Jamie Thomas

Jamie Thomas (born the October 11th 1974 with Dothan) is a Skateboard American professional er, originating in the Alabama. He currently lives in California.

He is régular. Very known Skater for its large tricks carried out on handrails and large gaps. Its tricks preferred is: Back/Face smith grind, Back Lipslide, Frontside flip, Face melon grab…

Professional path

Jamie Thomas was initially noticed by Real Skateboard which decided on the active one. This new reality pushes it to come to be established in Calirfornie with his/her friend Sean Youg. Whereas he lives San Francisco, he changes commenditaire for a named company Experience Skateboard. The company goes bankrupt quickly, but it very allows met Jamie Thomas to become professional. This turning in its career pushes it to move in the south of the California where it will be financed by Invisible Skateboards. During the production of their video, Laban Pheidas decides that the part of Jamie Thomas will be the last part of the video (one generally grants the last part to the best athlete). It leaves Invisible to go to join his friend ED Templeton and Toy Machine. It is at that time that the film Welcome to Hell is produced. The part of Jamie Thomas in this film is legendary. Become a figure impossible to circumvent of the scene of the skateboard, it decides to leave its own company which manufactures tee-shirt which is distributed by Tum Yeto. Later, this company will become Zero Skateboards.

Leap off Faith

It is in film of Zero Thrill Of it All (1997) that Jamie Thomas tries to jump the " Leap off Faith" : a gap of 18 feet and 6 inches top. This gap is at Point Loma High School with San Diego (California). It does not make a success of the exploit but draws some without any fracture what is in is an exploit. Its board broke with the landing.

Appearance in the video games

One can play the character of Jamie Thomas in the five first Tony Hawk. The last play in which he was a playable character is Tony Hawk' S Undergourd.

Interests in the business world Jamie Thomas is the owner and chair company Black Box Distribution, the company mother of Zero Skateboards, Mystery Skateboards, Fallen Footwear and $lave Skateboard. He is the member elect of the price " Contractor off the Year" (2006) given by Ernst & Youg.

Personal life

Jamie Thomas is married in Joanne and two children. It resides at Encinitas in California. He is a Christian. Moreover, several drawings as of its boards are in religious matter.

Reference in the culture

The guitarist of the formation Blur, Graham Coxon, wrote a song which has as a title Jamie Thomas which is found on its second album solo, The Golden D. He affirms to have written it in the honor of preferred sound skateboarder.

Commenditaires

Catalog of films

  • Toy Machine Heavy Metal (1994)
  • Etnies High Five (1995)
  • Toy Machine Welcome to Hell (1996)
  • Emerica Yellow
  • Zero Thrill off it All (1997)
  • Zero Misled Youth (1999)
  • Chomp one This
  • Zero Dying to Live (2002)
  • Zero New Blood (2004)
  • Reason to Believe
  • Thrasher King off the Road 2004
  • Thrasher King off the Road 2005
  • Thrasher King off the Road 2006

External bonds

  • Black Box Distribution
  • personal Card of Jamie Thomas for Fallen Footwear

References

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