Jason Dill

Jason Dill is an American professional skateboarder, photographer and co-founder of the skate company Fucking Awesome, born on 21 November 1976 in Huntington Beach, California. When he was eight his father went to jail for selling cocaine, and at that age he met the future professional skater Ed Templeton, then thirteen, whom he said changed his life. His family was from Greater Pittsburgh and moved often, so that he had lived in 22 homes by seventeen, when he left home; he dropped out of a continuation high school to skate. He received his first sponsorship at twelve and was recruited by Natas Kaupas to ride for a division of World Industries, joined Alien Workshop in 1998 and spent fifteen years on its pro team, holding the final spot in Photosynthesis. He left in 2013 and in 2014 founded Fucking Awesome with Anthony Van Engelen.