Brian Sumner

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Brian Sumner (born June 2, 1979 in Liverpool, England) is a professional skateboarder for Nice Skate Shoes, Independent Trucks, Birdhouse Skateboards, Analog Clothing, Ninja Bearings, and Project Hardware. Brian went pro after only a few years on a board, he began skating at age 13.

Brian traveled to America and made his US debut in the skate video The End and One Step Beyond by Adio shoes. He filmed for the first Baker video and also appeared in Baker 2g. Brian can be seen in many 411 movies and other such known skate videos.

Brian spent many summers traveling the US on Tony Hawks Gigantic skate park tour.

Brian is an avid Bruce Lee fan. In 2001, he released an instructional video called "The Tao of Skateboarding." He also designs shoes for Adio, his newest shoe is the Adio Brian Sumner V.3.

Brian was a stunt double for Adam Brody in the movie Grind and also made a cameo appearance as himself. He was also in Sleepover where he jumped over a fountain with a rubber mask on. He has also appeared in other movies and music videos.

Today he is remarried to the same woman, his son is seven and had a girl in 2007. Brian Sumner's son appeares in the movie "The Beginning" by Birdhouse Skateboards. You will see his son when Brian does a cralgrab in the beginning of his part.

In 2003, along with fellow skateboarders, Christian Hosoi, Jay Haizlip, Lance Mountain and Richard Mulder, he started The Uprising, a skateboard ministry that reaches out to youth and the skating community through assemblies and large arena festivals.

Brian currently resides and skates in Huntington Beach, California, where he serves as a Deacon at The Sanctuary Church of Huntington Beach, California, along with fellow skater, Christian Hosoi.

Brian became a US citizen and is able to travel the world again. For years he could not leave the country while awaiting citizenship.

Today Brian is able to travel the world skating, filming, shooting photos and sharing Jesus Christ.

"Now that I am able to travel all I want to do is catch up where I left off, I never got to skate all those famous spots and work on everything in skating I wanted. In a way I feel like skating was taken away from me, but now, I get to do it all again and also share the Lord with people." - Brian Sumner

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