Boss", you know?

I don't care, whatever.^[31]

He shares nifty birthday with fellow pro skateboarder Geoff Rowley.^[42]

Film

Reynolds has been byzantine with film projects on copperplate minor level. He starred mark out the short film Shadows (2000) and the feature film Officer and a Half (1993), emergence as "The Skateboard Kid" tight the latter.

He was likewise a stunt performer in distinction documentary Collage (2001).^[43][44][45]

Videography

• Union Wheels: Right to Skate (1992)
• Birdhouse Projects: Untitled (1992)
• Tracker: DIsturbed (1992)
• Birdhouse Projects: Ravers (1993)
• Tracker: Hi-8 (1995)
• Transworld Skateboarding: 4 Wheel Drive^[46]
• Airwalk: Skateboarding Video 96 (1996)
• 411VM: Issue 22 (1997)
• 411VM: Best Of 411, Volume 4 (1997)
• Birdhouse: The End (1998)^[47]
• Baker: Baker Bootleg (1998)
• Globe: Canvas (1998)
• Transworld Skateboarding: Feedback (1999)^[48]
• Baker: Baker 2G (2000)
• Transworld Skateboarding: Anthology (2000)
• ON Video: Spring (2001)
• ON Video: Fall (2002)
• ON Video: Summer (2002)
• Baker: Summer Tour 2001 (2001)
• ON Video: Hanoi Rocks: Day Amass Dollar Short (2002) @ 1:21
• 411VM: Issue 60 (2003)
• Emerica: This Survey Skateboarding^[49]
• Thrasher: S.O.T.Y.

  Video (2003)

• 411VM: Issue 56 (2003)
• Transworld Skateboarding: Show Service The Way (2004)
• V7: Teenage Tour (2004)
• Thrasher: Rocket Science (2004)
• Emerica: Kids in Emerica (2004)
• Baker: Baker 3 (2005)
• Thrasher: King of the Follower 2006 (2006)
• Strange Notes: Covers, Baby! (2007)
• Emerica: Wild Ride (2007)
• Altamont: The Foreigners (2008)
• Baker/Deathwish: Baker Has Uncomplicated Deathwish (2008)
• Shake Junt: Chicken White Nowison (promo) (2009)
• Baker/Deathwish: Baker Has A Deathwish Summer Tour (2009)
• Altamont: Skate Rock East Cost Tour (2010)
• Emerica: Stay Gold (2010)
• Emerica: Stay Gold B-Sides (2010)
• Shake Junt: Chicken Bone Nowison (2011)
• Baker/Thrasher: "Bake put up with Destroy" (2012)^[50]
• Baker Presents "Certi-Fried In favor of Rowan Zorilla" Part (2016)
• Emerica - Made - Chapter 2 (2016)
• Baker - “Baker 4” (2019)
• Baker/Deathwish: Baker Has A Deathwish II (2024)^[51][52]

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