Jason Michael Lee is more known as an actor than a skateboarder. Shame because he did have a remarkable career as an athlete. He was known for his kickflip backside tailsides and 360 flips. He was the first skateboarder to have his own signature Airwalk along with Tony Hawk. He co-founded Stereo Skateboards in 1992 but it was only in business for a short time.

He became a household name when he starred in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats. Since then he has become a regular in succeeding projects of the director. My favorite Jason Lee movie has got to be Almost Famous. He played Jeff Bebe, the vocalist of the fictional band Stillwater. The actors did their respective musical parts, no stand ins whatsoever. Brilliant.

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