Rodney Mullen is an American skateboarder, inventor, businessperson, and public speaker who enjoys freestyle and street skating. He is widely regarded as the most influential street skater in the sport’s history.
He is credited with inventing many tricks, including the kickflip, flat ground ollie, impossible, heelflip, and 360-flip. As a result, he is known as the “Father of Street Skateboarding.”
Quick Facts
| Celebrated Name: | Rodney Mullen |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | John Rodney Mullen |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 57 years old |
| Birth Date: | August 17 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Traci Mullen (m. 2000) |
| Children: | No |
| Profession: | American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, inventor, and public speaker |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $40 million |
Rodney Mullen Biography
Rodney Mullen was born in 1966 in Gainesville, Florida, which is located in the United States. He started a skateboarding blog when he was ten years old. One of his friends gave him the skateboard.
He promised his strict father, a dentist, that he would stop skateboarding the first time he was severely injured.
He began practicing inside the family’s garage by putting on an all-inclusive pads setup, known as a precaution, as part of the agreement with his father. Furthermore, he spent time with his sister’s surfer friends, who skateboarded on weekdays.
Rodney Mullen Age, Height, Weight
Rodney Mullen was born on August 17, 1966, and is 57 years old in 2024. His height is 1.81 meters, and his weight is 73 kilograms.
Career
Rodney Mullen began his career in 1978 when he finished fifth in the Boy’s Freestyle division at the US Open Championships held at Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida. This was after he had owned a skateboard for just over a year.
It was discovered that the skateboard producer named Bruce Walker observed his performance and sponsored him by Walker Skateboards from 1978 to 1980. His significant influence in skateboarding at the time was a Walker formal skateboarder, Jim McCall, who received coaching from Walker during his early years.
He entered the Oasis Pro contest in 1980, when he was 14 years old, and won against the world champion, Steve Rocco. He later became formal, as a member of the famous Bones Brigade team, which was sponsored by Powell Peralta.
Rodney Mullen Achievements and Awards
Rodney Mullen rose to prominence after winning the Transworld Skateboarding Readers’ Choice Award for Skater of the Year in 2002. Furthermore, in 2011, Transworld included him on its list of the “30 Most Influential Skaters of All Time.”
In addition, in 2013, he was Powell Peralta sponsored boarding Hall of Fame and attended the award ceremony held in Anaheim, California.
Rodney Mullen’s Net Worth in 2024
Rodney Mullen’s net worth is estimated to be $40 million as of February 2024. He made the majority of his money as a skateboarder, but he also made a lot of money as an investor, public speaker, and entrepreneur.
He has created numerous skateboarding-related videos and written a memoir titled The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself.
In the year 1980, he joined the Powell-Peralta Bones Brigade, and in 1991, he joined the high-profile type skateboarding squad Plan B. In addition, in 1997, he founded a new company called A-Team.
He intended to form a super team with the defection of Plan B from the World Industries Empire. He also appeared in various console video games in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series.
