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'''Ryan Allen Sheckler''' sucks.
'''Ryan Allen Sheckler''' (born ], ]) is an ] professional ]. He is also the star of the ] ], '']''. <ref name="Life of Ryan">{{cite web | title=MTV's "Life of Ryan" | work="Show Summary" | url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/life_of_ryan/series.jhtml#bio | accessdate=September 3 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Sheckler was born in ], to Randy and Gretchen Sheckler. He has two brothers, Shane and Kane. At the age of 18 months, Sheckler found his dad's old school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around by using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard. Since the age of 6, he spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard - which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout. <ref name="Kidzworld">{{cite web | title=Ryan Sheckler Skateboarder| work="Ryan Sheckler biography" | url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/462-ryan-sheckler-biography | accessdate=July 21 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> He turned professional in ] after winning in the ], ], '''Vans Triple Crown''' and ]. <ref name="Ryan Sheckler">{{cite web | title=Ryan Sheckler| work="Ryan SHECKS Sheckler bio" | url=http://www.ryansheckler.com/onlinestore/home.php?mode=bio | accessdate=July 21 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>

===Career===
Sheckler's career took shape during the summer of ], when Sheckler's dad built him and his friends a new quarter pipe along with a few other additions making it a small skate park. A few years later, he joined the CASL (California Amateur Skateboarding League) and entered one of their contest and won. He idolized ] and wanted to invite him to his 7th birthday party. Hawk attended the party and took some time to practice with Sheckler. <ref name="Ryan Sheckler" /> During ]-] Sheckler was winning the CASL state championships. He picked up his first eye wear sponsor from Arnette. The same company was sponsoring Tony Hawk. In ] he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion. In ], he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion and the Dew Action Sports Tour Athlete of the Year. In ], he won the Global Assault in Australia and finished 5th at the Tampa Pro in Florida. <ref name="Ryan Sheckler" /> Ryan has had roles in the movies ] and ], and and stars in his own MTV reality show "]".

===Personal life===
Upon turning pro, he states "Haters come out of the wood work! They spread hate about you, your family and your friends like mad. That is very new to me. I just can’t figure out why people hate on people they don’t know". If skateboarding had not worked out for him Sheckler states "I would definitely have been deeply involved in motocross". His other passion is cars, "Hot rods, sports cars, trucks, exotics, it doesn’t matter". At 17, he is still finishing high school in ]. <ref name="Ryan Sheckler" />

==Contest history==

*2003
:*], first place (street discipline)
:*], first place (street discipline)
:*], third place (street discipline)
:*], overall first place (street discipline)
:*], overall first place (street discipline)
*2004
:*Gravity Games, third place (street discipline)
:*United States Skateboarding Championships, first place (street discipline)
:*Vans Triple Crown, ] event; third place (street discipline)
:*Vans Triple Crown, ] event; third place (street discipline)
:*World Cup of Skateboarding, overall second place (street discipline)
*2005
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; second place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; third place (park discipline)
:*]; overall first place (park discipline)
:*Globe World Cup, ] event; second place (street discipline)
:*World Championship of Skateboarding, third place (street discipline)
*2006
:*Tampa Pro, ] event, fifth place (street), biggest slam
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; fourth place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; second place; second place (park discipline)
:*]; overall first place (park discipline)
:*], ] event; second place (park discipline)

:*Globe World Cup,] event; first place (street discipline)

==Filmography==
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==References==
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==External links==
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Ryan Sheckler
BornRyan Allen Sheckler
(1989-12-30) December 30, 1989 (age 34)
United States La Palma, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesHomo
EducationHomeschool
OccupationProfessional Skateboarder
Known forSkateboarding
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
WebsiteRyanSheckler.com

Ryan Allen Sheckler sucks.