Harold Hunter
Birthday: Born in 1974-04-02 in New York, New York, USA
Deathday: 2006-02-17
Harold Atkins Hunter was an American professional skateboarder and actor. He played the role of Harold in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids. Hunter first came to public attention in 1989 in a Thrasher magazine article about the New York City skateboard scene. A goofy-footed skateboarder, Hunter was sponsored most notably by Zoo York. Later on he started Rock Star Bearings Co. The Harold Hunter Foundation was founded in his memory to support city kids interested in skateboarding.
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New York Undercover
Character: Leroy
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases....
Kung Faux
Character: Voice Overs
Old 1970s Martial arts films individually re-cut down to standard television half hour lengths, re-scored with hit music, re-dubbed with the comedic voice overs of hip hop personalities, and re-combined with comic book style graphics and video game theme pacing....
Miami Ink
Character: Self
Miami Ink brings together a brotherhood of tattoo artists. They learned their craft together as apprentices in South Beach. Then they went their separate ways. From Los Angeles to New York, all have become renowned artists with celebrity clientele that wait months to be inked by the masters. Now, 10 years later, they're coming home. Back to the place where it all began, South Beach, to open a tattoo shop together, live together and teach their traditions to a new generation....
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Zoo York Mixtape
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Here’s a classic video that’s become a staple in New York City Skate and Hip Hop culture. Legends in the realms Hip Hop and Skateboarding – Harold Hunter, Jeff Pang, Vinny Ponte, DJ Roc Raider, Bobbito, Wu-Tang Clan, Jay-Z & Busta Rhymes are just some of the names that made this historic visual mainstay possible....
Kids
Character: Harold
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins....
Frezno Smooth
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When a corrupt judge wrongfully bans motocross legend Seth Winslow from entering an upcoming freestyle contest, Frezno explodes into a chaotic spree of riots, parties and white trash insanity....
We Were Once Kids
Character: Self
In the early nineties, before the massive gentrification of many of New York's then slums, several young people from very disparate backgrounds left their broken homes and ventured onto the brutal streets of the city. United by their love of skateboarding, they formed a family and built a unique lifestyle that eventually inspired Kids, a groundbreaking and outrageous film directed by photographer Larry Clark and released in 1995....
kid 90
Character: Self
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it away for over 20 years....
Apple Juice
Character: Self
Apple Juice is an classic skateboarding documentary shot by SKATE NYC locals from the late 80’s early 90’s. SKATE NYC is a legendary skateboard store that was on Ave A and 9th St. in the East Village in NY from 1986-91....
Save the Last Dance
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After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills....
Man Under Wire
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An interaction between two downtown legends and a pigeon....
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Character: Self - Archive Footage
Harmony Korine has spent his life disrupting traditional cinema with his provocative films. What most people don’t know is that first and foremost he's a skater....