Cheyne Magnusson

Cheyne Anders Magnusson, born on 14 July 1983, is a professional surfer from Maui, Hawaii. Born in Southern California, he moved to Maui with his family at the age of seven; his father Tony Magnusson was a professional skateboarder who co-founded the Osiris Shoes company. At sixteen he was the 2000 Men's Hawaiian State Champion in surfing, and that June he represented the state of Hawaii at the world championships, described as the highest honor an amateur surfer can receive. By twenty-two he was surfing professionally with sponsors including Body Glove, Osiris Shoes, Dragon and Chemistry Surfboards. He became known to a wider audience as one of the stars of the MTV reality show Maui Fever, and he is a backer of the Palm Springs Surf Club.