Rodney Mullen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rodney Mullen

American skateboarder

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1966

Place of Birth: Gainesville, Florida, United States

Profession: skateboarder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, inventor, and public speaker who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding.
He is widely considered the most influential street skater in the history of the sport, being credited for inventing numerous tricks, including the flatground ollie, kickflip, heelflip, impossible, and 360-flip.
As a result, he has been called the "Godfather of Street Skateboarding."Rodney Mullen won his first world skateboard championship at the age of 14; over the following decade, he won 35 out of 36 freestyle contests, thus establishing the most successful competitive run in the history of the sport.
Over the following years, he transitioned from freestyle to street skateboarding, adapting his accumulated flatground skills to street and inventing or expanding upon additional tricks in the process, such as primo slides, darkslides, and casper slides. Mullen has appeared in over 20 skateboarding videos and has co-authored an autobiography, entitled The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself, with writer Sean Mortimer.