Jamie Thomas
| Jamie Thomas | |
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| Born |
October 11, 1974 Dothan, Alabama |
| Residence | Encinitas, California |
| Other names | The Chief |
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne |
| Children | Julien Tiger, James Ruby, Maximus Trey |
| Website | http://jamiethomasofficial.com/ |
| Summer X Games medal record | ||
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Representing  United States
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1995 Newport | Street Best Trick |
Jamie Thomas (born October 11, 1974), is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry entrepreneur. Thomas is the owner and founder of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear. Thomas' nickname in the skateboard industry is "The Chief".
Thomas grew up in Dothan, Alabama, United States (US), Thomas started skateboarding at the age of eleven.
In 1992 Thomas left Alabama and relocated in San Francisco, California in order to pursue a career in professional skateboarding. At the time, he was sponsored by Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Vans and as a flow rider for Real Skateboards. Thomas turned pro for a short lived brand called Experience. Thomas then went on to ride for San Diego-based Invisible Skateboards.
After relocating to Southern California in 1994, Thomas was featured on the cover of TransWorld SKATEboarding magazine and filmed video parts for Spitfire and Invisible. In 1995 Thomas left Invisible to join skateboarder/artist Ed Templeton at Toy Machine Skateboards. Thomas filmed and directed two Toy Machine videos, the second one being Welcome To Hell, one of the most influential skate videos of the 1990s.
In March 2014, Thomas launched a personal website http://jamiethomasofficial.com, which will eventually archive his 20 plus years as a professional skateboarder.
The Zero video "Thrill Of It All" featured Thomas's attempt at what would be coined "The Leap of Faith" (an "ollie melon" over a handrail and then down an 18-foot, 8-inch drop). The location of the "leap" was the Point Loma High School in San Diego. Although Thomas did not successfully land the trick, his attempt garnered notoriety.
Thomas is sponsored by Zero skateboards, Fallen footwear, Thunder trucks, Spitfire wheels, Bones Swiss, Fred Water, Mob Grip, olloclip, Active Ride Shop, and Official headwear.
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