Christian Hosoi

Christian Rosha Hosoi, nicknamed Christ and Holmes, is an American professional skateboarder, born on 5 October 1967 to a father of Japanese descent from Hawaii and a mother of Scots-Irish descent, and he grew up in Los Angeles and Hawaii. He started skating at seven or eight with Shogo Kubo, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams as his idols, and his father managed the Marina Del Rey Skatepark, where he developed his skill. Sponsored by Powell Peralta as an amateur in 1979, he turned pro at fourteen with Sims Skateboards and later rode for Alva Skates. He invented the Christ Air and the Rocket Air, formed Hosoi Skates in 1984 and Christian Hosoi Enterprises in 1985, and won both the vert and street contests at the 1989 Lotte Cup in Japan.