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Birth of Big Air

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The SaharaHotNights. videos forTurbonegro, Andrew WK,and “Rob andBig,”hasdirected music executive producer andco-creator on producer andco-creator of“,” chise, Tremaine hasservedasexecutive In additiontohelmingthe“Jackass”fran- this pointinthelifeofJeffrey Tremaine. normally toleratedinanyindustry. all-encompassing senseofstupiditynot levels ofdistribution,notoriety, andan ship tookBigBrother tonewandexciting first issue.Intime,however, hisleader off onthealtogetherwrong footwithits fledgling skateboard ragthathadgotten art/editorial director forBigBrother, a in 1992before beinghired onasthe waffled overtoasnowboard magazine stylin’ andBMXAction.Tremaine briefly the result ofacollisionbetweenFree- the layoutjockeypositionon“Go”, now knownasSpike.Tremaine slidinto back upwithhischildhoodfriendAdam, Washington University. landed inSt.Louiswhere heattended booted from theparental nestand somehow skippedover. In1985,Jeff was tive littlepipsqueakthatpubertyhad Tremaine metAdamSpiegel,ahyperac- Perhaps mostkeyisthatinhighschool boarding, BMX,reggae musicandart. ne’er-do-well activitiessuchasskate- a regular basisandgotintoallsortsof Maryland. There hedefiedhisparents on finally settlinginthearea ofRockville, debut, “Synecdoche,NewYork.” borator, CharlieKaufman’s directorial he produced longtimefriendandcolla- co-wrote withDaveEggers.Inaddition, collaborated withMauriceSendakand ThingsAre,” onwhichhe the Wild the topsellingskatevideosofalltime. full-length video,“Yeah Right,”wasoneof Skateboards andChocolate.Girl’s last his friendsstartedin1993,calledGirl a skateboard companythatheand J It’s nobigsecret whathappenedpast Tremaine headedoutwesttojoin Currently, he’s workingon“Where Spike stilldirects skatevideosfor hustled from statetountil white militarybratandwas eff Tremaine apoor wasborn - achievements inallofactionsports. process. The birth of Big Air stands as one of the crowing the in spleen his lost and record world a set mark, aerial 20-foot clearedthe He hebuilt constructed. ever ramp tallest the higher to go his quest In riding. redefining and bikes own his building events, organizing was Mat low. todo,anditcouldkillhim. he doeswhatwasborn is Mat about irony The on. early life in purpose his found who guys those of one is He broken. be couldn’t spirit and get back up time and again. He was a slams gladiator punishing whose take him watched I seen. ever had one a small sport. Even at age 16, Mat was the best rider any- with themassesthrough ourworkatDickhouse. sports action what’sshareabout greatand inspiration of debt Eventually,that repay1980s. to the able werein we publication BMX leading the careersat our start to us led dreams Our Angeles. Los to country the acrossventured we later and Coast, East the on shop BMX premier the at together jobs first our got We rock. punk to listened Jonze skateboardsrodewereand we and I bikes outcasts; and Spike mall. the from guards security by chased got I ramps. build to wood stole I BMX. riding up grew I about him. movie a make to decided we so shit, as awesome is Mat Personal Statement Knoxville Johnny In the early 1990s, the sport of BMX was at an all-time I firstcrossed pathswithMatHoffman whenBMXwas —Spike Jonze,Jeff Tremaine, JohnnyKnoxville —Jeff Tremaine 45