York Shackleton (born August 23, 1974) is an American

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and former professional

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. Shackleton is best known for films like ''

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'' and the television show ''

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''.

Biography

Early life

Shackleton was born in

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, the son of Susan (Mason), a school teacher, and Richard Shackleton. He was raised in Palm Springs and attended

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Snowboarding

York Shackleton was a prominent professional snowboarder in the early to late 1990s. Notable trick performed by Shackleton included: Rodeo flip, or the frontside rodeo. Shackleton was one of the first snowboarders to receive an endorsement deal with

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. In 1998, York Shackleton's snowboarding was featured in the show ''Snow'd In'', a show produced by

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Film and television career

Inspired to tap into the commercial aspect of the sport, York took his tricks in front of the camera, appearing in hundreds of national commercials for products like

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, Levi’s and many others. York then turned up alongside

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and

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in Jonathan Kahn's ''Girl''. Shackleton quickly landed a lead role in ''I Know What You Did Last Winter'' and received high marks from both critics and audiences. After appearing in several Independent films and starring in the MTV series ''Undressed'', York crossed over into production circles with his motion picture writing and directing debut, ''Stealing Roy''. Premiering on the internet web site I-FILM, the picture soon garnered a Pixie Award Nomination for Best Short Screenplay. ''Stealing Roy'' continues to play on I-Film and has had over 3,000,000 viewers to date. Shackleton then went on to write produce and direct his first feature-length film. ''Las Paraditas'', a documentary exploring the rampant violence and exposing the corruption that surrounds the prostitutes of

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, Mexico. “Las Paraditas” (2000) screened at the

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. Immediately after York was invited to attend film classes for free at

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. Focusing his studies on development, marketing, and distribution, he studied and worked closely with veteran film producer Lenny Shapiro and the pair began to develop films together. In 2005, York produced the film ''Roman''. A companion piece to Lucky McKee’s cult horror classic ''

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''. ''Roman'' starred

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and

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and was directed by horror queen

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. The film has played at film festivals around the world including

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and

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L.A. Following the release of Roman, Shackleton went on to write, produce and directed the cult film, ''Kush'' Starring

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and Lyn Shea. ''Kush'' takes a real look into the lives of rich white kids from the San Fernando Valley, so bored they become drug dealers and end up losing big. York Shackleton currently has multiple projects in pre-production and production. These include: ''Street'' is written and directed by Shackleton and stars

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, Toby Hemingway,

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and

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and is about a teenage girl who runs away and finds herself living on the streets of Portland and in love with a heroin addict. She ends up pregnant and alone only to try to make it home to the place she left in the first place. York is scheduled to write and direct a feature film on Jerry Roach's famous punk rock club from the early eighties, Cuckoo's Nest.

Filmography

*''Stealing Roy'' (

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) *''Las Paraditas'' (

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

) *''

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'' (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

) *''

'' (

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) *''Street'' (

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

):-view 'Street' YouTube channel_ retrieved 19 March 2013
/ref> *''Urban Struggle'' (

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

) *''Puta'' (

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

) *''1 Out Of 7'' (

) *''The Fukushima 50'' (

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) *''The Actor'' (

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

) *''Pretty Perfect'' (

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) *''

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'' (

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Television

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'' (1997)

References

External links

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Official website
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