Brandon Novak

Brandon Thomas Novak, born on 10 December 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American motivational speaker, author and former professional skateboarder and member of the CKY crew, who also appeared in the reality comedy series Viva La Bam. He started skateboarding at seven and was discovered by Bucky Lasek. At fourteen he became the first skateboarder in the world sponsored by Gatorade and rode for the Powell Peralta team, travelling with Lasek, Bam Margera and Tony Hawk. Substance abuse forced him to quit, and after reaching sobriety in 2015 he returned to skateboarding, and in 2020 released a pro deck with The Heart Supply. In 2021 he and Joey Jett released the short film The Awakening.