Harold Hunter

Harold Atkins Hunter was an American professional skateboarder and actor, born on 2 April 1974 and died on 17 February 2006, who played Harold in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids. He was born in New York City and grew up in a housing project in the East Village with his two brothers, became part of a skate crew that gathered near Tompkins Square Park and Washington Square Park, and was first sponsored by the local shop Skate NYC. He first came to public attention in 1989 in a Thrasher photo essay by Charlie Samuels on the New York skateboard scene. A goofy-footed skater sponsored most notably by Zoo York, he later started Rock Star Bearings Co, and he also did voice work in the television series Kung Faux.