Sean Pablo Murphy (born August 30, 1997), known as Sean Pablo, is a regular-footed American skateboarder, designer, model, musician, and photographer.[1]

Sean Pablo
Born
Sean Pablo Murphy

(1997-08-30) August 30, 1997 (age 27)
Silver Lake, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Skateboarder, designer, model, musician, photographer
Websiteparadise.nyc

Early life

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Born in Silver Lake, California to Brendan Murphy, a father of Irish descent, and Carolina Argueta, a mother of Salvadoran descent.[2][3][4] Pablo first started skateboarding at the age of 10 after his father, a surfer and skateboarder, encouraged him to pick up the sport.[5] Sean Pablo was homeschooled for a portion of high school by his father, while his mother worked as a teacher.[4]

Professional career

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Pablo and his friends, Aidan Mackey and Sage Elsesser, spent their time replicating the style and fashion of notable 90s skateboarders such as Jason Dill, and the late Dylan Rieder. Eventually gaining the attention of the staff at Supreme, which included Dill, and filmer William Strobeck.[5] He would then be signed as an amateur to Dill's Fucking Awesome brand. Pablo then landed a role in the first feature length Supreme video Cherry which eventually led to signing a deal with Converse.[6]

Since 2023, Pablo has led the EDGLRD skateboarding team with Harmony Korine.[7]

Paradise NYC

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Following the success of his skateboarding career Pablo founded the clothing brand Paradise NYC in 2015.[8] The brand is stocked at many stores including Supreme, and Dover Street Market's various locations.

References

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  1. ^ "Paradise.nyc's Sean Pablo on the 17 Artists That Changed His Life". Highsnobiety. June 26, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet Sean Pablo". www.vice.com. June 13, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Pannemann, Daniel (August 15, 2018). "Carolina Argueta". place.tv. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "An Interview with Sean Pablo's Mum". place.tv. August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Johnson, Noah (May 9, 2018). "Sean Pablo Is Reinventing Skate Style One Pair of High Water Pants At a Time". GQ. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "CONS Introduces Sean Pablo and Sage Elsesser". HYPEBEAST. June 2, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "SEAN PABLO On HIS RECENT MOVE TO EDGLRD". www.monsterchildren.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Supreme Skate Team Profile: Sean Pablo Murphy". StockX News. March 11, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.