Erik Ellington (born August 9, 1977) is an American professional
skateboarder, entrepreneur, and designer.
Early life
Erik Ellington was born and raised in
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring ...
, to Rose Ann Ellington and Charles Luther Ellington. His parents separated at an early age and he was raised collectively by his parents and step father Johnson Quarles. In his teens, he moved to
Tempe, Arizona
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, after the passing of his father. After graduating high school, he moved to San Diego to pursue a career as a professional skateboarder.
Professional skateboarding
Erik Ellington turned pro for
Zero Skateboards
Zero Skateboards is a skateboard company located in Carlsbad, California, United States. The brand was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Jamie Thomas, and distributed by his Black Box Distribution company. In late June 2014 ...
in 1999 after their second video, "Misled Youth". In 2000, he left Zero to join friends and start
Baker skateboards. From there, he went on to design a series of top selling shoes for
Emerica, a brand under the Sole technology umbrella. In collaboration with friends
Andrew Reynolds and
Jim Greco, they founded
Bakerboys Distribution
Baker Skateboards is an American skateboarding company founded in 2000 by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds. The company's main products are skateboard decks, soft goods, accessories, and wheels.
History
In 1999 Reynolds went to a secr ...
in 2008. The company provides distribution for closely related skateboard companies, Deathwish, Baker, Shake Junt, Birdhouse, Heroin, Psockedelic and Max Allure.
Erik co-funded
Supra footwear in 2006. The company released six different Ellington signature
skate shoe designs and was sold in 2015 to the Eland group.
In 2018, Erik Ellington made his way into shoe business with the launch of a new brand calle
Human Recreational Services Human Recreational Services, HRS for short, was born out of a cross-continental dialogue between Erik Ellington in Los Angeles and Vaz Rajan in Paris.
Personal life
Ellington resides in Burbank with his wife Amy and his two children.
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1977 births
American skateboarders
Living people
Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska