Ryan Sheckler is featured as one of the members of the cast in the MTV reality television series Life of Ryan. He was born on December 30, 1989 in San Clemente, California, and is famous for being one of the world’s youngest professional skateboarders. When he was only 18 months old he found his father’s old skateboard, and it became his constant companion over the next few years. Since he was six years old, he has practiced various skating tricks in his for more than 20 hours each week in his backyard, which has been set up with a half pipe, a number of grind rails and tabletops.
When he was seven years old, no less than household name and extreme sports legend Tony Hawk attended his birthday party and helped him practice. He has also been a member of the CASL, the California Amateur Skating League, when he was younger. Sheckler has even developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair, which is an indy kickflip flyout. He became professional in 2003 after joining and winning in a number of competitions, such as the X Games, the Gravity Games, the Slam City Jam, and Vans Triple Crown. Aside from his skating career, he has been educated via home schooling.
(Photo courtesy of Ewan Burns for MTV)