Kevin White (skateboarder)
{{Short description|American skateboarder (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Kevin White
| birth_name = Kevin Ivory White
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|09|27}}
| birth_place = Inglewood, California, U.S.
| other_names = Jumpman Blanco
| years_active =
| height = 6' 4"
| website = {{URL|jumpmanblanco.com}}
}}
Kevin Ivory White (born September 27, 1993), known as Jumpman Blanco, is an American professional skateboarder, model, and actor.{{cite web |title=Kevin White from CA USA Bio and Photos |url=https://theboardr.com/profile/5802/Kevin_White |website=The Boardr |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Kevin White |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/tag/kevin-white/ |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |access-date=26 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Na-Kel Smith Opens up About Racism in Skateboarding Industry |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/na-kel-smith-racism-skateboarding-industry-community |website=HYPEBEAST |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=5 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=IC2 Out Now |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ic2-now/ |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=2 September 2014}}
Early life
Kevin White was born September 27, 1993, in Inglewood, California. White started skating when he was five years old. While growing up, White credits his late mother for being his biggest supporter.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Na-Kel Smith & Kevin White Reveal The Racial Issues In The World Of Skateboarding|url=https://cassiuslife.com/239149/racism-in-skateboarding/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Cassius {{!}} born unapologetic {{!}} News, Style, Culture|language=en-US}}
Career
White was introduced by Na-Kel Smith to Mikey Alfred, founder of the skate crew and creative collective, Illegal Civilization.{{cite web |last1=McKinney |first1=Jessica |title=Block The Shade With CRAP Eyewear's Spring Collection |url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/crap-eyewear-spring-collection-2016/ |website=VIBE.com |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=8 March 2016}}{{cite web |title='Mid90s' Co-Producer Mikey Alfred on Dropping out of Film School and Creating the World's First Teen Movie Studio |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/1/illegal-civilization-interview-hb-magazine-27-kinship-mid90s-mikey-alfred |website=HYPEBEAST |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=20 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=KEVIN WHITE - VENTURE MINUTE |url=https://www.dlxsf.com/news/kevin-white-venture-minute/ |website=DLXSF.COM |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=4 November 2020}}{{cite web |last1=DeMarco |first1=Nicole |title=Illegal Civilization is more than just an LA skate crew |url=https://i-d.co/article/illegal-civilization-is-more-than-just-an-la-skate-crew-mikey-alfred-interview/ |website=i-D |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en |date=13 March 2019}} White was featured in the mini-series Summer of 17, starring Illegal Civilization members alongside cameos from rappers Tyler the Creator and Aminé.{{cite web |title=Skate into Style with Reese LaFlare and American Eagle |url=https://www.complex.com/style/2019/11/reese-laflare-american-eagle-style |website=Complex |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en}}
In 2018 White and the Illegal Civilization team were featured as cast and crew members in Jonah Hill's feature film Mid90s and released a merchandise collection to promote the film with A24.{{cite web |last1=Natale |first1=Brittany |title=Meet Illegal Civilization, The Skate Crew You Wish You Knew |url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/illegal-civilization-skate-crew-profile |website=Nylon |date=3 January 2018 |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Thrasher Magazine - Displaying items by tag: Kevin White |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/tag/kevin-white/ |website=www.thrashermagazine.com |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Kevin White |url=https://www.boardriding.com/riders/kevin-white |website=www.boardriding.com |access-date=26 April 2021}}
In 2020, White was featured on Thrasher Magazine cover The Heroes & Heavies Of Black Skateboarding, depicting all-time great black skaters both past and present.{{cite web|title=JUMPMAN BLANCO -- Kevin White? Man Can Jump!|url=https://theberrics.com/kevin-white-jumpman-blanco|access-date=26 April 2021|website=The Berrics|date=16 January 2018 }}{{cite web|last1=DeMarco|first1=Nicole|date=13 March 2019|title=Illegal Civilization is more than just an LA skate crew|url=https://i-d.co/article/illegal-civilization-is-more-than-just-an-la-skate-crew-mikey-alfred-interview/|access-date=26 April 2021|website=i-D|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=ago|first1=Interviews-2 years|date=27 February 2019|title=Mikey Alfred Is Bringing His Dreams To Life Through Illegal Civilization [Interview]|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/mikey-alfred-illegal-civilization-mid-90s-tyler-the-creator.html|access-date=26 April 2021|website=Okayplayer}} After his performance in the critically acclaimed Godspeed (2020) skate video, Illegal Civilization turned White pro giving him his first pro board.{{cite web |title=Illegal Civilization {{!}} Zumiez |url=https://www.zumiez.com/brands/illegal-civilization.html |website=www.zumiez.com |access-date=26 April 2021}}{{cite press release |title=Here's the adidas x Metropolitan N.Y. Edit That We've Been Anticipating ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE |url=https://skatenewswire.com/adidas-metropolitan-dwyck/ |website=SKATE NEWSWIRE |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=26 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Kevin White Skateboarder Profile |url=https://skateparkoftampa.com/skater/5802/Kevin_White |website=SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa |access-date=26 April 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Oyster |title=The Illegal Civilization Crew Take Bondi Beach |url=http://www.oystermag.com/2017/03/the-illegal-civilization-crew-take-bondi-beach/ |website=Oyster Magazine |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en |date=24 March 2017}}{{cite web |title=IC3 Premiere |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/ic3-premiere/ |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |access-date=26 April 2021 |date=8 October 2018}} Davonte Jolly tapped White for the first part in Godspeed. White learned he'd have the opening part a couple days before the premiere.{{Cite press release|date=2021-04-14|title=Kevin White Reveals the Origin of Jumpman Blanco ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE|url=https://skatenewswire.com/the-bunt-kevin-white/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=SKATE NEWSWIRE|language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes !Produced by |
| 2012
|IC1 |Self |Skate Video |Mikey Alfred, Illegal Civilization |
| 2014
|IC2 |Self |Skate Video |Mikey Alfred, Illegal Civilization |
| 2017
|Summer of 17, Episode 1 |Self |Mini-Series |
| 2018
|ProSkater#2 |Feature Film |Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Ken Kao Jonah Hill Lila Yacoub |
| 2020
|Godspeed |Self |Skate Video |Davonte Jolly, Illegal Civilization |
| 2020
|May1918 |Self |Skate Video |Illegal Civilization, Tanner Rowe |
| 2020
|Himself |Film |Mikey Alfred Yusef Chabayta Malcolm Washington |
References
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External links
- [http://jumpmanblanco.com/ Personal Website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWiZbE2jMI&feature=youtu.be Kevin White Talks About Filming For Godspeed And Turning Pro For Illegal Civ - Nineclub]
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