Neal Hendrix

Neal Hendrix is an American professional skateboarder, commentator and brand manager, born on 12 May 1973. He grew up in Lewisville, North Carolina, started skating backyards and parks across the Mid-Atlantic in 1986, turned pro for New Deal in 1991 and moved to southern California two years later. His career highlights include five X Games medals and titles in 2005 at the Skatepark of Tampa Pro Vert Contest and China's Shanghai Showdown; he ranked second in the 2007 World Cup of Skateboarding and in the Pro Vert World Rankings, and skated for eleven years on the Vans Warped Tour. In 1996 he skated in the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, and in 2016 he won Vert Attack X in Sweden and placed third at the GoPro Beach Bowl in Australia. His article also records a 2018 suspension from the USA Skateboarding executive committee and the district attorney's decision not to pursue a case.