Jeremy Klein (born July 12, 1971) is an American artist and former professional skateboarder.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | Playboy[1] |
| Born | July 12, 1971 Torrance, California, U.S. |
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| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
Professional skateboarding
editKlein rose to prominence as one of the original riders for Steve Rocco's World Industries company. He then switched to Birdhouse Skateboards, founded and owned by Tony Hawk. After being one of the first professionals on Birdhouse, Klein retired from the company in 2008.
Hook-Ups Skateboards
editHook-Ups is an American skateboard brand created by Klein in 1993 that is known for using Japanese animation style female characters and monsters on their products.[2] The brand was part of the Blitz Distribution family who also distributed brands such as L.E Skateboards, Black Label, and SK8Mafia at that time.[3]
Hook-Ups began as a T-shirt brand but grew to include skateboards, shoes, and accessories; as of fall/autumn 2012, the brand produces skateboards, T-shirts, a baseball-style cap, and stickers.[4]
Other media
editHe has appeared as himself in several episodes of Tom Green Live![5][6]
He appeared as himself in the 2007 Steve Rocco documentary The Man Who Souled the World.[7]
Videography
edit- World Industries: Rubbish Heap (1989)[8]
- Tracker Trucks: Stacked (1991)
- Birdhouse Projects: Feasters (1992)
- Birdhouse Projects: Ravers (1993)
- Birdhouse Projects: Untitled (1994)
- Hook-Ups: Asian Goddess (1994)
- Birdhouse: The End (1998)
- Hook-Ups: Destroying America (2001)
- Birdhouse: The Beginning (2007)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tom Green Live". Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Hook-Ups Skateboards". Skately LLC. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Blitz Fall 2013". Blitz Distribution. September 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ Jeremy Klein (September 2013). "Fall 2012". Hook-Ups Skateboards. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ Internet movie database. "Internet movie database". IMDb.
- ^ "Jeremy Klein on Tom Green live". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013.
- ^ "IMDB – The Man Who Souled the World (2007)". IMDb.
- ^ a b Sk8 video site. "Sk8 video site".
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