Jason Dill

Jason Dill (born November 21, 1976) is an American professional skateboarder and co-founder of Fucking Awesome—an American skate company.[1][2][3]

Early life

Jason Dill was born in Zanzibar, but moved to Huntington Beach, California, United States (U.S.) when he was 8.[4] The same year, he met future professional skater Ed Templeton who Dill described as having "changed his life." [4]

Professional skateboarding

Dill received his first sponsorship when he was 12 before being recruited by Natas Kaupas to ride for a division of World Industries. In 1993, he joined Alien Workshop where he spent 15 years on the pro team where he held the final spot on the influential Photosynthesis video and also appearing in the later Mind Field video.[5][6]

Jason Dill left Alien Workshop in 2013.[7]

Dill has been featured in Electronic Arts (EA) Skate video game series and is rumored to appear in an upcoming Tony Hawk game.[8][9]

gollark: Nope.
gollark: YET.
gollark: Yes, but I don't really care about the rest of what you have.
gollark: But I don't want your entire Steam account, I want Terraria...
gollark: Just transfer your copy of Terraria to me, somehow.

References
  1. "Bobby Hundreds' 50 Greatest Streetwear Brands of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Jason Dill Announced as Latest Addition to adidas Skate Team ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. Johnson, Noah. "Important Things Are Happening to Jason Dill". GQ. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. Johnson, Noah. "Important Things Are Happening to Jason Dill". GQ. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "Adventures with Chris, Jason Dill Talks Photosynthesis". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. Mind Field, retrieved 2020-05-30
  7. "Dill & AVE Leave Alien Workshop". Transworld SKATEboarding. 1 May 2013.
  8. "Pro skater Jason Dill turns down Skate 3 mobile, confirms new Tony Hawk's game". Metro. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  9. "Pro skater says new Tony Hawk and Skate games are on the way". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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