Clyde Singleton
{{short description|American skateboarder and writer}}
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Clyde Singleton is an American regular-footed former professional skateboarder, writer, and chef from Jacksonville, Florida.{{Cite web|title=Clyde Singleton: A skate legend too radical for the industry|url=https://www.huckmag.com/outdoor/skate/clyde-singleton-black-skateboarder-legend-industry/|date=2017-02-24|website=Huck Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Outspoken skateboarder Clyde Singleton back in Jacksonville, still poking fun|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20090620/NEWS/801232677|last=Soergel|first=Matt|website=The Florida Times-Union|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Clyde Singleton Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video|url=https://theboardr.com/profile/238/Clyde_Singleton|last=Meronek|first=Rob|website=TheBoardr|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Clyde Singleton Skateboarder Profile|url=https://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/sk.aspx?ID=238|website=SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Last Words: Clyde Singleton – 20.1|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/last-words-clyde-singleton-201/|date=2002-08-27|website=Transworld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Clyde Singleton|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/contributor/clyde-singleton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605190711/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/contributor/clyde-singleton|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2020|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02}}{{Cite web|title=Singleton: "I'm taking gym and lunch"|url=https://www.espn.com/action/skateboarding/blog/_/post/7695202/taking-gym-lunch|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPN|access-date=}}
Skateboarding
Growing up skating, Singleton was inspired by African-American skaters Rodney Smith, Ron Allen, and Steve Steadham who were starting their own brands at the time. Singleton recalls watching Fred Reeves win the NSA Finals, the largest skate contest at the time. Singleton watched the emergence of street skating, taking inspiration from many skaters including Ray Barbee, Ron Chatman, and Sal Barbier. Singleton met Harold Hunter and Keennan Milton at Eastern Vert Skatepark in North Carolina.
= Professional skateboarding career =
Singleton appeared in the 2002 film Jackass: The Movie during a skit called The Handrail – where Johnny Knoxville attempts to grind a long rail on a skateboard, with Eric Koston also making a cameo appearance. Singleton also made a cameo appearance in the sequels Jackass Number Two (2006) and Jackass 2.5 (2007).
In 2007, Singleton directed the video Minority Report produced by The Skateboard Mag featuring many notable skateboarders including Darrell Stanton, Nyjah Huston, Willy Santos, Mike Rosa, Jahmal Williams and others.{{Cite web|title=#Clyde Singleton's Minority Report DVD video review|url=http://www.skate-the-planet.com/reviews/dvd_minorityReport.html|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.skate-the-planet.com}}
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!Skate video Parts & Appearances !Year |
| The Acme Skateboard Video{{Cite web|title=Acme – The Acme Skateboard Video – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/acme-the-acme-skateboard-video/|access-date=2020-06-05|language=en-US}}
|1992 |
| World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence{{Cite web|title=World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/world-industries-20-shot-sequence/|access-date=2020-06-05|language=en-US}}
|1995 |
| 411VM – Issue 12
|1995 |
| World Industries/Blind/101 – Trilogy
|1996 |
| Big Brother – Number Two{{Cite web|title=Big Brother – Number Two – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/big-brother-number-two/|access-date=2020-06-05|language=en-US}}
|1998 |
| 411VM – Issue 35
|1999 |
| Big Brother – crap
|2001 |
| MINORITY REPORT – The Skateboard Mag
|2007 |
Writing
Throughout his skateboarding career, Singleton has written. He wrote an acclaimed skate-blog “The Chronicles of Piff Huxtable."{{cite web |title=This week on The Daily Habit |url=https://www.malakye.com/news/1866/this-week-on-the-daily-habit |website=www.malakye.com |language=en}} He wrote for the skateboard magazine Big Brother. In the 2010s, Singleton wrote for Vice Magazine.{{Cite web|last=Singleton|first=Clyde|date=2012-09-01|title=Clyde's Corner – Do You Suffer from Bitchassness|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/clydes-corner--do-you-suffer-from-bitchassness/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Vice|language=en}}
Filmography
=Films=
- Jackass: The Movie (2002)
- Jackass Number Two (2006)
- The Man Who Souled the World (documentary, 2007)
- Jackass 2.5 (2007)
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImHHmcZpH48 MINORITY REPORT – Video by Clyde Singleton]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3uFSfspmow Clyde Singleton's part in Triology – 1996]
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Category:American skateboarders
Category:African-American skateboarders
Category:Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Writers from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century African-American people
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